US SEC files charges in busted microcap schemes include Cayman Islands broker
Washington D.C., July 13, 2018 — The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a stock promoter and four others involved in an alleged series of microcap fraud schemes that were foiled by FBI undercover work and an SEC trading suspension….
Bottini & Bottini, Inc. Files Securities Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Persons Who Bought Stock in the IPO of ZTO Express (Cayman), Inc. (NYSE: “ZTO”)
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bottini & Bottini, Inc., a law firm specializing in securities class action litigation, announces that it has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of all persons who purchased the common stock…
Caribbean Immigrant Dies In ICE Custody
From NAN News Americas, NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Thurs. Mar. 16, 2017: A 47-year-old Caribbean immigrant who was transferred to the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency only this January has died. Roger Rayson, who was born in…
FTC, States put remaining defendants in massive Caribbean cruise lines robocall operation in permanent dry dock
The Federal Trade Commission and 10 states have closed the book on the remaining defendants who assisted a Florida-based cruise line company in running an illegal telemarketing campaign that flooded consumers with billions of unwanted robocalls. In settling the charges,…
Owner of Florida Telecommunications company pleads guilty or involvement in international cellphone fraud scheme
From US Department of Justice Owner of Florida Telecommunications Company Pleads Guilty, Second Defendant Sentenced to 52 Months in Prison for Involvement in International Cellphone Fraud Scheme The owner and operator of a Florida-based telecommunications company pleaded guilty today and…
U.S. judge approves but critiques SEC’s ‘phantom’ deal with [Cayman Islands] bank
By Nate Raymond | NEW YORK From Reuters The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday won approval of a settlement with failed Cayman Islands-based Caledonian Bank Ltd, despite criticism by a federal judge of the regulator’s handling of the…
Former owner and manager of Miami-Area home health agencies sentenced to 20 years in prison for role in $57M Medicare fraud scheme
From US Department of Justice The owner and manager of three now-defunct Miami-area home health agencies was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for his role in a $57 million Medicare fraud scheme. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell…
US: Miami Gardens resident pleads guilty to participating in sophisticated International cellphone fraud ccheme
From US department of Justice A Miami Gardens, Florida, resident pleaded guilty today to multiple criminal charges in connection with a sophisticated global cell phone fraud scheme that involved compromising cellphone customers’ accounts and “cloning” their phones to make fraudulent…
US: Indictment alleges murder-for-hire plot against Ohio federal judge
By Zoe Tillman, The National Law Journal From New York Law Journal A federal judge in Ohio was the intended target of a murder-for-hire plot, according to an indictment returned by a federal grand jury on Wednesday. Yahya Farooq Mohammad…
CBS wins fight over rights to play oldies
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal CBS has amped up the fight over sound recordings made prior to 1972 with a rare win in California. A federal judge in the Central District of California granted summary judgment on…