Frauds & Scandals

SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Investment Adviser and His Companies for Defrauding Clients

April 7, 2018/US SEC On April 2, 2018, a federal district court in Washington, D.C. entered final judgments against a Georgia-based investment adviser, Ikenna “Ike” Ikokwu, and his companies Winning the Money Game with Ike, Inc., and Winning the Money Game, LLC, all of which the SEC charged with fraud. […]

Facebook fined $33 million for failing to aid Brazil graft probe

5/4/2018/Reuters A Brazilian judge has ordered that Facebook Inc (FB.O) pay 111.7 million reais ($33.4 million) for failing to cooperate with a corruption investigation, federal prosecutors said on Thursday, prompting Facebook to say it was exploring “all legal options.” The judge fined Facebook for failing to give access in 2016 […]

Former Football Player Charged With Running $10 Million Fraud Sentenced 40 Years-SEC

5/4/2018/US SEC A federal district court in Richmond, Virginia has entered a final judgment against Merrill Robertson, Jr., a former football player charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with defrauding investors, including coaches he knew from his time playing football for the Fork Union Military Academy and the University […]