Frauds & Scandals

Bosco Ntaganda Sentenced to 30 Years’ Imprisonment

November 7, 2019/ICC THE HAGUE, Netherlands, November 7, 2019/ — On 7 November 2019, Trial Chamber VI of the International Criminal Court (“ICC”) (https://www.ICC-CPI.int/), unanimously, sentenced (http://bit.ly/32mJ6j9) Bosco Ntaganda to a total of 30 years of imprisonment. The time Mr Ntaganda has spent in detention at the ICC – from 22 March 2013 […]

SEC Charges Two Men with Fraud and Unregistered Broker Activity

November 4, 2019/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Richard Eden and Dale Pearlman for engaging in fraud, acting as unregistered brokers, and participating in an unregistered offering in connection with the sale of microcap securities. The SEC also charged Christopher Neumann for acting as an unregistered broker […]

SEC Charges Issuer and CEO with Violating Whistleblower Protection Laws to Silence Investor Complaints

November 4, 2019/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed an amended complaint against online auction portal Collectors Café and its CEO Mykalai Kontilai to add allegations that they unlawfully sought to prohibit their investors from reporting misconduct to the SEC and other governmental agencies. The SEC previously charged Collectors […]