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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Town Of Ramapo N.Y. et al

  1. June 05, 2018

    SEC Settles Muni Bond Fraud Claims With 3 Town Officials

    Three officials of the town of Ramapo, New York, have agreed to civil fines and a permanent injunction barring them from municipal bond offerings to resolve U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations they perpetrated a bond fraud, according to consent judgments filed in New York federal court Monday.

  2. April 02, 2018

    Muni Bond Verdict Can't Sway SEC's Suit, Ex-NY Official Says

    A onetime New York town supervisor fired back Friday at a bid by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to use his guilty verdict in what federal prosecutors have called the first municipal bond fraud case as fodder for a win in a civil suit, telling a federal judge the parallel proceedings aren't identical.

  3. March 01, 2018

    Muni Bond Fraud Verdict Calls For Early Win, SEC Says

    A former New York town supervisor's guilty verdict in what federal prosecutors have christened the first municipal bond fraud case should warrant a quick win for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in a related civil suit, a federal judge heard on Wednesday.

  4. April 14, 2016

    Muni Fraud Arrests Kick Gov't Crackdown Into High Gear

    The stunning and likely first-of-their-kind arrests of two public officials over their alleged fraud in municipal bond offerings serve as a wake-up call to municipal issuers everywhere that the days of a lightly policed bond market are over.