SEC Charges Former Real-Estate Investment CEO with Operating Multimillion Dollar Ponzi-Like Scheme
Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - May 22, 2025) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged San Francisco Bay Area resident Kenneth Mattson, the former CEO of real estate investment business LeFever Mattson, with defrauding approximately 200 investors of at least $46 million by selling them fake interests in real estate...
2025-05-22 4:41 PM EDT | Newsfile SEC Press Digest
Unicoin, Top Executives Charged in Offering Fraud That Raised More than $100 Million from Thousands of Investors
Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - May 20, 2025) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York City-based Unicoin, Inc. and three of its top executives—CEO and Board Chairman Alex Konanykhin; Silvina Moschini, former president, former board chairwoman, and current board member; and former Chief Investment Officer Alex Dominguez—for false...
2025-05-20 8:42 PM EDT | Newsfile SEC Press Digest
Katherine Reilly Named SEC Acting Inspector General
Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - May 19, 2025) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of Katherine Reilly as the agency’s Acting Inspector General. Ms. Reilly is currently serving as a Deputy Inspector General at the SEC. She replaces Deborah Jeffrey, who has served as the SEC’s Inspector General...
2025-05-19 7:57 PM EDT | Newsfile SEC Press Digest
SEC Announces Roundtable on Executive Compensation Disclosure Requirements
Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - May 16, 2025) - The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that it will host a roundtable on June 26, 2025, to discuss executive compensation disclosure requirements.SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins issued a statement today regarding the roundtable, including questions for the staff to consider. Members...
2025-05-16 11:30 AM EDT | Newsfile SEC Press Digest
SEC Announces Agenda, Panelists for Roundtable on Tokenization Plus Date Change for Roundtable on DeFi
Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - May 5, 2025) - The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Task Force has announced the agenda and panelists for its May 12 roundtable, “Tokenization — Moving Assets Onchain: Where TradFi and DeFi Meet.”“Tokenization is a technological development that could substantially change many aspects of our financial markets,”...
2025-05-05 9:03 AM EDT | Newsfile SEC Press Digest
SEC Charges Three Texans with Defrauding Investors in $91 Million Ponzi Scheme
Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - April 29, 2025) - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Dallas-Fort Worth residents Kenneth W. Alexander II, Robert D. Welsh, and Caedrynn E. Conner for operating a Ponzi scheme that raised at least $91 million from more than 200 investors.According to the SEC’s...
2025-04-29 4:42 PM EDT | Newsfile SEC Press Digest