Articles Posted in SEC Enforcement Actions 2014

Steve Chen and USFIA Inc. – South Florida, including Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach and Boynton Beach, Securities and Investment Fraud Litigation and Arbitration Attorney SEC Halts $32 Million Scheme That Promised Riches From Amber Mining The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced it has filed fraud charges and obtained asset freezes against the…

Efstratios D. Argyropoulos and Prima Capital Group, Inc. – Boca Raton, Florida Stock Promoter Fraud and Misrepresentation Attorney Securities and Exchange Commission v. Efstratios “Elias” D. Argyropoulos and Prima Capital Group, Inc., Civil Action No. 2:14-cv-09800 (C.D. Cal.) SEC Charges Stock Promoter with Fraudulent Scheme Related to Pre-IPO Facebook and Twitter Shares On December 23,…

Boca Raton, Florida – Oil and Gas Offering Fraud – Fraudulent Stock Manipulation – False and Misleading Press Releases SEC Charges New Orleans Oil-And-Gas Company with Fraudulent Stock Manipulation Securities and Exchange Commission v. Treaty Energy Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. 4:14-cv-00812 (E.D. Tex., filed December 15, 2014) The Securities and Exchange Commission recently…

Boca Raton, Florida Hedge Fund, Securities and Investment Fraud and Breach of Fiduciary Duty Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: SEC Announces Fraud Charges Against Buffalo-Based Firm and Co-Owners Accused of Misleading Investors in Hedge Fund Hedge Fund’s Portfolio Manager Agrees to Settle Charges The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced fraud charges against a Buffalo, N.Y.…

Fraudulent News Letters Used In Pump-and-Dump Schemes – Boca Raton, Florida Investment and Penny Stock Litigation Attorney SEC Charges Three Penny Stock Promoters Behind Pump-and-Dump Schemes The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged three penny stock promoters with conducting pump-and-dump schemes involving stocks they were touting in their supposedly independent newsletters. The SEC alleges that…

Boca Raton, Florida Preferred Stock and Limited Partnership Fraud and Misrepresentation Attorney: SEC Charges Principals of a Texas Oil and Gas Company with Conducting a Fraudulent Offering of Preferred Stock and Limited Partnership Interests, and Charges Seller with Acting as an Unregistered Broker Securities and Exchange Commission v. Paul R. Downey, et al., Civil Action…

False and Misleading Press Releases and Marketing Material (Pump and Dump) – Boca Raton, Florida FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney SEC Charges Penny Stock Company Executives in New Jersey With Issuing False Press Releases to Inflate Stock Price The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged father-and-son executives at a New Jersey-based penny stock company for…

Boca Raton, Florida – Fraudulent Day Trading Scheme FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: SEC Charges Unregistered Broker in Tampa Area With Stealing From Investors in Fraudulent Day Trading Scheme The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged an unregistered broker living outside Tampa, Fla., with stealing investor funds as part of a fraudulent day trading scheme.…

Boca Raton, Florida Real Estate Investment and Offering Fraud FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: SEC Charges Business Owner and Stockbroker in Maryland-Based Real Estate Offering Fraud The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the owner of a Maryland-based real estate company with conducting an offering fraud and spending investor money on such personal expenses as…

Boca Raton, Florida Misappropriation and Theft Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Dennis F. Wright, Civil Action No. 1:14-cv-01896-SHR (M.D. Pa) Final Judgment and Administrative Order Entered Against Pennsylvania-Based Registered Representative Who Stole Funds from Customers The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) recently announced that the United States District Court for…