20/9/2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the former chief financial officer of Barrett Business Services Inc. for his role in an accounting fraud involving BBSI’s workers’ compensation expenses. The SEC also charged BBSI in the accounting fraud and charged the company’s former controller for his role in improperly […]
Frauds & Scandals
Connecticut-Based Bitcoin Mining Fraudster Sentenced to Prison
20/9/2018/US SEC On September 13, 2018, Homero Joshua Garza, 33, was sentenced to 21 months of imprisonment in connection with a wire fraud charge brought by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. His prison term will be followed by three years of supervised release, the first six months of […]
SEC Charges Two Brokers with Defrauding Customers
19/9/2018/US SEC On September 7, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged two brokers for recommending excessive levels of trading that were costly for retail customers but lucrative for the brokers. In separate complaints filed in federal court in Manhattan on Friday, the SEC alleges that Florida resident Emil Botvinnik […]
