Frauds & Scandals

SEC Settles Insider Trading Claims Against Trader in Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.

January 2, 2019/US SEC The Honorable David O. Carter of the United States District Court for the Central District of California entered a final judgment approving the Commission’s settlement of its insider trading claims against David L. Parker. The SEC’s complaint, which was filed in 2012, alleged that Parker traded […]

FirstBank Issues Corporate Statement on Abuja Branch Attempted Robbery

January 1, 2020/FirstBank of Nigeria We are aware that a customer service executive assigned to us by one of our vendors is helping the police with their investigations into the attempted robbery that happened last week in one of our branches in Abuja.  We remain grateful that none of our […]

SEC Charges Scheme Victimizing New Jersey Jewish Community

December 18, 2019/US SEC On December 17, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Sam A. Antar for defrauding investors, many of whom were his friends and acquaintances in a Syrian Jewish community in New Jersey. The SEC alleges that Antar, of New York, New York, engaged in a fraudulent […]