Nexo Agrees to Pay $45 Million in Penalties and Cease Unregistered Offering of Crypto Asset Lending Product

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Nexo Capital Inc. with failing to register the offer and sale of its retail crypto asset lending product, the Earn Interest Product (EIP). To settle the SEC’s charges, Nexo agreed to pay a $22.5…

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SEC Announces Departure of Renee Jones; Erik Gerding Named Director of Division of Corporation Finance

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Renee Jones, Director of the Division of Corporation Finance, will depart the agency to return to her faculty position at Boston College Law School, effective Feb. 3, 2023. Erik Gerding,…

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SEC Awards More Than $5 Million to Whistleblower

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $5 million to a whistleblower whose information led to a successful SEC enforcement action.  The whistleblower provided a tip and additional information that helped SEC…

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SEC Announces Appointment of Cristina Martin Firvida as Investor Advocate

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of Cristina Martin Firvida as Director of the Office of the Investor Advocate, effective Jan. 17, 2023. Ms. Martin Firvida was most recently the Vice President of Financial Security…

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SEC Charges Creator of CoinDeal Crypto Scheme and Seven Others in Connection with $45 Million Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Neil Chandran, Garry Davidson, Michael Glaspie, Amy Mossel, Linda Knott, AEO Publishing Inc, Banner Co-Op, Inc, and BannersGo, LLC for their involvement in a fraudulent investment scheme named CoinDeal…

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SEC Charges Former SPAC CFO for Orchestrating $5 Million Fraud Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against Cooper J. Morgenthau, the former CFO of African Gold Acquisition Corp., a SPAC or special purpose acquisition company, for orchestrating a scheme in which he stole more than $5…

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Fort Worth Regional Director David L. Peavler to Leave SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that David L. Peavler, the Director of the Fort Worth Regional Office since 2019, is leaving the agency after more than 19 years of service. Eric R. Werner and Marshall Gandy will serve as the office…

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SEC Investor Advisory Committee to Discuss Investor Account Statements, Corporate Tax Transparency, and Single-Stock ETFs on Dec 8

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee will hold a virtual public meeting on December 8 at 10 a.m. ET. The meeting will be webcast on the SEC website. The committee will host three panels to discuss: Account…

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