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CFTC, DOJ and SEC Announce First Coordinated Action Aimed at Voluntary Carbon Market Fraud

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On Oct. 2, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced parallel actions against CQC Impact Investors LLC (CQC or the...more

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Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: March 1, 2024

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic update of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges. We provide brief summaries that highlight recent enforcement action...more

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New Settlements Demonstrate the SEC’s Ongoing Efforts to Hold Companies Accountable for AI-Washing

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In the past few months, we have published several alerts concerning the increase in regulatory attention to "AI washing," or making unfounded claims regarding artificial intelligence ("AI") capabilities.1 Senior officials at...more

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SEC Sues and Settles Claim Against Investment Adviser Representative For “Cherry-Picking Scheme” After Entry of Cease and Desist...

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​​​​​​​On September 13, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a settlement with investment advisory firm Buckman Advisory Group LLC (“Buckman Advisory”) and its CEO Harry Buckman Jr. to settle...more

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SEC charges investment adviser in connection with use of backtested performance

On January 13, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled charges against CMG Capital Management Group, Inc. (CMG), a registered investment adviser for failing to adopt and implement policies and...more

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SEC Charges School District and the District’s Former Chief Financial Officer with Violations of Securities Laws in a 2018 Bond...

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On September 16, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) entered an order against a school district (Sweetwater Union High School District (the “District”) in San Diego County, California) and charged the school...more

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SEC Settles First-Of-Its-Kind $13m DeFi Tech Action

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SEC Settles First-Of-Its-Kind $13m DeFi Tech Action; NASDAQ Board Diversity Rules Challenged in Fifth Circuit; Delaware Court of Chancery Declines to Enforce Contractual Limitations on Liability to Bar Contractual Fraud...more

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FINRA AWC Provides New Defense To Allegation Of “Willfulness”

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I dare you. In fact, I double-dog dare you to figure out how or why FINRA decides to charge willfulness in some cases but not in others. Bottom line is that it is nearly impossible (except if you’re a big firm, in which case...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Hospital to Pay Over $2 Million to Settle Alleged False Claims Act Violations

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DOJ News & Litigation Updates - ITT Cannon to Pay $11 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations - ITT Cannon (ITT), a division of ITT Inc., has agreed to pay $11 million to settle whistleblower claims that it supplied...more

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SEC Announces 71 Issuer MCDC Settlements

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On August 24, 2016, the SEC announced that it had entered into settlement orders with 71 municipal issuers and other obligated persons for violations of federal securities laws in municipal bond offerings. The issuers and...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation (Week ending July 11, 2014)

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The unblemished record of the Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office in insider trading cases came to an end this week with the acquittal of Rengan Rajaratnam, brother of the convicted Galleon Fund founder. This is the first loss...more

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Don’t Lie About Assets Under Management

Umesh Tandon, president, chief compliance officer, and sole owner of Simran Capital Management, recently agreed to a settlement with the SEC relating to alleged violations of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the...more

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