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March 15, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Volkswagen and former CEO charged with defrauding U.S. investors

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday opened charges against Volkswagen AG, Martin Winterkorn, its former CEO, and two of its subsidiaries for scamming U.S. investors by issuing corporate bonds and fixed income securities that raised billions of dollars through misleading statements about the company's "clean diesel" fleet of cars and their environmental impact.…

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February 21, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Spartan Securities Group and Island Capital Management charged with bogus companies’ fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) opened charges against Spartan Securities Group, Ltd., a broker-dealer, and Island Capital Management LLC, a transfer agent, which also operates as Island Stock Transfer, for creating and selling a minimum of 19 bogus public companies. The scheme was initiated by Spartan Securities, which filed documents with the Financial…

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February 18, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC charges microcap stock financing scammers

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) opened fraud charges against four individuals and businesses related to them for offering illegal securities and for their participation in two microcap frauds. According to the SEC, the fraudulent schemes generated about $25 million in illegal profits for the individuals and their businesses. The SEC charges allege that…

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February 12, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Former Deutsche Bank FX trader jailed for fabricating trade entries

A former FX Options and futures trader at Deutsche Bank’s Sydney branch, Andrew Donaldson, was today sentenced to 18 months in prison by the Sydney District Court for fabricating trade entries within the bank’s internal documents and systems, Australian regulator ASIC stated earlier today. Donaldson, who now resides in New Zealand, pleaded guilty to the…

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January 31, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC warns against fraudulent emails

Cyprus financial regulator CySEC has warned the public that emails are being sent by unidentified sources, illegally using the logo or the name of CySEC. These impersonators emails seek payment of so-called outstanding sums to or from the Commission. This is not the first time CySEC issues an impersonators scam warning. The regulator has already issued…

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November 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC charges Giga Entertainment Media, former officers and directors with fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that it has charged Giga Entertainment Media Inc. and five of its former officers and directors—Gary Nerlinger, Jarret Streiner, Lawrence Silver, Alfred Colucci, and Charles Noska—with fraud in connection with a scheme to mislead investors. According to the SEC’s complaint, between February and August 2016, the company…

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October 31, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Former Gold Coast financial advisor jailed

Former financial adviser and accountant, Satvir Singh Birk, of Reedy Creek, was today sentenced in the Southport District Court to two and a half years imprisonment, following an ASIC investigation. On 25 May 2018, Mr Birk, aged 42, pleaded guilty to five counts of dishonestly using his position as director of The Carter Group with…

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October 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC charges investment adviser with fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced charges against an investment adviser with a history of violating the securities laws for defrauding his close friends and community members. According to the SEC’s complaint filed Tuesday, from at least 2014 through at least 2017, Bruce J. Fixelle solicited investments from close friends he met through…

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