Selected Press Releases
SEC Charges Rengan Rajaratnam with Insider Trading
03/21/2013
Washington, D.C., March 21, 2013 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Rajarengan “Rengan” Rajaratnam for his role in the massive insider trading scheme spearheaded by his older brother Raj Rajaratnam and hedge fund advisory firm Galleon Management.Read moreSEC Charges Financier with Stealing Investor Funds in Purported Offerings of Pre-IPO Facebook Shares
03/19/2013
Washington, D.C., March 19, 2013 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against a financier masquerading as a sophisticated fund manager who defrauded investors seeking to acquire highly coveted pre-IPO shares of Facebook and other social media companies.Read moreSEC Obtains Asset Freeze Against Massachusetts-Based Investment Adviser Stealing Money from Clients
03/18/2013
Washington, D.C., March 18, 2013 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an asset freeze against a Massachusetts-based investment adviser charged with stealing money from clients who were given the false impression they were investing in a hedge fund.Read moreSEC Charges San Diego Lawyers and Others in an International Market Manipulation Scheme
03/15/2013
Washington, D.C., March 15, 2013 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a group of Canadian stock promoters, two San Diego attorneys, a Bahamas-based broker-dealer, and other participants in an international “pump-and-dump” scheme involving two publicly traded U.S. companies, Pacific Blue Energy Corporation and Tradeshow Marketing Company Ltd.Read moreSEC Issues Guidance Update on Social Media Filings by Investment Companies
03/15/2013
Washington, D.C., March 15, 2013 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today published a guidance update from its staff to clarify the obligations of mutual funds and other investment companies to seek review of materials posted on their social media sites.Read more