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SEC manipulation enforcement actions

This library records 1768 market manipulation enforcement actions brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

These are the SEC actions our ingest has classified as involving a manipulation technique. Actions that do not allege manipulation are outside this library's scope and are not recorded, so this is not a complete mirror of SEC enforcement.

Actions
100
Total penalties
$7.7m
Median penalty
$150k
Largest
$4m
Criminal parallel
32%
Action Agency Filed Technique Penalty Status
SEC v. Patrick Churchville (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-08-05 Ponzi Schemes filed
SEC v. Edward J. Kosinski (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-08-04 Insider Trading filed
SEC v. Traffic Monsoon et al. (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-07-28 Ponzi Schemes filed
SEC v. Jeffery A. McCollum and JNL Oilfield Instruments, LLC (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-07-27 Ponzi Schemes $160k settled
SEC v. Herbert K. Sudfeld, Jr. (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-07-26 Insider Trading unknown
SEC v. Yi Chen, CPA (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-07-26 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Braslau and Samuel (boiler rooms, 2016) SEC 2016-07-25 Boiler Rooms unknown
SEC v. James Hugh Brennan, III, et al. (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-07-25 Paid Stock Promotion unknown
SEC v. Samuel Braslau (boiler rooms, 2016) SEC 2016-07-25 Boiler Rooms unknown
SEC v. Thomas D. Melvin, et al. (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-07-25 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. Blount and John Steven (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-07-22 Ponzi Schemes unknown
SEC v. The Phoenix Companies, Inc. (benchmark submission rigging, 2016) SEC 2016-07-15 Benchmark Submission Rigging settled
SEC v. Thomas W. Avent, Jr., Raymond J. Pirrello, Jr., and Lawrence J. Penna (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-07-08 Insider Trading filed
SEC v. Toni Tong Chen, CPA (unregistered distributions, 2016) SEC 2016-07-08 Unregistered Distributions judgment
SEC v. Luis Martin-Caro Sanchez (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-07-05 Insider Trading filed
SEC v. Andrew F. Kerr (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-06-29 Insider Trading filed
SEC v. Chris Faulkner, et. al (price manipulation, 2016) SEC 2016-06-24 Price Manipulation filed
SEC v. Malcolm Segal (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-06-24 Ponzi Schemes judgment
SEC v. Mitchell Brown (pump and dump, 2016) SEC 2016-06-21 Pump And Dump judgment
SEC v. James S. Hannon (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-06-20 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. StratoComm Corporation, et al. (unregistered distributions, 2016) SEC 2016-06-17 Unregistered Distributions appealed
SEC v. Christopher Salis, Douglas Miller, Edward Miller, and Barrett Biehl (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-06-16 Insider Trading filed
SEC v. Andrew K. Proctor, et al. (pump and dump, 2016) SEC 2016-06-14 Pump And Dump $910k judgment
SEC v. Providence Financial Investments, Inc., Providence Fixed Income Fund, LLC, Jeffory Churchfield, and Jack Jarrell (unregistered distributions, 2016) SEC 2016-06-13 Unregistered Distributions judgment
SEC v. Dynkowski, et al. (pump and dump, 2016) SEC 2016-06-09 Pump And Dump $83.2k judgment
SEC v. Guolin Ma (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-06-09 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Ethiopian Electric Power (benchmark submission rigging, 2016) SEC 2016-06-08 Benchmark Submission Rigging unknown
SEC v. Michael J. Maciocio and David P. Hobson (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-06-08 Insider Trading filed
SEC v. Miller Energy Resources, Inc. Boyd and others (reverse merger schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-06-07 Reverse Merger Schemes settled
SEC v. Richard Grossman (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-06-06 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. Peter D. Nunan (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-06-03 Insider Trading $255k settled
SEC v. Spongetech Delivery Systems, Inc., et al. (pump and dump, 2016) SEC 2016-06-02 Pump And Dump $100k judgment
SEC v. Albert Fried & Company, LLC (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-06-01 Paid Stock Promotion , Pump And Dump settled
SEC v. Steven V. McClatchey and Gary J. Pusey (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-06-01 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. JSG Capital Investments, LLC, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-05-31 Ponzi Schemes filed
SEC v. David B. Kaplan, Esq., et al. (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-05-27 Ponzi Schemes unknown
SEC v. Federated Global Investment Management Corp. (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-05-27 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Christopher R. Esposito, et al. (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-05-26 Paid Stock Promotion filed
SEC v. John Patrick O'Neill (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-05-13 Insider Trading unknown
SEC v. Imran Husain, et al. (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-05-12 Paid Stock Promotion , Shell Factories unknown
SEC v. Louis Martin Blazer III (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-05-06 Ponzi Schemes settled
SEC v. Marquis Properties LLC, Chad Deucher and Richard Clatfelter (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-05-05 Ponzi Schemes filed
SEC v. Santos and Postal & Company, P.C. and Joseph A. Scolaro, CPA (undisclosed control blocks, 2016) SEC 2016-04-29 Undisclosed Control Blocks judgment
SEC v. Asher Z. Zwebner and Luke C. Zouvas, et al. (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-04-26 Paid Stock Promotion , Pump And Dump unknown
SEC v. Robert Grabowski (boiler rooms, 2016) SEC 2016-04-22 Boiler Rooms judgment
SEC v. Ener1, Inc. (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-04-19 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Ariel Quiros, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-04-14 Ponzi Schemes unknown
