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SEC Litigation Releases: Week in Review - April 27th, 2012

(Apr 2012)

SEC Charges Former Morgan Stanley Executive with FCPA Violations and Investment Adviser Fraud
April 25, 2012, (Litigation Release No. 22346)
Earlier this week, the SEC charged Garth R. Peterson (former managing director in Morgan Stanley's real estate investment and fund advisory business) with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The SEC alleges that "Peterson secretly arranged to have at least $1.8 million paid to himself and the Chinese official that he disguised as finder's...

SEC Litigation Releases: Week in Review (Part I) - April 13th, 2012

(Apr 2012)

Due to the high volume of SEC litigation releases over the previous week, we are summarizing the releases in two parts. This is the first of the two parts.

Fromer Syntax-Brillian Corp. CEO Ordered to Pay More than $11 Million for Insider Trading and Financial Fraud
April 9, 2012, (Litigation Release No. 22324)
The US District Court for the District of Arizona entered a final judgment against James Li -- former CEO and Director of Syntax-Brillian Corp. -- ordering him to pay over $2 million in...

SEC Litigation Releases: Week in Review - April 6th, 2012

(Apr 2012)

Court Holds Defendant in Contempt in SEC Action Involving Rhode Island-Based Offering Fraud,
April 5, 2012, (Litigation Release No. 22317)
In October 2010, the SEC filed a civil injunctive action against David Stern alleging that he misrepresented several key characteristics of his company -- Online Registries, Inc. -- in order to raise investor funds. The SEC also alleged that Stern then misappropriated these funds. The court entered an Order for Other Equitable Relief in March 2011. Last...

SEC Litigation Releases: Week in Review - March 30th, 2012

(Mar 2012)

SEC Obtains Preliminary Injunction in New York Investment Adviser Case
March 28, 2012, (Litigation Release No. 22311)
The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued a preliminary injunction against Brian Raymond Callahan and his advisory firms Horizon Global Advisors, Ltd. and Horizon Global Advisors, LLC. This preliminary injunction stems from the charges filed by the SEC alleging Callahan "defrauded investors in five offshore funds and used some of their money to buy...

SEC Litigation Releases: Week in Review (Part I) - March 23rd, 2012

(Mar 2012)

Due to the high volume of litigation releases from the Securities and Exchange Commission over the past week, we're spreading this week's review over two posts. This is the first of the two posts.

Defendant Michael Kimelman Settles SEC Insider Trading Charges
March 20, 2012, (Litigation Release No. 22299)
Michael Kimelman -- formerly a trader a Lighthouse Financial Group, LLC -- received material nonpublic information from an attorney concerning the acquisition of 3Com Corp. and allegedly...

SEC Litigation Releases: Week in Review (Part I) - March 16th, 2012

(Mar 2012)

Due to the high volume of litigation releases from the Securities and Exchange Commission over the past week, we're spreading this week's review over two posts. This is the first of the two posts.

SEC Files Civil Injunctive Action Against Senior Management of Thornburg Mortgage, Inc. for Alleged Fraudulent Overstatement of Thornburg's Income
March 13, 2012, (Litigation Release No. 22287)
Ealier this week, the SEC charged that Larry Goldstone, Clarence Simmons and Jane Starrett (former...

SEC Litigation Releases: Week in Review - March 9th, 2012

(Mar 2012)

District Judge Approves SEC Settlement with Koss Corporation and Michael J. Koss, its former CEO and CFO
March 9, 2012, (Litigation Release No. 22279)
In the SEC's October 2011 complaint(Litigation Release No. 22138), the SEC alleged that the Milwaukee, Wisconsin based Koss Corporation had prepared materially inaccurate financial statements from FY 2005-2009. The complaint alleged that, during this period, Sujata Sachdeva (Koss Corporation's former Principal Accounting Officer and Vice...

SEC Litigation Releases: Week in Review - March 2nd, 2012

(Mar 2012)

Court Enters Summary Judgement Against Insider Trading Defendants John Jantzen and Wife, Marleen Jantzen
March 1, 2012, (Litigation Release No. 22273)
On Wednesday, United States District Judge James R. Nowlin of the Western District of Texas, Austin Division, entered summary judgment against Austin residents John and Marleen Jantzen on insider trading chargesbrought by the Commissionin 2010. The Court found that both Jantzens insider traded in violation of the Exchange Act based on material...

SEC Litigation Releases: Week in Review - February 17th, 2012

(Feb 2012)

Court Enters Default Judgement Against SEC Defendant Daniel J. Burns and Orders Him to Pay over $1.1 Million
February 16, 2012, (Litigation Release No. 22260)
In their January 2011 complaint, the SEC filed a civil injunctive action against Daniel J. Burns and Robert F. McCullough, Jr. alleging that both defendants were guilty of insider reporting violations. In addition, Burns allegedly "received hundreds of thousands of dollars in improper compensation and benefits from CytoCore[, Inc.] as an...

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