SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. SCALISE et al

  1. June 23, 2025

    Drink Co., Founder To Pay SEC $1.1M Over Faux Rihanna Deal

    A beverage company and its founder have agreed to give the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over $1.1 million as part of a resolution of claims they misused investor funds and inaccurately suggested they were poised to collaborate with pop star Rihanna.

  2. June 17, 2025

    Beverage Co.'s Rihanna Rum Claims Were Bunk, SEC Says

    A purported beverage company and its founder face Securities and Exchange Commission claims they defrauded would-be investors out of $3.6 million by misrepresenting how they aimed to use funds they raised and inaccurately suggesting the company was poised to collaborate with pop star Rihanna.