Securities and Commodities Violations – Page 13

Pastor Charged With Cryptocurrency Fraud Said God Told Him to Do It

In a civil action, prosecutors in Colorado said that a Denver pastor and his wife created and sold a cryptocurrency that was “practically worthless” and then pocketed more than $1 million.

By Jesus Jimenez

Colorado Denver (Colo) Frauds and Swindling Ministers (Protestant) Regalado, Eligio Regalado, Kaitlyn Securities and Commodities Violations Suits and Litigation (Civil) Virtual Currency

Pastor Charged With Cryptocurrency Fraud Said God Told Him to Do It

In a civil action, prosecutors in Colorado said that a Denver pastor and his wife created and sold a cryptocurrency that was “practically worthless” and then pocketed more than $1 million.

By Jesus Jimenez

Computers and the Internet Frauds and Swindling GV HeadSpin Inc HK FTX Trading Ltd (Futures Exchange) Iconiq Manish Lachwani Securities and Commodities Violations Software Start-ups Stocks and Bonds Theranos Inc Venture Capital

No Oversight: Inside a Boom-Time Start-Up Fraud and Its Unraveling

False claims and risky trades at the Silicon Valley start-up HeadSpin were part of a pattern of trouble emerging at young companies that lacked controls.

By Erin Griffith

Deaths (Obituaries) Decisions and Verdicts Dirks, Raymond L Equity Funding Corporation of America Insider Trading Powell, Lewis F Jr Securities and Commodities Violations Securities and Exchange Commission Supreme Court (US) Whistle-Blowers

Raymond Dirks, Whose Tipster Case Redefined Insider Trading, Dies at 89

In a far-reaching decision, the Supreme Court restored him from censured analyst to whistle-blower in a major corporate fraud.

By Sam Roberts