Not long after the news of a T - 12 halt, the SEC said it has obtained a court order giving them access to freeze more than $ 27 million in trading proceeds from allegedly
illegal distributions and
sales of
restricted shares of Longfin stock involving its CEO and three other individuals.
According to the SEC's official statement, the company's CEO and three other affiliates are under investigation for the
illegal distribution and
sale of
restricted Longfin Corp. shares.Founded in December of 2017, the company went public with an IPO on the Nasdaq stock exchange on the 13th of the same month.