SCWorx Corp. and former CEO misled investors about COVID-19 test kits

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged New York-based SCWorx Corp. and its former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the...

New York Man Sentenced for $568M Transnational Cybercrime Scheme

A New York man was sentenced to four years in prison for purchasing stolen or compromised credit cards and assisting other members of the...

SEC Proposes Rule Changes to Prevent Misleading or Deceptive Fund Names

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission this week proposed amendments to enhance and modernize the Investment Company Act “Names Rule” to address...

Aitana Vargas’s exposé on Hadari Oshri nominated for journalism award

  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...

Panama Intermediaries Each Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme

Two brothers, each a dual-citizen of Panama and Italy, were each sentenced to 36 months in prison for laundering $28 million in a bribery...

SEC Charges Wells Fargo Advisors With Anti-Money Laundering Related Violations

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Wells Fargo Advisors for failing to file at least 34 Suspicious Activity...

Allianz Global Investors Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Billion to Resolve SEC Charges

SEC Charges Allianz Global Investors and Three Former Senior Portfolio Managers with Multibillion Dollar Securities Fraud Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

Doctor Charged With Falsifying COVID-19 Vaccination Cards

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Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that his office today charged a Tujunga doctor for issuing fake COVID vaccination cards and injecting...

SEC Obtains Emergency Relief to Halt Pre-IPO Stock Fraud Scheme by Unregistered Broker-Dealer

Defendants, including persons barred from the brokerage industry, allegedly sold shares they didn’t own, and pocketed more than $75 million Washington D.C. — The Securities...

SEC Extends Comment Period for Proposed Rules on Climate-Related Disclosures, Reopens Comment Periods for Proposed Rules Regarding Private Fund Advisers and Regulation ATS

Washington D.C. — The Securities and Exchange Commission this week announced that it has extended the public comment period on the proposed rulemaking to...