Frauds & Scandals

SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Former Online Marketing Company Executive

December 10, 2019/US SEC On December 10, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered a final judgment in a previously-filed SEC enforcement action against Harpreet Grewal, the former Chief Financial Officer of Constant Contact, Inc. The SEC’s action, filed August 21, 2018, charged Grewal with hiding […]

Former Congressman and Two Others Settle Insider Trading Charges

December 10, 2019/US SEC On December 9, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced settlements with former U.S. Rep. Christopher Collins, his son Cameron Collins, and Stephen Zarsky, all of whom were charged with insider trading and pleaded guilty to related criminal charges. The settlements, which are subject to court […]

SEC Obtains Asset Freeze to Halt Alleged Offering Fraud

December 10, 2019/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has obtained a temporary restraining order and asset freeze against a California solar panel company and three executives who allegedly defrauded more than 100 investors. According to the SEC’s complaint, Nanotech Engineering Inc., CFO Michael James Sweaney, also […]