The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has filed securities fraud charges against Barry Bekkedam of Hobe Sound, Florida. Bekkedam is the former owner, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Ballamor Capital Management, LLC (“Ballamor”), a formerly SEC-registered investment adviser located in Radnor, Pennsylvania. The SEC’s complain…
Read MoreSecurities Lawyer 101 Blog On March 27, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced fraud charges against a Seattle-headquartered coal company, L&L Energy, and its founder for making false disclosures about who was running the company.
Read MoreSecurities Lawyer 101 Blog On February 19, 2014, the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York in Albany, New York granted the Securities and Exchange Commission’s motion for summary judgment on liability against all defendants.
Read MoreSecurities Lawyer 101 Blog On March 6, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announces charges against five executives at Dewey & LeBoeuf,and finance professionals. They are are accused of facilitating a $150 million fraudulent bond offering by Dewey & LeBoeuf, the international law firm where they worked. The SEC alleges t…
Read MoreSecurities Lawyer 101 Blog The Short Seller Scape Goat In recent years, the activities of short sellers have been the subject of controversy. While short selling is a simple process it is widely misunderstood. While the average investor profits when he invests in a stock whose price goes up, a short seller profits when it invests in a […]
Read MoreSecurities Lawyer 101 Blog According to the SEC, in December 2012, Lance Berger, a stock promoter for several penny stock companies, including FUEG, along with another stock promoter who was a business associate of Berger’s, began discussions with the cooperating witness regarding possible fraudulent stock
Read MoreSecurities Lawyer 101 Blog On December 10, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) charged Randy Hamdan and a related entity, Oracle Consultants LLC, with carrying out a pump-and-dump scheme in the securities of CompuSonics Video Corporation. The SEC claims that Hamdan generated illicit proceeds of approximately $30,000 through h…
Read MoreSecurities Lawyer 101 Blog The Securities and Exchange Commission filed securities fraud charges against MALOM Group AG, whose name is an acronym for “Make A Lot Of Money”. The SEC alleges that Swiss-based Malom Group AG and other participants conducted the securities fraud schemes from Las Vegas and Zurich raising $11 million from U.S. investor…
Read MoreSecurities Lawyer 101 Blog The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) require that broker-dealers and market makers observe “high standards of commercial honor and just and equitable principles of trade.” FINRA rules also prohibit broker-dealers and market makers from “any manipulative, deceptive, or fraudulent action…
Read MoreSecurities Lawyer 101 Blog On June 5, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) charged penny stock issuer, Laidlaw Energy Group. According to the SEC charges, Laidlaw and its CEO, Michael B. Bartoszek sold more than two billion unregistered and non-exempt shares of Laidlaw’s common stock in 35 issuances to three commonly control…
Read MoreShort selling can be a legitimate trading strategy. It is often endorsed for its beneficial effects on the securities markets, which include increasing liquidity. It is also criticized. Short sellers profit by identifying companies that are weak or overvalued, and companies whose shares have been manipulated to rise to artificially high share prices. The…
Read MoreSecurities Lawyer 101 Blog Public companies with a class of securities registered under Section 12 or subject to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), are subject to the periodic and current reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act. The Exchange Act contains ongoing [&hellip…
Read MoreSecurities Lawyer 101 Blog OTC Markets Group operates the world’s largest electronic inter-dealer quotation system. Broker-dealers use it to trade unlisted securities. OTC Markets assigns issuers to one of three tiers based upon the level of disclosure provided. The OTC Pink is used to categorize issuers who do not file reports with the Securities and Excha…
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