Frauds & Scandals

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 […]

SEC Charges Owner of Options Trading Website for Defrauding Retail Investors

December 3, 2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Mark Suleymanov of Glen Cove, New York with engaging in an online binary options scheme that defrauded retail investors out of approximately $4 million. The SEC’s complaint alleges that from at least 2012 to 2016, Suleymanov engaged in the […]

SEC Charges Kentucky Man for Role in Nationwide Oil Investment Scheme

December 1, 2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a 35-year-old Kentucky man for his role in a scheme that resulted in the fraudulent offering and sale of at least $15 million of securities to more than 150 investors. The SEC’s complaint alleges that Jared Gabriel Forrester was installed […]