Sentences with phrase «filed securities fraud»

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Another first for Bitcoin, but an ignominious one: The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed its first fraud lawsuit involving the virtual currency, claiming it was used in a Ponzi scheme.

The Texas State Securities Board filed an emergency cease and desist against a cryptocurrency and weed investment platform on alleged fraud charges.

FILE - In this Friday, March 1, 1996, file photo, Michael Milken, the famed ex-junk bond financier who once was at the center of the biggest Wall Street securities fraud scandal, poses for a photo while visiting the UCLA Nutrition Research Laboratory in the Westwood area of Los AngeFILE - In this Friday, March 1, 1996, file photo, Michael Milken, the famed ex-junk bond financier who once was at the center of the biggest Wall Street securities fraud scandal, poses for a photo while visiting the UCLA Nutrition Research Laboratory in the Westwood area of Los Angefile photo, Michael Milken, the famed ex-junk bond financier who once was at the center of the biggest Wall Street securities fraud scandal, poses for a photo while visiting the UCLA Nutrition Research Laboratory in the Westwood area of Los Angeles.

The U.S. Justice Department had just filed a 198 - page lawsuit against Barclays in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York replete with allegations of breathtaking securities fraud.

U.S. District Judge Joan Azrack agreed to the delay because Venditto's attorneys said they needed more time to prepare to fight additional charges of securities fraud filed against him last month in a superseding indictment.

The material the government has already turned over since November, according to the government motion filed in federal court in Central Islip, includes: 1.15 million pages of documents related to the securities fraud charges aimed at Venditto alone, as well as 86,000 pages of emails and attachments from the email server of a person identified only as «Co-Conspirator # 1.»

This illegal practice establishes a brand new credit file by using an EIN (Employer Identification Number) instead of an SSN (Social Security Number), if you're caught, you could be indicted for fraud.

Tax identity fraud takes place when a criminal files a false tax return using a stolen Social Security number in order to fraudulently claim the refund.

Once you place the fraud alert on your file, you're entitled to order one free copy of your credit report from Equifax, Experian and TransUnion, and, if you ask, only the last four digits of your Social Security number will appear on your credit reports.

This illegal practice establishes a brand new credit file by using an EIN (Employer Identification Number) instead of an SSN (Social Security Number), if caught, you could be indicted for fraud.

Then again, we have lots of questions for the Compensation Committee which includes James Caan, the 78 year old actor (about whom NETE says «We believe that Mr. Caan's tenure working as an actor and director in the film and television industry, qualifies him to serve as a director of the Company «-RRB- and of Jon Najarian of CNBC (whom as this story explains, we believe has committed securities fraud by failing to file Form 4s for NETE stock he claims to have purchased).

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The differing statements raised questions about whether the cities may have committed securities fraud, or if the lawsuits themselves were filed in bad faith.

In February, three weeks after Exxon filed its legal action in Texas, the Competitive Enterprise Institute filed a petition with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission urging the SEC to investigate the cities and counties suing Exxon for bond fraud.

You may want to place a fraud alert on your file if your wallet, Social Security card, or other personal, financial, or account information are lost or stolen.

These agencies investigate and file civil regulatory actions involving violations ranging from unregistered offerings to securities fraud.

Today's legal news was dominated by Bernie Madoff's entry of a guilty plea to eleven charges — including securities fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering and making a false filing to the SEC — all tied to his alleged $ 50 billion Ponzi scheme.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed fraud charges in Federal Court in Miami, Florida against the owners and operators of Jay Peak Resort, a Vermont - based ski resort, and related businesses.

Won a complete dismissal on summary judgment for a Hong Kong investment bank in a $ 100 million - plus securities fraud lawsuit filed in the Central District of California arising from an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

A related civil suit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleged fraud, false filings, and related violations of the Securities Act.

Seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, plaintiffs filed a putative class action alleging that Boeing Company, along with its CEO and the head of its commercial aircraft division, committed securities fraud in violation of federal law.

Also obtained favorable settlement of securities fraud class action — one of the largest ever filed — and victories in a number of related «opt - out» cases in courts around the country

The Texas State Securities Board filed an emergency cease and desist against a cryptocurrency and weed investment platform on alleged fraud charges.

The Texas - based firm AriseBank, together with its co-founders Jared Rice Sr. and Stanley Ford, is being charged by the U.S. financial watchdog for alleged fraud and issuing unregistered securities during its recent initial coin offering (ICO), according to the latest court filing.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday announced that its new cyber unit filed charges alleging initial coin offering (ICO) fraud.

CoinDesk reported a securities fraud lawsuit has already been filed in California against the founders behind one of the year's most successful ICOs, the $ 232 million Tezos token sale.

The filing in the state of California accused Tezos of selling unregistered securities, along with fraud in the offer, sale of securities, false advertising and more.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed fraud charges against a UK citizen accused of bilking the investors of a bitcoin startup.

The recently formed cyber unit of the United States Security and Exchange Commission filed its first charges Monday after obtaining an emergency asset freeze to stop an alleged Initial Coin Offering (ICO) fraud.

CoinDesk The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed fraud charges against a UK citizen accused of bilking the investors of a bitcoin startup.

On April 2, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed fraud charges against Sohrab Sharma and Robert Farkas, the co-founders of Centra Tech.

Previous lawsuits filed in relation to the Tezos ICO contained allegations of securities law violations and investor fraud.

That letter, coupled with lawsuits filed against Idaho - based sponsor DBSI Inc. and its entities for alleged securities fraud among other charges, will likely force real estate sponsors to curb their activity — at least in the short term.