Month: July 2017

Trying to cover-up illegal conduct can, and usually does, make the situation worse. A research engineer who used material non-public information obtained from his attorney wife to trade in advance of two acquisitions while researching how to evade detection for …

Insider Trading, Research on Evading Detection Yields SEC, DOJ Charges Read More »

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Since the price of oil declined from its once lofty numbers the oil industry has suffered. Yet those engaged in offerings securities supposedly to fund oil firms do not seem to have been impacted. To the contrary, offering fraud cases …

SEC Charges Boiler Room Operators With Fraud Read More »

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