by Staff of the Firm | Mar 15, 2016 | Securities Laws, Uncategorized
SEC v. Craig. On November 5, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed securities charges against James Alan Craig, a 62-year-old Scottish trader.[1] The SEC’s complaint concerns Craig’s use of Twitter accounts to commit securities fraud by making...
by Staff of the Firm | Mar 3, 2016 | Securities Laws, Uncategorized
On November 5, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an investor alert to warn investors about fraudsters who attempt to manipulate share prices through social media.[1] For a full text of the investor alert, click here. With the prevalence of...
by Staff of the Firm | Jan 19, 2016 | Avoiding Investment Scams, JOBS Act, Raising Capital, Securities Laws, Uncategorized
We’ve covered crowdfunding extensively in our previous posts “Crowdfunding: Is It Right for My Business,” “Is It Time To Do Crowdfunding To Raise Money?: SEC Releases Federal Crowdfunding Rules,” and “An Easy Way for Texas Companies To Raise Money? A Discussion of the...
