May 21, 2019/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Mark “Christian” Ramsey for participating in an insider trading scheme perpetrated by a professional football player and former investment banker previously charged by the SEC for insider trading. In August 2018, the SEC charged Mychal Kendricks, the football player, […]
Frauds & Scandals
SEC Obtains Emergency Order Halting Alleged Diamond-Related ICO Scheme Targeting Hundreds of Investors
May 21, 2019/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it has obtained a court order halting an ongoing $30 million Ponzi scheme targeting more than 300 investors in the U.S. and Canada. The SEC complaint unsealed Monday charges South Florida-based Argyle Coin, LLC, a purported cryptocurrency business, and its principal […]
SEC Charges Four Individuals in a Microcap Fraud
May 20, 2019/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission charged four individuals for their roles in a $1.9 million pump-and-dump scheme in the stock of a public Southern California beverage and cannabis company, Green Cures & Botanical Distribution, Inc. According to the SEC’s complaint, in 2015, Ishmail Calvin Ross of […]
