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Securities and Exchange Commission v. McKnight et al
Case Number:
3:23-cv-00641
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Other Statutes: Securities/Commodities/Exchange
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March 11, 2025
Entity That Got Ponzi Scheme Funds Must Face SEC Suit
A Texas federal judge has declined to free an entity that accepted part of proceeds from an $8.4 million Ponzi scheme from an SEC action, writing that he could "reasonably infer" the entity did not accept the funds in good faith.
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August 16, 2024
SEC Seeks Default Judgment In $8.4M Ponzi Scheme Case
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has asked for a default win in its suit against a pair of investment firms that allegedly took part in an $8.4 million Ponzi scheme, arguing the request is warranted after the firms' owners tried unsuccessfully to file pro se responses on the firms' behalf.
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November 22, 2023
NY Law Firm Can't Ditch SEC's Ponzi Scheme Suit
A New York law firm can't escape charges from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it aided and abetted an $8.4 million Ponzi scheme allegedly run by one of its clients, after a federal judge denied the firm's bid to be dismissed from the case.
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August 07, 2023
SEC Says NY Firm Must Face Claims In Fraud Suit
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has urged a New York federal judge not to let a law firm out of a suit alleging it played a role in an $8.4 million Ponzi scheme, saying the firm's negligence in ignoring several red flags aided and abetted the fraud.
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June 20, 2023
NY Firm Wants Out Of SEC's 'Deficient' Fraud Suit
A New York law firm implicated in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission complaint for its alleged role in an $8.4 million Ponzi scheme has asked a Texas federal judge to be dropped from the case, arguing federal authorities provided scant reason to believe the firm had aided and abetted the scheme.
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March 27, 2023
SEC Says NY Law Firm Facilitated $8.4M Ponzi Scheme
A New York-based attorney and his law firm "ignored red flags" that allowed a client to operate an $8.4 million Ponzi scheme using the firm's bank accounts, according to a lawsuit announced Monday by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.