United States Securities and Exchange Commission v. Mediatrix Capital Inc. et al

  1. November 06, 2024

    10th Circ. Backs Asset Freeze In Forex Exec's Latest Bid

    A foreign exchange asset manager lost his bid to overturn a lower court's decision that froze his assets and ordered him to pay $510,000 in legal bills in a dispute with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, with a panel of the 10th Circuit finding it does not have jurisdiction to reverse the ruling.

  2. April 11, 2024

    Investors Get OK For $111M Ponzi Case Receiver Passed On

    A Colorado federal judge has given the green light for a group of investors to seek over $111 million from a forex-focused financial technology firm in the U.K. and its affiliate, in a lawsuit alleging they played an instrumental role in a scheme that duped investors and drew the attention of U.S. securities regulators and prosecutors.

  3. April 04, 2024

    Investors Want To Try Fraud Case Receiver Won't

    Investors in a company accused by securities regulators of a $125 million Ponzi scheme said Thursday they should get to pursue fraudulent transfer claims against other companies themselves, after a receiver indicated he didn't have the resources to go after them.

  4. October 26, 2023

    Adviser Urges 10th Circ. To Unfreeze Assets In Fraud Fight

    An asset manager accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of fraudulently raising $125 million pressed the Tenth Circuit to let him access frozen accounts to pay $510,000 in legal bills immediately after a Colorado federal court refused the request.

  5. June 25, 2020

    FBI Probe Can't Freeze SEC's $35M Fraud Suit, Judge Says

    A Colorado federal judge on Thursday said investment adviser Mediatrix Capital Inc. must continue to face U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claims that it defrauded investors out of $35 million, saying it didn't matter that the FBI was allegedly conducting a separate investigation.

  6. January 17, 2020

    SEC Fights Bahamian Adviser's Bid To Kill Fraud Suit

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission urged a Colorado federal court to keep alive its suit accusing Mediatrix Capital Inc. of defrauding investors out of millions through unregistered offerings and stolen funds, arguing that contrary to the adviser's argument, the investment funds they sold do constitute securities.

  7. September 18, 2019

    Bahamian Advisers Stole $35M From Investors, SEC Says

    Mediatrix Capital Inc. lied to investors about its "highly profitable" trading strategy while it raked in $125 million through unregistered offerings, and its principals spent $35 million of those funds on luxury items, according to a regulatory action unsealed in Colorado federal court Wednesday.