StraightPath Venture Partners, LLC and PMAC Consulting have recently reached settlements with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following SEC enforcement actions against them....more
2/28/2025
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Financial Services Industry ,
Fraud ,
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Registration Requirement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Violations ,
Settlement
This public offering purportedly raised approximately $8.2 million from investors to finance Stoner Cats, an adult animated television show featuring house cats that gain sentience after exposure to their owner’s medical...more
10/2/2023
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Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investors ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Royalties ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement ,
Unregistered Securities
On August 4, 2023, celebrity singer Austin Mahone entered into a settlement agreement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after being sued in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York (SDNY)...more
8/28/2023
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Celebrity Endorsements ,
Cryptoassets ,
Digital Assets ,
Disgorgement ,
Endorsements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
FTC Endorsement Guidelines ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Securities Act of 1933 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Settlement
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to evidence a strong commitment to bringing enforcement actions against false or deceptive US-origin marketing claims. In short, to avoid landing on the wrong side of such an...more
7/6/2023
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Advertising Substantiation ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consent Order ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
De Minimus Doctrine ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Statements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food Labeling ,
Fraud ,
Made in the USA ,
Settlement