Frauds & Scandals

SEC Wins Summary Judgment Against Georgia Individual in Prime Bank Investment Scheme

January 26, 2021/US SEC On January 5, 2021, Judge Leigh Martin May of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granted the SEC’s motion for summary judgment against Peter Baker of Lawrenceville, Georgia. According to the SEC’s complaint, filed on June 4, 2019, Baker and codefendant […]

Disregard Reports Of Detention Of 344 Students In Enugu School, It’s Fake News – AMCON

January 24, 2021/AMCON Media reports, which claimed that the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has detained 344 female students of Providence High School, located on Independence Layout in Enugu, Enugu State is fake news according to a statement AMCON released at the weekend.  The release, which was signed by […]

SEC Charges CEO of Microcap Company with Fraud

January 21, 2021/US SEC On January 15, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged the CEO of a Texas-based microcap issuer with fraud for making material misstatements in numerous press releases and for misappropriating investor funds raised in an unlawful securities offering. According to the SEC’s complaint, during the relevant […]