October 04, 2011
Two stock promoters agreed Monday to be barred from penny stock trading and to pay civil penalties in Florida federal court after they were nabbed in June as part of a broader criminal and civil investigation into fraud and kickbacks in microcap trading.
September 14, 2011
The CEO of a penny stock company that makes smoke-free cigarettes agreed Tuesday to settle a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suit after he allegedly paid kickbacks to FBI agents posing as stock investors.
June 30, 2011
The federal government launched parallel civil and criminal suits in Florida on Thursday against three executives and a penny stock promoter for allegedly using kickbacks and bribes in microcap trading schemes.