An investigation is underway into stock trading by some employees of First Republic Bank during the bank’s recent collapse, reports Financial Advisor IQ. The report said the Department of Justice is trying to determine whether staff members used inside information in...
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Insider Trading
Chairman of health care treatment company charged with insider trading scheme
The top executive of a health care treatment company has been charged with carrying out an insider trading scheme, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced. Terren S. Piezer, Executive Chairman of California-based Ontrak, Inc., was accused of fraudulently...
8 social media influencers charged with using platforms to manipulate stocks
Eight social media influencers have been charged with trying to manipulate stocks through the use of their platforms, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced. The SEC said the $100 million securities fraud scheme had been carried out since at least January...
Former employee of online gambling company charged by SEC with insider trading
A former employee of a Pennsylvania-based online gambling company has been charged with insider trading, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced. The SEC filed a complaint in federal district court against David Roda of Philadelphia, a former software...
Former CFO of pharmaceutical company charged with insider trading
A former pharmaceutical company executive and his former girlfriend have been charged with insider trading, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced in a news release last week. The SEC filed a complaint in U.S. District Court against Usama Malik, the ex-Chief...
