October 19, 2018/SEC The attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been drawn to the increased advertisements in electronic and other media soliciting investors to engage in leveraged online retail forex trading. The public is hereby advised that online retail forex trading is currently unregulated and consequently may […]
Frauds & Scandals
SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Founder of Medical Marijuana Company
October 18, 201/US SEC On October 12, 2018, a federal district court in Maine entered a final judgment against the founder of a Maine-based medical marijuana company and twenty affiliated entities related to his solicitation of investors on Craigslist. On August 17, 2018, the SEC filed a complaint in the […]
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 […]
