Frauds & Scandals

SEC Charges Texas Businessman in Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme

June 26, 2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed charges against Texas resident James VanBlaricum and six others for running an oil and gas Ponzi scheme. The SEC’s complaint alleges that VanBlaricum was the driving force behind a company called Texas Energy Mutual, LLC (f/k/a Texas Energy Management). […]

SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Attorney in Scheme to Manipulate Stock of Sports Ticket Broker

June 26, 2018/US SEC On June 22, 2018, a federal district court in Massachusetts entered a final judgment against Richard Weed, formerly a partner in a Newport Beach, California law practice, for his role in defrauding investors in CitySide Tickets Inc., a Massachusetts-based ticket brokering business. The final judgment imposes […]

Wells Fargo Advisors Settles SEC Charges for Improper Sales of Complex Financial Products

June 26, 2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Wells Fargo Advisors LLC agreed to settle charges of misconduct in the sale of financial products known as market-linked investments, or MLIs, to retail investors. According to the order, the SEC found that Wells Fargo generated large fees […]