Generally, SEC rules prohibit investment advisers from using testimonials in their advertisements. In the past several years, the SEC has encountered a number of questions concerning investment advisers’ use of social media. Social media has facilitated consumers’ ability… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) warn that off-exchange forex trading is at best extremely risky, and at worst, outright fraud. Forex scams are on the… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog Chief Executive Officers (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officers (“CFO”) of public companies must certify the issuer’s annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Each issuer must also have disclosure controls… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog Companies seeking capital are frequently approached by finders who offer to locate investors in exchange for a fee. This is particularly true in going public transactions. Most finders are not registered as broker-dealers with… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog Joshua Vandyk, a U.S. citizen, and Eric St-Cyr and Patrick Poulin, Canadian citizens, were indicted for conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on March 24,… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog Under the JOBS Act, an Emerging Growth Company may provide two years of summary financial information in its SEC registration statement or for the period from the date of the company’s inception, if shorter, and… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog The Securities Act of 1933 is often called the “truth in securities” law. It has two basic objectives: to require that investors receive financial and other important information about securities being offered for sale,… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On April 10, 2014, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced the trading suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), of trading of the securities of GrowLife,… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 The SEC issued a recent investor alert to warn the public about potentially fraudulent investment schemes that involve individuals or firms misrepresenting that they have filed registration statements with the SEC. Investors should be careful… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog The Justice Department has selectively pursued criminal charges against fraudsters using corporate hijackings for illegal takeovers of publicly traded shell companies. In many instances, a transfer agent have been charged in connection with the schemes. Recent… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog Corporate hijackings, also known as corporate identity theft, of public shell companies has been around for more than a decade. It is a growing method used by fraudsters to acquire control of publicly traded shell companies to use in reverse… Read More
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Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On April 8, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced fraud charges and an asset freeze against the operators of a South Florida-based Ponzi scheme targeting investors through YouTube videos and selling them
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On April 8, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced enforcement actions against two leaders at a Las Vegas-based transfer agent firm who were responsible for disclosure failures in registration forms filed with the… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that on March 4, 2014, Judge Rosemary Collyer entered a final judgment against relief defendant Mia Baldassari. The SEC’s complaint alleged that Baldassari received $24,500 in investor… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On April 4, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Joseph Holmdel and others, including a New Jersey based brokerage firm, with manipulative trading of publicly traded stocks through an illegal practice known as “layering”… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On April 4, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged two friends with insider trading on confidential information from an investment banker about an impending transaction between engineering and construction companies.
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On March 31, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced two separate cases against men who profited by insider trading on confidential information they learned from their wives about Silicon Valley-based tech companies…. Read More
On April 1, 2014, United States Attorney Zane David Memeger announced an indictment charging a market manipulation scheme against six defendants in connection with the trading of stock in Super Nova Resources, Inc. (“SNRR”). Charged with conspiracy, wire fraud,… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On March 28, 2014, Keith Higgins, the Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, delivered a speech at the closing session of the 2014 Angel Capital Association Summit. One focus of the speech was… Read More
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Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On March 28, 2014, the FBI announced that John Silvia, 55, purportedly the “managing member” of Richardson Consulting LLC, was charged with securities, mail, and wire fraud. He was arrested on February 7, 2014.
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog After the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Division of Enforcement staff has completed its investigation, it may send a notice (“Wells Notice”) to the party being investigated notifying them that it intends to recommend… Read More
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Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On March 27, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced fraud charges against a Seattle-headquartered coal company, L&L Energy, and its founder for making false disclosures about who was running the company.
On March 27, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) announced the temporary suspension, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), of trading in the securities of Advanced Cannabis Solutions, Inc. (“Advanced… Read More
OTC Markets Group has announced it is making significant changes to its OTCQB. Companies seeking to be quoted on the OTCQB will be required to meet eligibility standards and pay an initial listing fee of $2,500 to the… Read More
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A former JPMorgan Chase employee, Keith Edwards, is about to receive nearly $64 million for whistleblowing. Much has been written recently about the Whistleblower program now administered by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), by Edwards pursued a… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog When companies go public, insiders often employ various mechanisms to control the company’s free trading shares also known as the “public float”. When these mechanisms avoid the SEC’s registration and anti-fraud provisions, they are… Read More
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Securities Lawyer 101 Blog BOCA RATON, Fla., March 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Due to the fundamental changes in 2013 that continue to shape the new Securities landscape for capital raising and going public on the OTC Markets OTC Pinks, Hamilton… Read More
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Securities Lawyer 101 Blog On March 21, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a trading suspension pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), of trading in the securities of Citadel… Read More
Securities Lawyer 101 Blog It is not unusual for a private or public company to be approached by person (“Finder”) who offers to locate investors in exchange for a fee. Most finders are not registered as broker-dealers with the Securities… Read More
On March 21, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced the trading suspension of trading of the following issuers, commencing at 9:30 a.m. EDT on March 20, 2014 and terminating at 11:59 p.m. EDT on April… Read More
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