On October 26, 2011, the Commission filed an enforcement action in SEC v. Andrey C. Hicks and Locust Offshore Management, LLC, 1:11-cv-11888-RGS (D. Mass. 2011) (the “Locust Matter”). ...more
6/13/2013
- Enforcement Fraud Hedge Funds SEC Whistleblowers
On Thursday the SEC sent out a press release captioned “SEC Seeks to Halt Scheme Raising Investor Funds Under Guise of JOBS Act.” The action doesn’t really have anything to do with the JOBS Act, as in the sense that it seeks...more
4/29/2013
- Crowdfunding Fraud JOBS Act SEC
The CFPB has announced actions to halt two alleged mortgage loan modification scams it believes ripped-off thousands of struggling homeowners across the country. According to the CFPB, these operations took in more than $10...more
12/12/2012
- CFPB Foreclosure Fraud Loan Modifications Mortgages Scams