SEC v. John Afriyie (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-04-14 Insider Trading unknown
SEC v. Town of Ramapo, et al. (wash trading, 2016) SEC 2016-04-14 Wash Trading filed
SEC v. William E. Mapp, III, et al. (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-04-11 Paid Stock Promotion $200k settled
SEC v. David Aubel and Robert Raffa (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-04-07 Paid Stock Promotion unknown
SEC v. Edward Laborio, et al. (boiler rooms, 2016) SEC 2016-04-07 Boiler Rooms judgment
SEC v. Steve Pappas (reverse merger schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-04-05 Reverse Merger Schemes $50k judgment
SEC v. John Scott Clark (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-03-31 Ponzi Schemes filed
SEC v. Daniel Rivera, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-03-30 Ponzi Schemes $160k judgment
SEC v. Gibson and Christopher M. (front running, 2016) SEC 2016-03-29 Front Running unknown
SEC v. Tobin Smith, et al. (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-03-29 Paid Stock Promotion $75k settled
SEC v. Arcturus Corporation, et al. (unregistered distributions, 2016) SEC 2016-03-24 Unregistered Distributions unknown
SEC v. Canaccord Genuity Inc. (reverse merger schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-03-24 Reverse Merger Schemes settled
SEC v. Guy Gentile (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-03-23 Paid Stock Promotion filed
SEC v. John E. Hardy III (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-03-18 Insider Trading $184k settled
SEC v. Cary Lee Peterson, et al. (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-03-16 Paid Stock Promotion filed
SEC v. Eric J. Wolff (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-03-16 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Mark A. Jones (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-03-16 Paid Stock Promotion , Ponzi Schemes filed
SEC v. Yue Han, et al. (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-03-16 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. and Sagepoint Financial, Inc. and Fsc Securities Corporation (churning, 2016) SEC 2016-03-14 Churning settled
SEC v. Aequitas Management, LLC, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-03-11 Ponzi Schemes dismissed
SEC v. Reed J. Killion, et al. (paid stock promotion, 2016) SEC 2016-03-10 Paid Stock Promotion judgment
SEC v. Edwin Yoshihiro Fujinaga and MRI International, Inc., et al. (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-03-09 Ponzi Schemes judgment
SEC v. Daryl M. Payton, et al. (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-03-02 Insider Trading filed
SEC v. Craig N. Salamone (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-03-01 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Zachary Zwerko and David L. Post (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-03-01 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. Bonan Huang, et al. (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-02-26 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. Steven Fishoff, et al. (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-02-24 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. IBC Funds, LLC (unregistered distributions, 2016) SEC 2016-02-19 Unregistered Distributions settled
SEC v. Nicholas A. Prezioso (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-02-19 Insider Trading $131k settled
SEC v. Randy A. Hamdan and Oracle Consultants, LLC (fake press releases, 2016) SEC 2016-02-17 Fake Press Releases , Pump And Dump $150k judgment
SEC v. Abdallah Fadel (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-02-10 Insider Trading $36k settled
SEC v. Jarrod L. Spector (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-02-09 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Robert M. Munakash, Carlos A. Rodriguez, and Marc Winters (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-02-08 Insider Trading filed
SEC v. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (matched orders, 2016) SEC 2016-01-31 Matched Orders judgment
SEC v. Vlad B. Spivak, et al. (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-01-27 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. Marquis Properties, LLC (ponzi schemes, 2016) SEC 2016-01-21 Ponzi Schemes unknown
SEC v. Goldman and Sachs & Co. (naked short selling debate, 2016) SEC 2016-01-14 Naked Short Selling Debate settled
SEC v. Reid A. Hackney, CPA (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-01-12 Insider Trading $48.1k settled
SEC v. Vivian S. Shields (insider trading, 2016) SEC 2016-01-04 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Bonan Huang, et al. (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-12-23 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. Michael J. Ling (marking the close, 2015) SEC 2015-12-23 Marking The Close , Matched Orders $100k judgment
SEC v. Danny E. Carpenter (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-12-22 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Diane D. Dalmy, Esq. (reverse merger schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-12-22 Reverse Merger Schemes , Unregistered Distributions filed
SEC v. Eric E. Shear (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-12-18 Insider Trading settled
SEC v. Edward Laborio and Jonathan Fraiman (boiler rooms, 2015) SEC 2015-12-16 Boiler Rooms $4m judgment
SEC v. Oxford City Football Club, Inc. and Thomas Anthony Guerriero (boiler rooms, 2015) SEC 2015-12-16 Boiler Rooms filed
SEC v. Jessica Gilbertson (reverse merger schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-12-15 Reverse Merger Schemes unknown
SEC v. Jehu Hand and Antonio Katz (paid stock promotion, 2015) SEC 2015-12-11 Paid Stock Promotion , Pump And Dump filed
SEC v. Jeffrey K. Skilling et al. (insider trading, 2015) SEC 2015-12-08 Insider Trading judgment
SEC v. Trudy R. Gilmond (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-12-08 Ponzi Schemes unknown
SEC v. National Note of Utah and Wayne L. Palmer (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-12-04 Ponzi Schemes $1.1m unknown
SEC v. Homero Joshua Garza (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-12-01 Ponzi Schemes filed
SEC v. James A. Torchia et al. (ponzi schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-12-01 Ponzi Schemes settled