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SEC Charges Rondald Wheet and Revolutions Medical Corp. For False Statements About The Company’s Medical Safety Syringe
SEC v. Revolutions Medical Corp. and Rondald L. Wheet, Case No. 1:12-cv-03298-TCB (N.D. Ga.). On September 21, 2012, the SEC announced charges against Revolutions Medical Corp. (“Revolutions Medical”) and its CEO, Rondald L. Wheet (“Wheet”). The case concerns Revolutions Medical’s … Continue reading
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SEC Charges Repeat Offender Edward Tackaberry With Acting as an Unregistered Broker-Dealer
SEC v. Edward Tackaberry, Case No. 6:12-Civ-06512 (W.D.N.Y.). On September 21, 2012, the SEC announced charges against Edward Tackaberry. Tackaberry acted as a broker-dealer by discussing investments with investors, negotiating their investments and documenting the deals. At the time Tackaberry was soliciting … Continue reading
SEC Charges Hedge Fund Manager Yusaf Jawed in $37 Million Ponzi Scheme
SEC v. Yusaf Jawed, Grifphon Asset Management, LLC, et al; Case No. 12-1696 (D. Ore.); SEC v. Jacques Nichols, Case No. 12-1698 (D. Ore.); SEC v. Lyman Bruhn, et al., Case No. 12-1697 (D. Ore.). On September 21, 2012, the SEC … Continue reading
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U.S. Indicts Former Sunwest Assisted-living Center CEO Jon Harder on Fraud Charges
When I was trial counsel with the SEC, I led the fraud case against Sunwest and its CEO Jon Harder. Three-and-one-half years later, the U.S. Attorney has obtained a 56-count indictment against Harder alleging he defrauded more than 1,000 investors out … Continue reading
SEC Charges H. Thomas Davis, Jr., Kenneth Wrangell and Mark Badgett With Insider Trading
On September 20, 2012, the SEC brought three separate insider trading cases related to an illegal tip about an impending merger. The SEC alleges that H. Thomas Davis, Jr., breached his fiduciary duty to Mercer Insurance Group by passing on … Continue reading
SEC Freezes Assets of Waldyr De Silva Prado Neto in Connection with Insider Trading of Burger King Stock
SEC v. Waldyr De Silva Prado Neto, Case No. 12 CIV 7094 (S.D.N.Y.). On September 20, 2012, the SEC announced it obtained an emergency court order to freeze the assets of a stockbroker who used nonpublic information from a customer … Continue reading
SEC Charges Hedge Fund Manager Angelo Alleca With Running a Ponzi-Like Scheme
SEC v. Angelo A. Alleca, et al., Case No. 1:12-cv-03261-WSD (N.D. Ga.). On September 19, 2012, the SEC announced fraud charges against hedge fund manager Angelo A. Alleca and his investment advisory firm, Summit Wealth Management, Inc. and three funds he operated … Continue reading
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SEC Charges Bruce Cole, Former CEO of Mamtek With Fraud in the Offer and Sale of Municipal Bonds
SEC v. Bruce Cole and Nanette Cole, Case No. CV 12-8024 ABC (SHx) (C.D. Cal.). On September 18, 2012, the SEC announced fraud charges against Bruce Cole, the former CEO and chairman of Mamtek U.S. The case concerns a fraud scheme … Continue reading
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SEC Obtains Judgments Of More Than $135 Million in “Green” Ponzi Scheme
SEC v. Mantria Corporation, Troy B. Wragg, Amanda E. Knorr, Speed of Wealth, LLC, Wayde M. McKelvy, and Donna M. McKelvy, Case No. 09-cv-02676-CMA-MJW (D. Colo.). On September 18, 2012, the SEC announced it obtained final judgments against Troy B. Wragg, Amanda E. … Continue reading
SEC Obtains Asset Freeze and Temporary Restraining Order Against Michael Borish and Michael Ciarlone
SEC v. Freedom Environmental Services, Inc., et al., Case No.: 6:12-CV-1415-ORL-28-DAB (M.D. Fl.). On September 17, 2012, the SEC announced it had obtained a temporary restraining order, asset freeze and appointment of a receiver to preserve assets. The SEC charged Michael … Continue reading
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