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Merck Declares Sale of Direct Fairness Funding in Moderna Merck introduced in the present day that it divested its direct holding in Moderna within the first half of the fourth quarter of 2020. Merck, which had invested $50 million in Moderna in 2015 and a further $125 million in 2018, mentioned it might retain oblique publicity by way of its enterprise...

MIAMI — Daniela Rendon, 31, of Miami made her appearance in federal magistrate court today and was charged with fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief loans and grants under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and the Economic Injury Disaster Relief Program. According to the indictment, Rendon submitted fraudulent applications seeking COVID-19 relief funds from the Small Business Administration and PPP. She is...

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Issuers rejoice as the SEC Raises Reg CF to $5 million and Reg A+ to $75 million. The Securities and Exchange Commission delivered new proposals to change the limits issuers can raise through Reg CF and Reg A+. The new changes will dramatically change and impact platforms that offer online securities and increase the benefits for smaller issuer companies looking...

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission this week charged Impact Theory, LLC, a media and entertainment company headquartered in Los Angeles, with conducting an unregistered offering of crypto asset securities in the form of purported non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Impact Theory raised approximately $30 million from hundreds of investors, including investors across the United States, through the offering. According...

Oshri deberá pagar las costas procesales de la corresponsal española por tratar de silenciar su serie de investigación California (USA) – Emprender acciones legales sin fundamento jurídico puede resultar costoso, sobre todo cuando el querellante tiene como objetivo censurar la libertad de expresión en temas de interés público y éste no presenta pruebas admisibles. Es decir, cuando se pierde una...

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) announced today the disbursement of over $115 million to 38,889 victims in connection with fraud schemes processed by MoneyGram International Inc. (MoneyGram). The victims, many of whom are elderly, will recover the full amount of their losses. “This distribution of $115.8 million to nearly 40,000 victims – each of whom is being fully compensated...

AN IMPORTANT NOTE: On June 22, 2021, Hadari Oshri –Marc Lubaszka’s business partner– filed a civil harassment restraining order (CHRO) against Investor News reporter Aitana Vargas to stop the publication of her investigative series “A Special Report: The Harrowing Impunity of White-Collar crime,” and any subsequent installments or future media coverage. On August 3, 2021, Vargas filed an anti-SLAPP...

Reg A+ Investing will become big in 2020 and beyond for public and private companies Before 2015, a business looking to raise money had very limited options. The most common avenues were an initial public offering or raising capital privately. This left only seasoned companies and accredited investors to reap the benefits leaving a pool of investors. The JOBS Act in...

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two North Carolina-based executives, Gregory E. Lindberg and Christopher Herwig, and their Malta-based registered investment adviser, Standard Advisory Services Limited, for defrauding clients out of more than $75 million through undisclosed transactions that benefited themselves and their companies. According to the SEC’s complaint, from July 2017 through 2018, Lindberg and Herwig, through Standard...