Articles Posted in SEC Enforcement Actions 2015

Rex Venture Group, LLC d/b/a ZeekRewards.com – Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Delray Beach, West Palm Beach and Lake Worth, Florida Unregistered Offer and Sale of Securities Litigation Attorney Securities and Exchange Commission v. Trudy R. Gilmond, U.S. District Court for Western District of North Carolina (Civil Action No. 3:15-CV-00591) SEC Charges ZeekRewards Pyramid-Ponzi Scheme Promoter…

Mismarked Option Orders and Execution Priority – South Florida Option Abuse Litigation and Arbitration Attorney SEC Recently Announces Charges for Spoofing and Order Mismarking The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against three Chicago-based traders accused of circumventing market structure rules in a pair of options trading schemes. The SEC Enforcement Division alleges…

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Negligence, Deficient and False Audit South Florida, including Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Jupiter and Fort Lauderdale Litigation and Arbitration Attorney SEC Suspends Public Accountants for Bad Auditing The Securities and Exchange Commission today suspended five accountants and two audit firms from practicing or appearing before the SEC after they violated…

Jehu Hand and Antonio Katz – South Florida, including Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach, Pompano and Fort Lauderdale, Unlawful Sale of Restricted Securities Litigation Attorney Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jehu Hand and Antonio Katz, Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-14109 (D. Mass. Dec. 10, 2015) SEC Charges California Lawyer and Stock Promoter Behind Market Manipulation Scheme The…

Anthony Guerriero and Oxford City Football Club, Inc. – South Florida, including Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Delray Beach, Lake Worth and Royal Palm Beach, Florida Micro-Cap Penny Stock Fraud Litigation Attorney The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced fraud charges and a court-ordered asset freeze obtained against a Florida-based penny stock company falsely…

Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme – South Florida Securities Fraud and Misrepresentation State and Federal Court Litigation Attorney Securities and Exchange Commission v. Homero Joshua Garza, Civil Action No. 3:15-cv-01760 (D. Conn., Complaint filed Dec. 1, 2015) SEC Charges Bitcoin Mining Companies The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged two Bitcoin mining companies and their founder with…

James Torchia, Credit Nation Capital, LLC, Credit Nation Acceptance, LLC et. al. – Boca Raton, Florida Unregistered Promissory Note and Life Settlement Contract Securities Fraud State and Federal Litigation Attorney Securities and Exchange Commission v. James A. Torchia et al., Civil Action No. 1:15-cv-03904-WSD (N.D. Ga., filed November 10, 2015) SEC Announces Emergency Action to…

Retirement Planning Fraud – South Florida Retirement Financial Fraud and Financial Exploitation Attorney: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Bobby M. Collins, Civil Action No. 3:15-cv-3620-D (N.D. Tex. November 10, 2015) SEC Charges Texas Man with Orchestrating Fraud Scheme Targeting Senior Investors The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it has charged a Texas-based insurance…

Shane Whittle – Boca Raton, Florida Fraudulent Promotion and Micro-Cap Stock Litigation Attorney: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced fraud charges against several alleged perpetrators behind a $78 million pump-and-dump scheme involving the stock of Jammin’ Java, a company that operates as Marley Coffee and uses trademarks of late reggae artist Bob Marley…

EB5 Asset Manager, LLC. – South Florida Private Placement Fraud Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: Securities and Exchange Commission v. EB5 Asset Manager, LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 0:15-CV-62323 (S.D. Fla., filed November 3, 2015) Assets Frozen in Alleged Immigration Scam: The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced it has obtained a court order freezing…