Frauds & Scandals

SEC Voluntary Dismisses All Claims Against Jesse Litvak

December 6, 2018/US SEC On December 6, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut entered an order dismissing, with prejudice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s complaint against Jesse Litvak. The court’s order was based on the SEC’s motion to dismiss its claims against Litvak. Litvak was […]

Court Enters Final Judgments in Eb-5 Scheme, Ordering Return of $25.8 Million to Defrauded Chinese Investors

December 6, 2018/US SEC On November 19, 2018, a U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered final judgments on consent against defendants Edward and Jean Chen, husband and wife, and five entity defendants who had been charged with defrauding Chinese investors in connection with the EB-5 Immigrant […]

SEC Charges Three Florida Residents with Orchestrating a Fraudulent Public Shell Company Scheme

December 4, 2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a Florida-based CPA, a former broker, and his spouse, for their roles in a fraudulent scheme involving the creation and sale of a public shell company and false regulatory filings to facilitate the sale. According to […]