Frauds & Scandals

SEC Wins Jury Trial in Layering, Manipulative Trading Case

November 12, 2019/US SEC Today, jurors in New York federal court returned a verdict in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s favor against a trading firm headquartered in Kiev, Ukraine, and two individuals for their roles in an unlawful trading scheme that generated more than $25 million in illicit profit. The […]

Court Sentences Florida Resident to Prison and Orders Payment of Over $3 Million in Market Manipulation Scheme

November 12, 2019/US SEC On October 23, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts sentenced St. Petersburg, Florida resident Gregory M. Bercowy in a criminal action brought by the United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts in February 2019 charging securities fraud. In a parallel civil […]

SEC Dismisses Claims Against Tyler Peters

November 7, 2019/US SEC On November 6, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered an order dismissing with prejudice the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s complaint against Tyler Peters. The court’s order was based on the SEC’s motion to dismiss its claims against Peters. […]