Activision Blizzard will pay $35 million to settle SEC charges over its handling of complaintsThe agency had also accused the company of violating a whistleblower protection rule.By K. Holt, 02.03.2023
SEC charges 11 people over 'textbook' $300 million crypto Ponzi schemeSmart contract platform Forsage is actually just a regular ol' pyramid scheme, according to the agency.By K. Holt, 08.02.2022
Elon Musk is trying to get out of an SEC deal to have lawyers approve his tweetsHe's appealing a ruling that upheld the 2018 agreement.By K. Holt, 06.15.2022
Whistleblower group says Meta misled investors over misinformationIt's been accused of making 'material misrepresentations' of efforts to fight climate change and COVID-19 misinformation.By K. Holt, 02.18.2022
Nikola will pay $125 million to settle SEC fraud chargesFounder and former CEO Trevor Milton is still facing fraud charges.By K. Holt, 12.21.2021
Activision Blizzard says it's cooperating with investigations into workplace practicesMeanwhile, Blizzard's chief legal officer just left the company.By K. Holt, 09.21.2021
SEC opens investigation into Activision Blizzard's workplace practicesThe agency subpoenaed the company for documents related to its workplace practices.By I. Bonifacic, 09.20.2021
Nikola founder Trevor Milton indicted on fraud chargesMilton allegedly lied about 'nearly all aspects' of the EV business.By K. Holt, 07.29.2021
Man charged for allegedly selling insider trading tips on the dark webApostolos Trovias faces up to 45 years in prison if convicted of money laundering and securities fraud.By K. Holt, 07.12.2021
Tech giants call on the SEC to require climate impact reports from companiesAlphabet, Facebook, Amazon, Intel, eBay, Salesforce and Autodesk asked the agency to leverage global standards.By K. Holt, 06.14.2021
US court agrees with SEC that Kik's $100 million coin offering violated the lawKik violated securities law when it sold tokens in 2017, a judge has ruled.By M. Moon, 10.01.2020
Steven Seagal settles with SEC over undisclosed bitcoin promotionsThe actor touted an initial coin offering without divulging his compensation to the public.By M. DeAngelis, 02.27.2020
VW and its former CEO charged with defrauding investors in diesel scandalThe SEC says company executives knew many vehicles exceeded emission limits.By A. Dellinger, 03.15.2019
Lyft officially files to go publicRevenue doubled to $2.1 billion last year, but it lost $911 million.By K. Holt, 03.01.2019