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SEC Charges Chinese Company Keyuan Petrochemicals with Fraud

SEC v. Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. and Aichun Li, Case No. 1:13-cv-00263 (D.D.C.).  On February 28, 2013, the SEC announced fraud charges against Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc., a Chinese issuer formed through a reverse merger in April 2010.  The SEC also charged the Company’s … Continue reading

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SEC Charges Hedge Fund Managers David Bryson and Bart Gutekunst with Fraud

SEC v. New Stream Capital, LLC, New Stream Capital (Cayman), Ltd., David A. Bryson, Bart C. Gutekunst, Richard Pereira, and Tara Bryson, et al., Case No. 3:13-cv-00264 (D. Conn.).  On February 26, 2013, the SEC announced fraud charges against hedge … Continue reading

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SEC Sues Fund Manager George Price in Scheme Involving Risky Mortgage-Related Investments

SEC v. ABS Manager, LLC, et al., Case No. 13 CV 0319 PC JMA (S.D. Cal.).  On February 20, 2013, the SEC announced fraud charges against George Charles Cody Price.  Price raised $18 million for three investment funds through his firm ABS … Continue reading

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SEC Sues Investment Advisor Desla U. Thomas in Investment Scheme

SEC v. Desla U. Thomas, et al., Case No. 3:13-cv-00739-L (N.D. Tex.).  On February 15, 2013, the SEC announced fraud charges against investment adviser Delsa U. Thomas, The D. Christopher Capital Group, LLC (“DCCMG”), and The Solomon Fund LP.  The SEC’s complaint … Continue reading

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CFTC Obtains Emergency Order Freezing Assets of Robert Stanley Harrison

CFTC v. Robert Stanley Harrison, Case No. 8:13-cv-00327-GRA (D.S.C.).  On February 11, 2013, the CFTC announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina froze the assets of Robert Stanley Harrison.  The CFTC charged Harrison with fraudulently … Continue reading

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SEC Gives Up on Case against IndyMac CFO A. Scott Keys

SEC v. Michael W. Perry et al, Case No. CV 11-1309 R (JCx) (C.D. Cal.).  On February 7, 2013, the SEC announced that a federal judge granted summary judgment in favor of A. Scott Keys, a former CFO of IndyMac Bancorp., … Continue reading

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SEC Settles Case against Former Officers of Gibraltar Asset Management Group

SEC v. Garfield Taylor, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:11-cv-02054-RLW (D.D.C.).  On February 5, 2013, the SEC announced that it settled its case against three former officers of Gibraltar Asset Management Group, LLC for their role in a $27 million … Continue reading

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SEC Announces that Investment Adviser Timothy Roth Was Sentenced to 12 Years in Parallel Criminal Case

SEC v. Timothy J. Roth, et al, Case No. 11-cv-02079 (C.D. Ill.).  On February 5, 2013, the SEC announced that a federal judge sentenced Timothy J. Roth to 151 months in prison and ordered him to pay $16,151,964 in restitution … Continue reading

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SEC Charges Richard and Susan Olive with Defrauding Senior Citizens Investing in Charity

SEC v. Richard and Susan Olive, Case No. 2:13-cv-14047 (S. D. Fl.); SEC v. We the People, Inc. of the United States, Case No. 2:13-cv-14050 (S. D. Fl.); SEC v. William G. Reeves, Esq., Case No. 2:13-cv-14048 (S. D. Fl.).  … Continue reading

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SEC Charges Five Cay Clubs Resorts and Marinas Executives in $300 Million Ponzi Scheme

SEC v. Barry J. Graham, Fred Davis Clark, Jr., a/k/a Dave Clark, Cristal R. Coleman, a/k/a Cristal Clark, David W. Schwarz, Ricky Lynn Stokes, Case No. 4:13-cv-10011 (S. D. Fl.).  On January 30, 2013, the SEC announced fraud charges against … Continue reading

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