Wells Fargo Settles with Regulators Allegations of Risky Investments and Fake Accounts Scandal
This month Wells Fargo agreed to pay $3 billion to settle with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Department of Justice including...
Facebook Settles with Federal Regulators for over $5b
Facebook, Inc. agreed to pay a record-breaking $5 billion penalty to the FTC, and submit to new restrictions and a modified corporate...
Whistleblower Awarded $500k by SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rewarded an overseas whistleblower half-million dollars for expeditious reporting that...
SEC Goes After Private Companies
The SEC's recent enforcement actions against private companies, including Theranos and its executive as well as Jumio and founder CEO,...
More Fallout for VW Over Emissions Scandal
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Volkswagen AG, two of its subsidiaries, and its former CEO, Martin Winterkorn, for...
Fyre Festival Founder Fined $27.4M
The founder of a failed Bahamas music festival, Fyre Festival, William Z. “Billy” McFarland, will pay $27.4 million to settle SEC fraud...
Yahoo Successor Pays $35m Penalty for Data Breach
In the first ever data breach enforcement action, Altaba, Inc., as successor in interest to Yahoo, paid a $35 million penalty to settle...
Cryptocurrency Stock Trading Suspended
The Securities and Exchange Commission suspended trading on December 19, 2017, of The Crypto Company (CRCW), a bitcoin stock, until...
SEC Awards Two Whistleblowers $8m
The Securities and Exchange Commission awarded more than $8 million each to two whistleblowers whose tips and help caused it to bring the...
SEC Charges Oyster Bay, NY and its Former Executive
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Oyster Bay, New York on Long Island, and its former top elected official, town...
