Milan Patel and four other defendants were charged both by the SEC and the Department of Justice for their role in an options trading scheme in the Northern District of Georgia. Another defendant, Bart Ross was sentenced a few years ago for the same scheme. In total, In total, the…
Articles Posted in SEC Complaint
Unregistered Securities and Allegations of Operating a Ponzi scheme
The SEC recently filed a complaint against Todd Burkhalter and Atlanta-based Drive Planning LLC. It alleges that from 2020 through June 2024, $300 million was raised for purported real estate investments from over 2000 investors. It is alleged that the the money was instead misappropriated to fund Burkhalter’s “lavish lifestyle”…
SEC Complaint, RICO, Securities Fraud – biggest case against financial crime in SDNY in a long time
Manhattan federal agents arrested Archegos Capital Management founder Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang on April 27, 2022 on fraud charges, roughly one year after the investment firm’s huge losses back in March 2021. Department of Justice prosecutors are charging both Hwang and Patrick Halligan, the firm’s chief financial officer, with racketeering…
PPP Loan Fraud Prosecutions Continue
When the PPP program was first created, it was meant to assist business left struggling by the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the key provisions of the program, was that the Small Business Administration (SBA) would guarantee the loan which meant that borrowers could secure loans more easily. As mentioned…