August 20, 2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the founder of San Francisco-based venture capital funds and his investment advisory firm with overcharging investors to fund personal projects, including sending millions of dollars to his own virtual reality production company. The SEC’s complaint alleges that Michael B. Rothenberg, […]
Frauds & Scandals
Merrill Lynch Settles SEC Charges of Undisclosed Conflict in Advisory Decision
August 20, 2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith has agreed to pay approximately $8.9 million to settle charges that it failed to disclose a conflict of interest arising out of its own business interests in deciding whether to continue to offer clients […]
SEC Charges Unregistered Brokers Who Sold Woodbridge Securities to Main Street Investors
August 20, 2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged five individuals and four companies for unlawfully selling securities of Woodbridge Group of Companies LLC to retail investors. Woodbridge collapsed into bankruptcy in December 2017 and the SEC previously charged the company, its owner, and others with operating a […]
