Frauds & Scandals

SEC Charges Three Former Healthcare Executives With Fraud

May 16, 2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against three former Constellation Healthcare Technologies Inc. executives who falsified financial and other information they provided to a private firm in the course of negotiating the private firm’s acquisition of a majority stake in Constellation. Houston-based Constellation […]

SEC Charges Owner of Alternative Investment Firm in Belize Airport Financing Scam

May 16, 2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the owner of a Manhattan-based alternative investment firm with misappropriating close to $6 million in investor funds earmarked to finance the construction of an international airport in Belize.  The SEC’s complaint alleges that between 2014 and 2017, Brent Borland […]

SEC Charges Brokerage Firms, AML Officer With Anti-Money Laundering Violations

May 16, 2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against broker-dealers Chardan Capital Markets LLC and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Financial Services LLC (ICBCFS) for failing to report suspicious sales of billions of penny stock shares.   Broker-dealers are required to file Suspicious Activity […]