June 6, 2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that on May 21, 2018, a jury in federal court in Boston, Massachusetts convicted Jehu Hand, a licensed attorney in California, of securities fraud, wire fraud, and conspiracy to commit those offenses in connection with two pump-and-dump schemes that defrauded […]
Frauds & Scandals
SEC Seeks Emergency Relief Against Equipment Leasing Company, Founder in $80 Million Fraud
June 6, 2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission charged an equipment leasing company and its founder with defrauding investors in connection with sales of over $80 million in promissory notes. According to the SEC’s complaint, between 2014 and 2017, Essex Capital Corporation and its founder, Ralph T. Iannelli, made […]
SEC Charges Investment Adviser, Two Former Managers for Misleading Retail Clients
5/6/2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged two former managers of SEC-registered investment adviser deVere USA, Inc. for allegedly making misleading statements and omissions concerning economic conflicts of interest and other issues. The SEC’s complaint, filed in federal district court in Manhattan, alleges that former deVere USA CEO, […]
