In October 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that, in return for voluntarily providing original, timely, and credible information and corroborating documentation that led to the successful enforcement of federal securi…
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In October 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a pair of related lawsuits — one against Hillsboro Beach, Florida attorney James M. Schneider, and one against Nevada City, California attorney Andrew H. Wilson — al…
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In October 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged mining company Rio Tinto, its former CEO Thomas Albanese, and its former CFO Guy Elliott, with fraud for falsely overstating to investors the value of coal assets the company…
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Just days ago, the SEC charged a day trader with participating in a scheme to access the brokerage accounts of more than 100 unwitting victims and make unauthorized trades to artificially affect the stock prices of various companies.
Willner engaged…
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In July 2017, Silver Miller — along with the Wites Law Firm — commenced a class action lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Payward, Inc. d/b/a Kraken (“Kraken”) in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florid…
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According to the Financial Times, Tezos has admitted that it will have no product until February 2018 at the earliest, raising questions about the use of the ICO proceeds. Those funds have swelled to more than $500m thanks to the rapid appreci…
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Earlier this month, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged an investment adviser in Westchester, New York with fraud stemming from lies to retail investors about the value of their investments.
According to the SEC, starting in approximately…
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