Frauds & Scandals

SEC Obtains Default Judgments Against San Diego Broker and Colorado Trust in Fraudulent Offering Scheme

February 9, 2021/US SEC The U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado has entered final default judgments against defendant Seth A. Leyton and relief defendant Coddington Family Trust in connection with a prime bank scheme orchestrated by Daniel Dirk Coddington. The SEC’s complaint filed on December 12, 2013, alleged […]

SEC Files Fraud and Other Charges in Connection with a Fraudulent Investment Adviser and Private Fund Enterprise

February 5, 2021/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Stephen Scott Moleski (a/k/a Steve Scott) and David Michael with fraud in connection with an investment adviser and private fund enterprise they operated. The SEC also charged Moleski, Michael, and their agent, Erik Christian Jones, with engaging in unregistered offerings […]

SEC Charges Former Consultant and Board Member with Insider Trading

February 5, 2021/US SEC On February 5, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Oregon resident Mark Ahn with insider trading in the securities of Massachusetts-based pharmaceutical company Dimension Therapeutics, Inc. in advance of an August 2017 merger announcement. The SEC’s complaint, filed in federal district court in Massachusetts, charges […]