Frauds & Scandals

SEC Charges Investment Adviser With Stealing From Friends, Community Members

17/10/2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against an investment adviser with a history of violating the securities laws for defrauding his close friends and community members.   According to the SEC’s complaint filed Tuesday, from at least 2014 through at least 2017, Bruce J. Fixelle solicited investments from close friends […]

SEC Charges Ebay’s Former Director of SEC Reporting with Insider Trading

16/10/2018/US SEC On September 28, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged eBay Inc.’s former Director of SEC Reporting with insider trading ahead of Xoom Corporation’s acquisition by PayPal Holdings, which at the time was owned by eBay. The SEC’s complaint alleges that Bryan B. Long, a CPA who was […]