1 manipulation enforcement action — 2026-08-17
1 market manipulation enforcement action recorded on 2026-08-17, brought by SEC.
1 market manipulation enforcement action was recorded on 2026-08-17, brought by the SEC. No civil penalty figures were disclosed in the releases. The day was miscellaneous; there is no common thread across these filings, and inventing one would misrepresent them.
What landed today
- SEC v. Andrew Spaventa and others (boiler rooms, 2026) — the SEC has alleged conduct against Andrew Spaventa and 3 others that this library classifies as boiler rooms. No monetary relief is recorded at this stage, and the allegations are unproven.
What this tells us
None of today’s actions references a parallel criminal proceeding. Every action today falls under one technique, which is unusual and is more likely to reflect a coordinated sweep than a shift in what regulators are looking at. A single day tells you very little on its own — enforcement counts are dominated by the timing of announcements rather than by anything happening in markets. The year index and the charts are where a trend would show up, if there were one.
The actions in full
| Action | Agency | Filed | Technique | Penalty | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC v. Andrew Spaventa and others (boiler rooms, 2026) | SEC | 2026-08-17 | Boiler Rooms | — | filed |
Every action listed here is described as the issuing regulator described it. Where a matter is recorded as filed, the conduct is alleged and unproven. See our editorial policy.