Frauds Exposed

This page is dedicated to sharing the latest investment frauds that have been discovered by authorities such as the Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Department of Justice or FBI.  Remember that for every fraud the is caught, there are hundreds, even thousands, that are still operating and beginning every day.  Authorities were established to catch fraud, not prevent it.  Preventing fraud is your responsibility.  Wittenberg Law is here to help you.

•    U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Litigation Release No. 22136 / October 20, 2011, Securities and Exchange Commission v. Charles P. Copeland, Copeland Wealth Management, A Financial Advisory Corporation, and Copeland Wealth Management, A Real Estate Corporation, Civil Action No. 11-08607 (RDTBx) (C.D. Cal.), SEC CHARGES CALIFORNIA-BASED INVESTMENT ADVISER WITH FRAUD AND BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY

•    U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Litigation Release No. 22131 / October 18, 2011, Securities and Exchange Commission v. David B. Welliver and Dblaine Capital, LLC, Civil Action No. 0:11cv3076 (RHK/SER) in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota,SEC CHARGES DAVID B. WELLIVER AND DBLAINE CAPITAL, LLC, WITH FRAUD AND OTHER VIOLATIONS

•    U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, LITIGATION RELEASE NO. 22130 / OCTOBER 18, 2011, SEC v. James G. Temme and Stewardship Fund LP, Civil Action No. 4:11-cv-00655-MHS (E.D. Tx.), SEC HALTS SCHEME INVOLVING INVESTMENTS TO PURPORTEDLY HELP HOMEOWNERS RESTRUCTURE MORTGAGES

•    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, LITIGATION RELEASE NO. 22125 / OCTOBER 14, 2011, SEC v. Wall Street Capital Funding LLC, Philip Cardwell, Roy Campbell, and Aaron Hume, Civil Action No. 11-cv-20413-DLG (S.D. Fla.)

•    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, LITIGATION RELEASE NO. 22122 / OCTOBER 11, 2011, SEC v. Gregory E. Webb and InfrAegis, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:11-cv-07152 (N.D. Ill.), SEC Charges Chicago-Area Company and CEO with Defrauding Investors in $20 Million Stock Offering Scheme

•    U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Litigation Release No. 22111 / September 30, 2011, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission v. Stephen Amella, et al., Civil Action No. 11 C 6849 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, TWO RECIVIDISTS CHARGED IN A REAL ESTATE FRAUD

•    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Litigation Release No. 22107 / September 28, 2011, Securities and Exchange Commission v. Kurt S. Hovan, Lisa B. Hovan, Edward J. Hovan, Jr., and Hovan Capital Management, LLC, Civil Action No. CV11-4795, SEC CHARGES BAY AREA INVESTMENT ADVISER FOR DEFRAUDING CLIENTS AND FALSIFYING DOCUMENTS DURING SEC EXAM

•    U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, LITIGATION RELEASE NO. 22102 / September 23, 2011, SEC v. THOMAS RUBIN, CHRISTOPHER SCOTT, BGLR ENTERPRISES, LLC and E-INFO SOLUTIONS, LLC, Civil Action No. SACV 11-1466 (C.D. Cal.), SEC v. JEFF GREENEY and BIG BALLER MEDIA GROUP, LLC, Civil Action No. SACV 11-1467 (C.D. Cal.), SEC CHARGES THREE PRINCIPALS OF FORMERLY REGISTERED BROKER-DEALER AND THEIR RELATED ENTITIES FOR INVOLVEMENT IN MICROCAP STOCK FRAUD SCHEME AND STOCK SALES IN UNREGISTERED OFFERINGS

•    U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Litigation Release No. 22097 / September 19, 2011, Securities and Exchange Commission v. Christopher W. Bass,Swiss Capital Harbor-Usa, LLC, Swiss Capital Harbor Fund A Partners, L.P., Swiss Capital Harbor Fund B Partners, L.P., and Swiss Capital Harbor Fund C Partners, L.P., Civil Action No. 10-cv-00606 (LEK) (DRH) (NDNY), COURT ENTERS DEFAULT JUDGMENT AGAINST SEC DEFENDANTS CHRISTOPHER W. BASS AND HIS COMPANIES

•    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Litigation Release No. 22090 / September 12, 2011, Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jody Dunn, Case No. 4:11-CV-00577 (USDC E.D. Tex.), SEC CHARGES SOLICITOR IN INVESTMENT SCHEME TARGETING DEAF COMMUNITY

•    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Litigation Release No. 22086 / September 8, 2011, Securities and Exchange Commission v. EagleEye Asset Management, LLC and Jeffrey A. Liskov (United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Civil Action No. 11-CV-11576), Commission Sues Massachusetts Investment Adviser For Fraudulently Inducing Clients to Invest in Forex, Causing Investor Losses of Nearly $4 Million While Adviser Earned Hefty Fees

•    U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Litigation Release No. 22075 / August 31, 2011, Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Release No. 3315 / August 31, 2011, Securities and Exchange Commission v. James Li (A/K/A Ching Hua Li), Thomas Chow (A/K/A Man Kit Chow), Roger Kao (A/K/A Chao Chun Kao), Christopher Liu (A/K/A Chi Lei Liu), And Wayne A. Pratt, Civil Action No. CV-11-1712-PHX-SRB (SRB) (D. Ariz.) (Filed Aug. 30, 2011),SEC CHARGES FIVE SENIOR EXECUTIVES WITH FINANCIAL FRAUD AT SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION