Frauds & Scandals

SEC Charges Former Chairman and CEO of Tech Co. Kubient With Fraud and Lying to Auditors

Former CFO and Audit Committee Chair also Charged September 16, 2024/U SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed charges against Paul D. Roberts, the former Chair, CEO, and president of Kubient Inc.; Joshua A. Weiss, the company’s former chief financial officer; and Grainne M. Coen, the company’s former audit […]

SEC Charges Zymergen Inc. With Misleading IPO Investors About Company’s Market Potential and Sales Prospects

September 13, 2024/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Zymergen Inc., an Emeryville, California-based biotechnology company, for misleading IPO investors about its overall market potential, revenue prospects, and customer pipeline for its only commercially available product, an electronics film named Hyaline. Zymergen raised approximately $530 […]

SEC Charges Former Financial Consultant for Providing Father and Friends Inside Information Regarding Firm’s Client

Consultant’s father and two friends charged with making more than $1 million in illicit insider trading profits September 13, 2024/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Federico Nannini, his father, and two of his friends for insider trading in advance of the pending acquisition of Infrastructure and Energy […]