Securities Law

SEC Charges Founder of $1.7 Billion “HyperFund” Crypto Pyramid Scheme and Top Promoter with Fraud

January 29, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Xue Lee (aka Sam Lee) and Brenda Chunga (aka Bitcoin Beautee) for their involvement in a fraudulent crypto asset pyramid scheme known as HyperFund that raised more than $1.7 billion from investors… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Northern Star SPAC for Material Misrepresentations in its IPO-Related Disclosures

January 25, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Northern Star Investment Corp. II, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), agreed to settle charges that it made misleading statements in forms filed with the SEC as part of its January… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Chicago-based Aon Investments and Former Partner with Misleading Pennsylvania Public Employees’ Pension Fund

January 25, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Aon Investments USA Inc., a Chicago-based registered investment adviser, and the firm’s former partner, Claire P. Shaughnessy, for misleading their client, the Pennsylvania… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Adopts Rules to Enhance Investor Protections Relating to SPACs, Shell Companies, and Projections

January 24, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted new rules and amendments to enhance disclosures and provide additional investor protection in initial public offerings (IPOs) by special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and in subsequent business… Full report at: Read More

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J.P. Morgan to Pay $18 Million for Violating Whistleblower Protection Rule

January 16, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (JPMS) for impeding hundreds of advisory clients and brokerage customers from reporting potential securities law violations to the SEC. JPMS agreed… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Morgan Stanley and Former Executive Pawan Passi with Fraud in Block Trading Business

January 12, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged investment banking giant Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and the former head of its equity syndicate desk, Pawan Passi, with a multi-year fraud involving the disclosure of confidential information about… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Future FinTech CEO Shanchun Huang With Fraud and Disclosure Failures

January 11, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Shanchun Huang with manipulative trading in the stock of Future FinTech Group Inc., using an offshore account shortly before he became Future FinTech’s CEO in 2020. The SEC also charged Huang with… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Global Software Company SAP for FCPA Violations

January 10, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against global software company SAP SE for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) arising out of bribery schemes in South Africa, Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Indonesia,… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Appoints Stacey Bowers as Small Business Advocate

January 5, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that University of Denver law professor Stacey Bowers has been named the new director of the SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation (OASB). Ms. Bowers, a seasoned… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Florida Real Estate Developer Rishi Kapoor with Perpetuating $93 Million Fraud Scheme and Obtains Emergency Relief

January 3, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it obtained an asset freeze and other emergency relief concerning an alleged $93 million real estate investment fraud perpetrated by Miami-based developer Rishi Kapoor. The SEC also charged… Full report at: Read More

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