Increase in EB-5 Visa Fraud The EB-5 investment program, also affectionately known as the EB-5 visa-for-investment program, has experienced a dramatic increase in fraud and … Continued
Zuckerman Law, one of the nation’s leading law firms representing whistleblowers in whistleblower rewards and whistleblower retaliation claims, has released an ebook about the … Continued
Bloomberg Law Securities Law Daily interviewed whistleblower attorney Dallas Hammer about the scope of protected whistleblower under the Dodd-Frank Act for an article titled High Court Petitioned on Whistle-Blower Retaliation … Continued
Ponzi Schemes The SEC defines a Ponzi scheme as “an investment fraud that involves the payment of purported returns to existing investors from funds contributed by new … Continued
$50M EB-5 Visa Scandal On April 5, 2017, federal authorities raided a business run by a California attorney and her father that is suspected of … Continued
SEC Enforcement Action Targeting Stock Promotion Schemes On April 10, 2017, the SEC announced enforcement actions against 27 individuals and entities for improper stock promotion … Continued
SEC’s Increased Focus on Insider Trading On March 23, 2017, a New York federal judge granted a temporary asset freeze against the assets of a … Continued
On March 9, 2017, the SEC charged a California-based marijuana company, Medbox, with securities fraud for falsely reporting “record” revenue numbers to investors and claiming … Continued
Accounting Fraud SEC Enforcement Action On March 3, 2017, the SEC announced that homebuilding company Desarrolladora Homex S.A.B. de C.V. (Homex) has agreed to settle … Continued
SEC Awards for Disclosures of Foreign Bribery or FCPA Violations Under the SEC Whistleblower Program, the SEC pays awards to whistleblowers who provide original information, … Continued
Qualifying for an SEC Whistleblower Award: Lessons Learned from SEC Whistleblower Award Determinations The SEC Whistleblower Program has issued more than $1.9 billion in … Continued
What is the SEC Whistleblower Program’s Form TCR? The SEC Form TCR (Tip, Complaint or Referral) is the form whistleblowers and their attorneys use … Continued