Frauds & Scandals

SEC Obtains Emergency Relief, Charges Two Florida Companies and Their Principal Officer with Operating a Ponzi Scheme

August 13, 2021/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it filed an emergency action and obtained a temporary restraining order, an asset freeze, and the appointment of a receiver to stop an alleged Ponzi scheme and misappropriation of investor proceeds perpetrated by Coral Springs, Florida resident Johanna M. […]

SEC Charges Stock Promoter with Market Manipulation

August 13, 2021/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Ahmad Haris (“Harry”) Tajyar, a resident of Porter Ranch, California and a securities fraud recidivist, with engaging in manipulative trading and a false promotional scheme. According to the SEC’s complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the […]

SEC Charges Florida Film Production Company and Its CEO with Fraud

August 13, 2021/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against The Movie Studio, Inc., a microcap company based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that purports to engage in film production, distribution, and content-streaming, and its President and CEO, Gordon Scott Venters, for fraudulently raising at least $1.2 million […]