Current Reports on Form 8-K – What Are SEC Disclosures and Reporting Requirements?
Under applicable SEC rules for periodic reporting, an SEC reporting issuer must generally report certain current events on Form 8-K within four…
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The Evolving SEC Actions Against Toxic Lenders
Convertible Financing For decades, microcap issuers on the OTC Markets in need of financing have largely been forced to turn to what…
Read MoreSEC Provides Rule 15c2-11 Relief to Broker-Dealers for Fixed Income Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Rule 15c2-11 prohibits broker-dealers from publishing or submitting securities of private issuers on the OTC Markets, unless…
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SEC Adopts new Rule 10c-1a to Increase Transparency in the Securities Lending Market
On October 13, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC“) adopted new Rule 10c-1a, which will require certain persons to report…
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SEC Adopts Amendments to Rules Governing Beneficial Ownership Reporting
On October 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rule amendments governing beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13(d) and 13(g) of…
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Form S-1 Registration Statements Going Public NASDAQ NYSE and OTC Markets
All issuers qualify to use a Form S-1 Registration Statement in connection with going public to register the offer and sale of…
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SEC Charges Stock Squirrel and John Feloni in $1.6 Million Securities Fraud
On September 29, 2023, the SEC charged Massachusetts-based company Stock Squirrel, Inc. and John Feloni, its president and CEO, with defrauding investors…
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SEC Charges Adam R. Long, L2 Capital, LLC and Oasis Capital LLC, as Unregistered Dealers
On September 28, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC“) filed charges against Adam R. Long of Dorado, Puerto Rico,…
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SEC Charges Philip Verges, James D. Tilton, Jr., Robert F. Malin and Linda Malin
On September 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC“) filed charges against Texas resident Philip Verges (“Verges”), James D. Tilton,…
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SEC Charges Wilson J. Rondini, III and two companies Rondini controls for Operating as Unregistered Broker-Dealers
On September 18, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC“) announced charges against Florida resident Wilson J. Rondini, III and two…
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OTC Markets OTC Pink Common Disclosure Issues
In 2021, OTC Markets Group provided guidance about public disclosures that companies are required to provide to reach the current information tier…
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SEC Enforcement Issues Wells Notices for Meta Materials Execs
As summer peaked at the end of July, Meta Materials (MMAT) popped back into the news. What had happened? The company filed…
Read MoreSEC Charges Digital World Acquisition Corporation SPAC for Material Misrepresentations to Investors
On Thursday, July 20, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC“) announced settled fraud charges against Digital World Acquisition Corporation (DWAC),…
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SEC Charges James P. Anglim in Connection with Fraudulent Scheme to Manipulate Stock Prices
On Monday, July 17, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) charged New Jersey resident and former broker-dealer registered representative, James…
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Former SEC Attorney and Recidivist Securities Violator Phillip W. Offill Sentenced to Prison Again
On July 12, 2023, former securities attorney Phillip W. Offill was sentenced today to six years in prison and ordered to pay…
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SEC Arrives Too Late; Ponzi Scheme Polka Ends in Murder-Suicide
On February 1, 2023, three Minnesota men met in a parking lot in Bloomington, about 10 miles from Minneapolis, to discuss business.…
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Crypto Community Takes Aim at SEC Chair Gary Gensler
As this year’s long Fourth of July holiday began, surprising “news” about Gary Gensler, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, spread…
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Hester Peirce Asks: Are SEC Penny Stock Bars Fair?
On June 21, 2023, the SEC announced the resolution of four administrative proceedings that had been filed against unregistered broker-dealers and associates…
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FINRA Presents the Warning Signs of a Ramp and Dump Scheme
Just about everybody knows what a “pump-and-dump” scheme is. It’s a type of price manipulation where bad actors use falsified, heavily promoted…
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SEC Charges Convertible Note Dealer, BHP Capital NY Inc, and Its Owner, Bryan Pantofel, for Failure to Register
On Thursday, June 16, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced settled charges against a convertible note dealer, BHP Capital…
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SEC Charges Auctus Fund Management LLC and Its Co-Owners, Louis Posner and Alfred Sollami, with Acting as Unregistered Securities Dealers
On June 1, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced charges against Auctus Fund Management, LLC (“Auctus Management”) and its…
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SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Thomas Ronk, Former Short Seller Opportunist
On April 14, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered a final consent judgment against Thomas Carter…
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OTC Markets provides guidance on understanding FINRA Daily Short Sale Volume Data
Despite that the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted Regulation SHO more than 15 years ago, the age of meme stocks has caused…
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SEC Shuts Down WeedGenics – $60 Million Cannabis Offering Fraud
On March 23, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) obtained an emergency order to halt an alleged ongoing offering fraud…
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Shell Hijacker, Mark Miller, Sentenced to One Year in Prison
On May 18, 2023, Mark Miller became the last of three men to be sentenced for a securities fraud scheme that involved…
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SEC Obtains Partial Summary Judgment Against Joshua Sason and Magna Group in IIIegal Microcap Securities Offerings
On May 4, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted the Commission summary judgment on its…
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SEC Obtains Final Judgments Against Alexander J. Dillon, Cosmin I. Panait, and their corporate entities GPL Ventures LLC and GPL Management LLC
On May 2, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered final judgments against Alexander J. Dillon,…
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SEC Obtains Default Judgments Against Lesley Greyling and Trend Investments Inc
Published: May 1, 2023 On April 25, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered final judgments against defendants…
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Five People Charged in $2M Virtual Asset and Securities Manipulation Scheme
An indictment was unsealed on Monday, April 24th in Miami charging two U.S. citizens and a South African national with conspiring to…
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Gerald Shaw, a Disbarred Attorney and Convicted Felon, Arrested For Involvement In Multi-Million-Dollar Fraud Scheme
On Thursday, April 20, 2023, Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, the…
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