Tag Archives: Fraud

SEC Charges Bradley Holcom and Jose Pinedo in $42 Million Fraud Targeting Senior Citizens

SEC v. Bradley A. Holcom, Case No. 3:12-cv-01623 (S.D. Cal.); SEC v. Jose L. Pinedo, Case No. 3:12-cv-01620 (S.D. Cal.).  On September 27, 2012, the SEC announced fraud charges against Bradley Holcom and Jose Pinedo.  Holcom was behind an unregistered … Continue reading

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SEC Files Fraud Charges Against Bank Executives For Misstating Losses

SEC v. Gilbert G. Lundstrom et al., Case No. 8:12-cv-00343 (D. Neb.); SEC v. Don A. Langford, Case No. 8:12-cv-00344 (D. Neb.).  On September 25, 2012, the SEC announced fraud charges against Gilbert Lundstrom, who was CEO and chairman of … Continue reading

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SEC Charges Four Individuals In $1.7 Million Investment Scam

SEC v. Rudolf D. Pameijer, et al., Case No. 1:12-CV-01364 (S.D. In.).  On September 24, 2012, the SEC announced fraud charges against Rudolf D. Pameijer, Lindsay R. Sayer, Ryan W. Koester and his entity Rykoworks Capital Group, LLC.  Koester claimed to be an … Continue reading

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SEC Charges Registered Representative David Rothman Stealing Investor Funds

SEC v. David L. Rothman, Case No. 12-cv-5412-BMS (E.D. Pa.).  On September 24, 2012, the SEC announced fraud charges against David Rothman, a registered representative and minority owner of Rothman Securities, Inc., a broker-dealer registered with the SEC.  For several years Rothman provided … Continue reading

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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 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

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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

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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

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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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