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SEC v. Robert Westbrook: Complaint (‘$3.75M Hack-to-Trade Fraud’)

September 27, 2024
Complaint alleging "a fraudulent scheme by Westbrook to hack into the computer systems of U.S. public companies to deceptively obtain material nonpublic information about their corporate earnings and to use that information to profit by trading in advance of the companies’ public earnings announcements" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Robert B. Westbrook, "whose last known address" is in Chelsea, England, at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

SEC v. Paul Bilzerian et al: Complaint (‘Revenue Fraud’)

September 27, 2024
Complaint alleging "Ignite - a Canadian company that sells disposable vape pens and other nicotine e-liquid products and whose shares traded in the United States - engaged in a scheme, orchestrated largely by recidivist Bilzerian, who controls Ignite, to fraudulently report revenue" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ignite International Brands Ltd., of Ontario, Canada; Paul Bilzerian, described as "a resident of St. Kitts and the father of Ignite’s Chief Executive Officer"; Paul Dowdall, described as "a resident of Ontario, Canada and a Chartered Professional Accountant registered with the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario"; Scott Rohleder, described as a resident of North Carolina, USA; John Schaefer, described as a resident of Yorktown Heights, New York, USA; International Investments Ltd., of Saint Kitts; Accell Audit & Compliance PA, of Tampa, Florida, USA, and Christopher Hiestand, described as a resident of San Antonio, Texas, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Akshay Kamboj et al: Complaint (‘$4.1M Investment Fraud’)

September 27, 2024
Complaint alleging "used fake trading data and forged audit reports to convince dozens of investors to invest approximately $16 million in a currency trading hedge fund managed by their firm, Crawford Ventures IM, LLC" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Akshay Kamboj and Dev Kamboj, described as residents of Gurguram, India, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

SEC v. Anthony Lotito et al: Complaint (‘Bitcoin Mining Leaseback Fraud’)

September 20, 2024
Complaint alleging the defendants "fraudulently offered and sold unregistered securities as distributors for a purported sale leaseback program involving cryptocurrency-related technology" in U.S. Securities Exchange and Commission v. Anthony Lotito, Joseph Hagan, Revolution Leasing & Administration LLC, and SCRYPTmob II LLC at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Vistra Fund Management S.A.: €23K Fine (Luxembourg)

September 19, 2024
Public Notice by the Luxembourg CSSF that it has imposed a fine of €23,000 on Vistra Fund Management S.A., described as an "alternative investment fund manager", for regulatory breaches, including two instances where fund managers also acted as "external valuers", which "which could not guarantee the independent valuation of the AIFs’ assets".

Christian Thurner: $183K Fine & Disqualification (Dubai)

September 17, 2024
Decision Notice by the Dubai Financial Services Authority imposing a fine of $183,603 and a corporate disqualification on Christian Franz Thurner, who is a citizen of Austria, for regulatory breaches, including lying on a license application to conceal a prior criminal conviction "outside the UAE" for fraud and other offenses, for which "Mr Thurner was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment".

OCS International Finance Ltd.: $721K Fine (Dubai)

September 17, 2024
Decision Notice by the Dubai Financial Services Authority imposing a fine of $720,905 on OCS International Finance Ltd. for regulatory breaches, including lying on a license application form to conceal that its owner, Christian Franz Thurner, who is a citizen of Austria, had a prior criminal conviction “outside the UAE” for fraud and other offenses, for which “Mr Thurner was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment”.

Mirabaud & Cie SA: CHF12.7M Confiscation (Switzerland)

September 17, 2024
Public Notice by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that it has "confiscated CHF 12.7 million of unlawfully generated profits and opened three proceedings against individuals" after finding that Swiss private bank Mirabaud & Cie SA "breached its anti-money laundering obligations and seriously violated financial market law".

Ian Duggua: Disqualification (Isle of Man)

September 13, 2024
Public Notice by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a 10-year disqualification on Ian Andrew Duggua, who was criminally convicted of tax fraud in the Isle of Man in 2023.

SEC v. Justin Smith et al: Complaint (‘$2.7M Securities Fraud’)

August 27, 2024
Complaint alleging "Defendants fabricated more than $75 million in assets, forged documents, and repeatedly lied to raise money for their company, Healthcare Solutions, as part of a scheme to defraud investors out of millions of dollars" that, inter alia, involved "an entity registered in Sweden called Landes and Compagnie Trust Privé KB, a/k/a Landes & Cie Private Trust" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Justin D. Smith and Joshua Constantin at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

CFTC v. TOTSA TotalEnergies Trading SA: $48M Fine (‘Market Manipulation’)

August 27, 2024
Administrative Order by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission imposing a fine of $48 million on TOTSA TotalEnergies Trading SA, formerly known as TOTSA Total Oil Trading SA, of Switzerland, for allegedly attempting to manipulate the market for futures contracts linked to EBOB, which was described as "a type of refined gasoline used primarily in automobiles in Europe".

