Frauds & Scandals

Pamela C. Dyson, Chief Information Officer, to Leave SEC

20/9/2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Pamela C. Dyson plans to leave the SEC to serve as executive vice president, head of the Technology Group, and Chief Information Officer (CIO) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Ms. Dyson joined the SEC in 2010, progressing […]

SEC Charges Investment Adviser and Senior Officers with Defrauding Clients

20/9/2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint today in U.S. District Court for the W.D. Louisiana against Lafayette, Louisiana-based World Tree Financial, LLC and its majority-owner and co-founder, Wesley Kyle Perkins, for operating a cherry-picking scheme that defrauded World Tree clients. The complaint alleges that for more […]

Business Services Company and Former CFO Charged With Accounting Fraud

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 […]