March 13, 2024
A split Second Circuit panel on Wednesday released a former Apollo Management senior partner from a $240,000 civil penalty in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suit alleging he used phony expense reports to fund a lavish lifestyle, saying there was no way for him to know that his customers would ultimately be charged.
September 24, 2020
Following a nine-day bench trial, a New York federal judge Wednesday ordered a former Apollo Management LP executive to pay a $240,000 penalty for spending his clients' funds on swanky vacations, salon trips, high-end clothing and other personal expenses, ending the almost three-year U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission case.
December 14, 2018
A New York federal judge on Thursday overruled objections to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's questioning of a former attorney for an ex-Apollo Management LP executive who stands accused of defrauding fund clients, saying there's been no showing of common interest privilege.
July 31, 2018
A Manhattan federal judge rejected a former Apollo Management LP executive's effort to beat U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fraud claims Tuesday, ruling that the agency's suit accusing the moneyman of using investor dollars to fund his own lavish lifestyle gives rise to "a strong inference of fraudulent intent."
April 03, 2018
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission urged a New York federal judge on Monday to deny former Apollo Management LP adviser Mohammed Ali Rashid's bid to toss a suit claiming he fraudulently billed clients for $290,000 worth of personal expenses, saying Rashid's arguments rely on a false premise.
October 25, 2017
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued former Apollo Management LP adviser Mohammed Ali Rashid on Wednesday for allegedly billing clients for $290,000 spent on swanky vacations, salon trips, high-end clothing and other personal expenses, saying his conduct adds up to fraud.