SEC v. Austal Ltd. et al: Motion to Approve Consent Judgment ($24M Fine)

August 26, 2024
Motion to Approve Consent Judgment regarding allegations that the defendants "engaged in a deceptive scheme to fraudulently overstate revenues and earnings before interest and tax" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Austal Ltd., described as "an Australian defense contractor", and Austal USA LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.

SEC v. Austal Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘Australian Defence Contractor Fraud’)

August 26, 2024
Complaint alleging the defendants "engaged in a deceptive scheme to fraudulently overstate revenues and earnings before interest and tax" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Austal Ltd., described as "an Australian defense contractor", and Austal USA LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.

SEC v. Abra: Complaint (‘Unregistered Crypto Lending’)

August 26, 2024
Complaint alleging the defendant failed to register the offers and sales of its retail crypto asset lending product, Abra Earn in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Plutus Lending, LLC, d.b.a. Abra, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

SEC v. Bernardo Mendia-Alcaraz et al: Complaint (‘$3.3M Securities Fraud’)

August 23, 2024
Complaint alleging the defendants "raised approximately $3.3 million from at least 41 investors through a fraudulent scheme" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Bernardo Mendia-Alcaraz, a.k.a. Bernardo Mendia, described as a dual citizen of Mexico and USA, and Toltec Capital LLC, as Defendants, and Edith Ramirez Cano. described as a citizen of Mexico residing in California, USA, and Fondo Toltec S de RL de CV, of Mexico, as Relief Defendants, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, USA.

Peter Georgiou: $980K Fine & Disqualification (Dubai)

August 19, 2024
Decision Notice by the Dubai Financial Services Authority imposing a fine of $980,020 and disqualification on Peter Georgiou for regulatory breaches while employed as a "Relationship Manager" with Mirabaud (Middle East) Limited, specifically that he "engaged in conduct that was misleading, deceptive or was likely to mislead or deceive in connection with a Financial Service".

SEC v. Nova Tech Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$650M Fraudulent Crypto Trading Scheme’)

August 12, 2024
Complaint alleging "a fraudulent crypto trading investment and pyramid scheme" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Nova Tech Ltd., of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Cynthia Petion, described as a citizen of the United States residing in Panama; Eddy Petion, described as a citizen of the United States residing in Panama; Martin Zizi, James Corbett, Corrie Sampson, Dapilinu Dunbar, John Garofano, and Marsha Hadley at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Exelcius Prime Ltd.: €740K Fine (Cyprus)

August 7, 2024
Public Notice by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission that it has imposed a fine of €740,000 on Exelcius Prime Ltd. for regulatory breaches.

CFTC v. FTX Trading Ltd. et al: Consent Order (‘$12.7B Penalties’)

August 7, 2024
Consent Order requiring restitution of $8.7 billion and disgorgement of $4 billion in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. FTX Trading Ltd., of Antigua and Barbuda, and Alameda Research LLC, of Delaware, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, USA.

Labuan FSA: Business Restrictions (July 27, 2024)

July 27, 2024
Public Notice by the Labuan Financial Services Authority regarding business restrictions on 25 Labuan Licensed Entities "for non-compliance to minimum capital and/or other regulatory requirements".

Equiom (Guernsey) Ltd.: £455K Fine (Guernsey)

July 26, 2024
Public Notice by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission that it has imposed a fine of £455,000 on Equiom (Guernsey) Limited, described as "a large business with a high-risk appetite and a significant number of high-risk relationships", for regulatory breaches, including those involving citizens of Russia.

SEC v. Juan Campo: Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)

July 26, 2024
Complaint alleging "three fraudulent schemes to create the false impression that View Systems, a publicly traded penny stock company, was actively engaged in potentially lucrative lines of business in order to make it attractive to investors" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Juan Campo, a.k.a. John Campo, described as a citizen of Colombia, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, USA.

SEC v. Patrick Orlando: Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)

July 18, 2024
Complaint alleging "fraudulent conduct and materially false and misleading statements and omissions made by Patrick Orlando, in his capacity as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Digital World Acquisition Corp." in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Patrick Orlando at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Thierry Grun: Auditor Disqualification (Luxembourg)

July 9, 2024
Public Notice by the Luxembourg CSSF that it has imposed "the permanent deregistration from the public register and the permanent prohibition for the réviseur d’entreprises agréé (approved statutory auditor)" of Thierry Grun.