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Fund Administrator Charged For Missing Red Flags

By |2023-08-09T13:43:55-04:00August 7th, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has unveiled a resolution involving Theorem Fund Services LLC (TFS), a fund administrator situated in Boca Raton, Florida. TFS has settled charges for its failure to act upon red flags related to a fraud perpetuated against a private fund and its investors. The SEC's order reveals that TFS offered [...]

SEC Charges Electric Vehicle Company and Former CEO and CFO for Misconduct Related to Spac Transaction

By |2023-08-09T15:20:36-04:00August 4th, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken action against Canoo Inc., an electric vehicle company specializing in design and production, along with its former CEO, Ulrich Kranz, and former CFO, Paul Balciunas. The charges are linked to inaccuracies in revenue projections and misconduct concerning undisclosed executive compensation in relation to a special purpose acquisition [...]

SEC Charges Massachusetts Resident with $1.2 Million Offering Fraud and Ponzi Scheme

By |2023-08-09T15:19:53-04:00August 3rd, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially levied charges against Jose D. Rocha, a resident of Brockton, Massachusetts, for orchestrating a Ponzi scheme that targeted members of the Cape Verdean community in the Boston area. This fraudulent scheme involved Rocha collecting approximately $1.2 million from 13 investors. He assured these investors that he would [...]

SEC Obtains Emergency Relief to Halt Utah-Based Company’s Crypto Asset Fraud Scheme Involving 18 Defendants

By |2023-08-09T13:40:49-04:00August 3rd, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced significant legal actions involving Digital Licensing Inc., also known as "DEBT Box," a company based in Draper, Utah. The SEC has obtained a temporary asset freeze, a restraining order, and other emergency measures against DEBT Box and its four principals: Jason Anderson, Jacob Anderson, Schad Brannon, and [...]

SEC Charges Owners of Broker-Dealer with Aiding and Abetting Violations of Net Capital Requirements

By |2023-08-09T15:19:29-04:00August 2nd, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken legal action against Ustocktrade LLC and its proprietor, Anthony Weeresinghe from Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, charging them with aiding and abetting a registered broker-dealer's repeated violations of the SEC's net capital provisions. These provisions are in place to ensure broker-dealers possess sufficient liquid assets to meet their obligations [...]

SEC Charges Florida Resident in Connection with Ponzi Scheme Targeting Religious Community

By |2023-08-09T15:18:40-04:00August 2nd, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially filed a complaint against Mina Tadrus and Tadrus Capital LLC, connected to an alleged Ponzi scheme. The SEC's filed complaint outlines that, from at least September 2020, Mina Tadrus and Tadrus Capital LLC have been engaged in the solicitation and sale of investments related to Tadrus Capital [...]

SEC Charges Florida Investment Adviser a Second Time for Insider Trading

By |2023-08-09T13:40:01-04:00August 2nd, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken legal action by filing insider trading charges against Charles Rustin Holzer, who is a former broker and currently an executive at a family office. This move follows a previous settlement by the SEC in which Holzer faced charges related to trading options of Dun & Bradstreet Corp. [...]

SEC Charges New Jersey-Based ETF Manager for Fraudulent Conduct and Bars Founder

By |2023-08-09T13:37:47-04:00August 1st, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken action against Samuel Masucci and the entities under his control, which he founded, on charges related to their management of an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The charges involve actions that disadvantaged the ETF and involved misleading the ETF's trustees in order to secure $20 million in rescue financing, [...]

SEC Charges Unregistered Broker for Unlawful Sales of Securities to Retail Investor

By |2023-08-09T15:18:15-04:00July 31st, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially pressed charges against Blake Cathey for the unauthorized sale of securities from Florida-based entities Accanito Equity, LLC, Accanito Equity II, LLC, Accanito Equity III, LLC, and Accanito Equity IV, LLC, collectively referred to as the Accanito LLCs, to retail investors. This action follows a previous enforcement lawsuit [...]

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