Frauds & Scandals

Unitel to Chair the GSMA Association Africa Fraud and Security Group Dedicated to Dealing with Critical Fraud and Security Issues for the Telecommunications Industry in Africa

Unitel competed with MTN (which has 18 operations in Africa) and with Wana Corporate, Morocco March 20, 2019/APO Africa Newsroom Unitel was elected to chair the GSMA Association Africa Fraud and Security Group (AFASG), a specific working group dedicated to dealing with critical fraud and security issues for the telecommunications […]

Court Penalizes Wells Fargo Securities for Disclosure Failures in 38 Studios Bond Offering

March 20, 2019/US SEC A federal court has ordered Wells Fargo Securities to pay more than $800,000 in civil penalties for disclosure failures associated with a municipal bond offering it underwrote to finance startup video game company 38 Studios. The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Wells Fargo in 2016. The […]

SEC Charges Texas Oil-And-Gas Company and Its Former CEO in Penny Stock Fraud

March 20, 2019/US SEC On March 19, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged a Texas-based oil-and-gas penny stock company and its former CEO with fraudulently concealing the loss of the company’s major source of revenue. According to the complaint, in mid-2017, Cardinal Energy Group, Inc. (“Cardinal”), based in Dallas, […]