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SEC Litigation Releases: Week in Review - May 4th, 2012

SEC Charges Two Former Investor Seminar Salespeople with Securities Law Violations
May 1, 2012, (Litigation Release No. 22354)
This week, the SEC filed a settled civil injunctive action against Darlene Nelson Powell and Robert Eldridge -- independent contractors of Long Term-Short Term Inc. (BetterTrades) -- derived from allegations that the two made misrepresentations concerning their trading experience. As a result, legitimate investors purchased instructional courses and mentoring programs...

SEC Litigation Releases: Week in Review - April 27th, 2012

SEC Charges Former Morgan Stanley Executive with FCPA Violations and Investment Adviser Fraud
April 25, 2012, (Litigation Release No. 22346)
Earlier this week, the SEC charged Garth R. Peterson (former managing director in Morgan Stanley's real estate investment and fund advisory business) with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The SEC alleges that "Peterson secretly arranged to have at least $1.8 million paid to himself and the Chinese official that he disguised as finder's...

SEC Litigation Releases: Week in Review - April 20th, 2012

SEC Announces Settlement of Accounting Fraud Charges Against Former CSK Auto Corporation Management
April 18, 2012, (Litigation Release No. 22338)
The US District Court in Phoenix entered a final judgment against three former CSK Auto Corporation employees: Don W. Watson (former CFO, Treasurer and Senior VP), Edward W. O'Brien (former controller) and Gary M. Opper (former director of credit and receivables). The judgment is a result of the SEC allegations in which the officers overstated CSK's...

SEC Litigation Releases: Week in Review (Part II) - April 13th, 2012

Due to the high volume of SEC litigation releases over the previous week, we are summarizing the releases in two parts. This is the second of the two parts.

SEC Charges Ephren J. Taylor, II with Operating a Ponzi Scheme
April 13, 2012, (Litigation Release No. 22330)
The SEC charged Ephren J. Taylor, II, City Capital Corporation and Wendy Connor (Former COO of City Capital) for their roles in a Ponzi scheme that targeted investors in church congregations. The SEC alleges that "Taylor assured...

SEC Litigation Releases: Week in Review (Part I) - April 13th, 2012

Due to the high volume of SEC litigation releases over the previous week, we are summarizing the releases in two parts. This is the first of the two parts.

Fromer Syntax-Brillian Corp. CEO Ordered to Pay More than $11 Million for Insider Trading and Financial Fraud
April 9, 2012, (Litigation Release No. 22324)
The US District Court for the District of Arizona entered a final judgment against James Li -- former CEO and Director of Syntax-Brillian Corp. -- ordering him to pay over $2 million in...

SEC Litigation Releases: Week in Review - April 6th, 2012

Court Holds Defendant in Contempt in SEC Action Involving Rhode Island-Based Offering Fraud,
April 5, 2012, (Litigation Release No. 22317)
In October 2010, the SEC filed a civil injunctive action against David Stern alleging that he misrepresented several key characteristics of his company -- Online Registries, Inc. -- in order to raise investor funds. The SEC also alleged that Stern then misappropriated these funds. The court entered an Order for Other Equitable Relief in March 2011. Last...

SEC Litigation Releases: Week in Review - March 30th, 2012

SEC Obtains Preliminary Injunction in New York Investment Adviser Case
March 28, 2012, (Litigation Release No. 22311)
The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued a preliminary injunction against Brian Raymond Callahan and his advisory firms Horizon Global Advisors, Ltd. and Horizon Global Advisors, LLC. This preliminary injunction stems from the charges filed by the SEC alleging Callahan "defrauded investors in five offshore funds and used some of their money to buy...

SEC Litigation Releases: Week in Review (Part II) - March 23rd, 2012

Due to the high volume of litigation releases from the Securities and Exchange Commission over the past week, we're spreading this week's review over two posts. This is the second of the two posts.

SEC Settles Litigation with Former Veritas Software Corporation Head of Sales
March 22, 2012, (Litigation Release No. 22304)
The US District Court for the Northern District of California entered a settled final judgment against Paul A. Sallaberry -- former head of sales of Veritas Software...

SEC Litigation Releases: Week in Review (Part I) - March 23rd, 2012

Due to the high volume of litigation releases from the Securities and Exchange Commission over the past week, we're spreading this week's review over two posts. This is the first of the two posts.

Defendant Michael Kimelman Settles SEC Insider Trading Charges
March 20, 2012, (Litigation Release No. 22299)
Michael Kimelman -- formerly a trader a Lighthouse Financial Group, LLC -- received material nonpublic information from an attorney concerning the acquisition of 3Com Corp. and allegedly...

SEC Litigation Releases: Week in Review (Part II) - March 16th, 2012

Due to the high volume of litigation releases from the Securities and Exchange Commission over the past week, we're spreading this week's review over two posts. This is the second of the two posts.

SEC Charges Five with Insider Trading on Confidential Merger Negotiations Between Philadelphia Company and Japanese Firm
March 14, 2012 (Litigation Release No. 22288)
The SEC charged Timothy J. McGee, Michael W. Zirinsky, Robert Zirinsky, and Hong Kong residents Paulo Lam and Marianna sze wan Ho with...

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