April 23, 2020/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two individuals and their companies with defrauding investors of over $3.6 million in connection with an oil-and-gas equipment scheme. The SEC’s complaint alleges that from January through at least June 2019, Phil Hudnall, with Todd Esh’s help, defrauded at […]
Frauds & Scandals
SEC Settles Securities Fraud Charges Against Former Investment Adviser
April 22, 2020/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that defendant Barry R. Bekkedam has agreed to resolve the SEC’s charges that he fraudulently induced, or assisted others in inducing, his advisory clients and others to invest approximately $100 million in an investment that was later discovered to […]
SEC Charges Central Florida Resident for Fraud Targeting Retail Investors
April 21, 2020/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Lithia, Florida resident Steven L. Brickner, for allegedly defrauding more than 60 retail investors out of approximately $5.5 million through purported investments in marijuana-related companies Brickner controlled. The SEC alleges that, from 2015 to 2019, Brickner falsely […]
