Frauds & Scandals

Alleged N115m Fraud: Gwarzo Must Not Go Free- CACOL

February 19, 2019/CACOL The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL has urged the new ICPC Boss to ensure that the weighty allegations against suspended Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Mounir Gwarzo are not swept under the carpet, but rather be made to face the consequences […]

Settlement Concluded with Broker in Case Alleging Public Offering Allocation Fraudulent Practices

February 16, 2019/US SEC On February 13, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey entered a final judgment against defendant Brian Hirsch, who was charged by the SEC in connection with public offering allocation practices at two large brokerage firms. The SEC’s complaint, filed in December […]

SEC Charges Former Senior Attorney at Apple with Insider Trading

February 13, 2019/US SEC On February 13, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed insider trading charges against a former senior attorney at Apple whose duties included executing the company’s insider trading compliance efforts. The SEC’s complaint alleges that Gene Daniel Levoff, an attorney who previously served as Apple’s global […]