The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has charged a man from Colorado with fraud and failing to register with it in respect of a scheme that involved Ponzi-type payments....more
2/21/2020
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Ponzi Scheme ,
Restitution ,
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White Collar Crimes
The SEC has settled its fraud action against Longfin CEO Venkata Meenavalli, who has agreed to pay $400,000 in disgorgement and penalties.
The SEC's complaint alleged that Longfin and Meenavalli obtained qualification for...more
1/21/2020
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False Reporting ,
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Listing Rules ,
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Nasdaq ,
Offering Fraud ,
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Penalties ,
Preferred Shares ,
Regulation A ,
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
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Unregistered Securities ,
White Collar Crimes
What has happened?
A US federal court has ordered Dillon Michael Dean and his UK-registered company, The Entrepreneurs Headquarters Ltd (TEH), to pay over $1.9 million in "civil monetary penalties and restitution"....more
7/30/2018
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Token Sales ,
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