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  1. October 02, 2023

    Judge Hands SEC Some Wins In Crypto Pump-And-Dump Suit

    A New York federal judge has granted the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission some wins in its suit against the CEO of bitcoin mining firm MGT Capital Investments Inc. over his alleged involvement in a $27 million pump-and-dump scheme, saying the SEC has plausibly alleged that Robert Ladd made material misstatements that constituted fraud.

  2. November 22, 2022

    Crypto CEO Wants SEC Pump-And-Dump Suit Trimmed Again

    The CEO of bitcoin mining firm MGT Capital Investments asked a New York federal judge on Monday to toss four claims against him in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suit over his alleged involvement in a $27 million pump-and-dump scheme.

  3. January 28, 2021

    Crypto CEO Claims Trimmed In SEC Pump-And-Dump Suit

    A Manhattan federal judge trimmed some claims Wednesday against the CEO of bitcoin mining firm MGT Capital Investments from a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suit alleging the executive had a hand in a $27 million pump-and-dump scheme.

  4. March 10, 2020

    Fla. Men Settle SEC Pump-And-Dump Claims For $3.5M

    Three Florida men, including the former CEO of a blockchain company, along with their investment companies, have agreed to pay sums totaling nearly $3.5 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claims that they participated in a $27 million pump-and-dump scheme, according to documents filed in federal court in New York.

  5. February 25, 2020

    Bitcoin Miner CEO Gets $27M Pump-And-Dump Suit Trimmed

    A New York federal judge on Monday dismissed some claims faced by the CEO of a bitcoin mining company but otherwise preserved the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's allegations of his involvement in a $27 million pump-and-dump scheme.

  6. July 12, 2019

    Four Settle Out Of SEC's $27M Pump-And-Dump Suit

    Four defendants, including the "prime strategist" in an alleged $27 million pump-and-dump scheme, have entered into settlements with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that will bar most of them permanently from trading in penny stocks, the agency announced on Friday.

  7. June 20, 2019

    Suspects In $27M Pump-And-Dump Seek Exit From SEC Suit

    Two men on Wednesday asked to be freed from an enforcement action from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that they said does not specify what role they actually played in an alleged $27 million pump-and-dump scheme.

  8. February 07, 2019

    Bitcoin Biz-Linked Pump-And-Dump Schemers To Pay $2.3M

    A Florida businessman and a hedge fund involved in a $27 million stock manipulation scheme allegedly masterminded by a former chairman of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and a blockchain company's CEO must fork over a combined $2.3 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a New York federal judge ruled on Wednesday.

  9. September 08, 2018

    Ex-Teva Head Accused Of Role In $27M Pump-And-Dump Scheme

    A former chairman of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. as well as a blockchain company's CEO and its biggest investor were sued by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in New York federal court on allegations they masterminded a $27 million pump-and-dump scheme.

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