Securities Law

SEC Charges California Resident with Multimillion Dollar Ponzi Scheme Targeting Tongan American Community

September 19, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Richmond, California resident Tilila Walker Sumchai with raising approximately $11.8 million from more than 1,000 investors through a fraudulent securities offering targeting members of the Tongan… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges New York Firm Concord Management and Owner with Acting as Unregistered Investment Advisers to Billionaire Former Russian Official

September 19, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Concord Management LLC of Tarrytown, New York, and its owner and principal, Michael Matlin, for operating as unregistered investment advisers to their only client—a wealthy former… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Discuss Exempt Offerings and Accredited Investors at September 21 Meeting

September 19, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee will hold a public, in-person, meeting on September 21 at 10 a.m. ET at the SEC Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The meeting will also be webcast on the SEC website. The committee… Full report at: Read More

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Rapid Therapeutic Science Laboratories, Inc. and Donal R. Schmidt, Jr.

September 18, 2023

Rapid Therapeutic Science Laboratories, Inc. and Donal R. Schmidt, Jr. Read the full report at Read More

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Rondini, et al.

September 18, 2023

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SEC Issues New Strategic Plan for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

September 18, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has posted to sec.gov the agency’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2023-2026 that builds on and advances the SEC’s DEIA commitment and… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Charges Lyft with Failure to Disclose Board Member’s Financial Interest in Private Shareholder’s Pre-IPO Stock Transaction

September 18, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Lyft Inc. for failing to disclose a company board director’s role in a shareholder’s sale of approximately $424 million worth of private shares of Lyft’s stock prior to the company’s initial public… Full report at: Read More

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SEC Updates List of Firms Using Inaccurate Information to Solicit Investors

September 15, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it updated its list of unregistered entities that use misleading information to solicit primarily non-U.S. investors, adding 29 soliciting entities, three impersonators of genuine firms, and one… Full report at: Read More

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NDB, Inc. and Nima Golsharifi

September 14, 2023

NDB, Inc. and Nima Golsharifi Read the full report at Read More

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SEC Charges Connecticut Advisory Firm GlennCap and its Owner with Cherry-Picking

September 14, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled fraud charges against GlennCap LLC, a Connecticut-based investment advisory firm, and its owner, Jonathan Vincent Glenn, for allocating profitable securities trades to favored accounts,… Full report at: Read More

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