Frauds & Scandals

SEC Charges Company and Controlling Shareholder with Securities Fraud

May 28, 2021/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission charged RenovaCare, Inc., a development stage company headquartered in New Jersey, and its controlling shareholder, Harmel S. Rayat, with securities fraud for intentionally concealing Rayat and the company’s role in promotional activities, including by drafting and issuing a press release that […]

SEC Charges Mutual Fund Executives with Misleading Investors Regarding Investment Risks in Funds that Suffered $1 Billion Trading Loss

May 27, 2021/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed a civil action alleging that investment advisers LJM Funds Management Ltd. and LJM Partners Ltd. and their portfolio managers, Anthony Caine and Anish Parvataneni, fraudulently misled investors and the board of directors of a fund they advised about LJM’s risk management […]

Press Release SEC Awards More Than $4 Million to Whistleblower

May 27, 2021/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $4 million to a whistleblower who alerted SEC staff to certain violations, prompting the opening of an investigation.  The whistleblower then provided substantial assistance by meeting with SEC staff, identifying key players, and providing […]