Frauds & Scandals

SEC Charges North Carolina-Based Microcap Company, CEO,Others in Scheme to Defraud Investors

May 2, 2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a microcap public company based in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company’s CEO, and other individuals in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud investors. The SEC’s complaint, filed in federal court in Atlanta, Georgia, alleges that Revolutionary Concepts, Inc. […]

SEC Shuts Down $85 Million Ponzi Scheme and Obtains Asset Freeze

May 1, 2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the unsealing of fraud charges against a Mississippi company and its principal who allegedly bilked at least 150 investors in an $85 million Ponzi scheme.  The defendants agreed to permanent injunctions, an asset freeze, and expedited discovery. The SEC’s […]

Court Enters Final Judgment Against Microcap Executive and Co-Defendant Involved in Fraudulent Scheme

  30/4/2018/US SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that on April 30, 2018, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered a default judgment in an ongoing enforcement action against Christopher R. Esposito, the owner and Managing Director of Lionshare Ventures, LLC (Lionshare), in a case […]