Frauds & Scandals

SEC Charges Securities Fraud Recidivist in Real Estate-Related Scheme

July 15, 2021/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Jefferey A. Gordon of Dallas, Texas and two companies he controls with defrauding at least 18 investors out of nearly $1 million in a real estate investment scheme. The SEC’s complaint alleges that Gordon sold investors interests in his company, […]

SEC Awards More Than $1 Million to Whistleblower

July 15, 2021/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $1 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance led to an SEC enforcement action.  The whistleblower provided SEC staff with valuable information and ongoing assistance, which included participating in an interview with the […]

SEC Charges Executives of Network Infrastructure Company With Accounting Fraud

July 15, 2021/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the former CEO and CFO of FTE Networks Inc., a network infrastructure company formerly based in Naples, Florida, with conducting a multi-year accounting fraud. This alleged scheme involved inflating the company’s revenues for certain periods by as much as […]