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SEC manipulation enforcement actions

This library records 1856 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
$68.4m
Median penalty
$118k
Largest
$26.4m
Criminal parallel
43%
Action Agency Filed Technique Penalty Status
SEC v. Joseph Meli, et al. and Craig H. Carton, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-10-31 Ponzi Schemes — unknown
SEC v. Millennium Management LLC (rule 105 offering shorts, 2017) SEC 2017-10-31 Rule 105 Offering Shorts $300k settled
SEC v. Andalusian Resorts and others (fake press releases, 2017) SEC 2017-10-30 Fake Press Releases , Pump And Dump +1 — filed
SEC v. Joseph P. Willner (hijacked account ramping, 2017) SEC 2017-10-30 Hijacked Account Ramping — judgment
SEC v. Artemus Mayor (paid stock promotion, 2017) SEC 2017-10-26 Pump And Dump $160k settled
SEC v. Canterbury Consulting, Inc. (churning, 2017) SEC 2017-10-26 Churning $100k settled
SEC v. Artemus Mayor (pump and dump, 2017) SEC 2017-10-26 Pump And Dump $160k settled
SEC v. J. Patrick O'Neill and Robert H. Bray (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-10-25 Insider Trading — appealed
SEC v. James M. Schneider (pump and dump, 2017) SEC 2017-10-11 Pump And Dump , Reverse Merger Schemes — filed
SEC v. Marc A. Celello (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-10-06 Ponzi Schemes — filed
SEC v. Homero Joshua Garza (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-10-04 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Arun J. Singh (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-10-03 Insider Trading $25k judgment
SEC v. Jammin' Java Corp. et al. (pump and dump, 2017) SEC 2017-10-03 Pump And Dump $26.4m appealed
SEC v. Avaneesh Krishnamoorthy (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-09-29 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Jason McDiarmid, et al. (boiler rooms, 2017) SEC 2017-09-29 Boiler Rooms , Pump And Dump — unknown
SEC v. Micheal A. Skerry (newsletter scalping, 2017) SEC 2017-09-29 Newsletter Scalping , Paid Stock Promotion +1 $100k judgment
SEC v. David Howard Welch, et al (boiler rooms, 2017) SEC 2017-09-28 Boiler Rooms — settled
SEC v. Fengjiu Zhang and Xianli Kong (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-09-28 Insider Trading $77.3k settled
SEC v. Laurence M. Torres (churning, 2017) SEC 2017-09-28 Churning $160k settled
SEC v. Naris Chamroonrat, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-09-28 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Sean Stewart et al. (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-09-28 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Success Holding Group International, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2017) SEC 2017-09-28 Unregistered Distributions $100k settled
SEC v. Jason Napodano, Bilal Basrai and Bryce Stirton (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-09-26 Insider Trading $240k settled
SEC v. LBMZ Securities, Inc. (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-09-26 Insider Trading $240k settled
SEC v. Joel P. Zingerman (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-09-21 Insider Trading $56.6k settled
SEC v. Justin Samuel Cary (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-09-21 Insider Trading — filed
SEC v. Peter C. Chang (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-09-20 Insider Trading — filed
SEC v. Francisco Illarramendi, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-09-19 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Lawrence F. Cluff, Jr., Roger E. Shaoul, and James Shaoul (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-09-13 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Mayank Gupta, et al. (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-09-13 Insider Trading $23.8k settled
SEC v. Brett Kennedy, et al. (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-09-07 Insider Trading — settled
SEC v. Craig H. Carton, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-09-06 Ponzi Schemes — filed
SEC v. Scott Newsholme (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-09-06 Ponzi Schemes — filed
SEC v. Alan M. Stark, Esq. (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-09-05 Insider Trading $7.6k settled
SEC v. Richard P. Cedrone, Steven R. Ferris and George R. Thoreson (marking the close, 2017) SEC 2017-09-05 Marking The Close $75k judgment
SEC v. Evan R. Kita, et al. (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-08-31 Insider Trading — filed
SEC v. Tennstar Energy, Inc., et al. (boiler rooms, 2017) SEC 2017-08-30 Boiler Rooms — filed
SEC v. Lek Securities Corp. et al. (layering, 2017) SEC 2017-08-29 Layering , Undisclosed Control Blocks — unknown
SEC v. Dawn J. Bennett and DJB Holdings LLC (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-08-28 Ponzi Schemes — filed
SEC v. Caledonian Bank Ltd., et al. (unregistered distributions, 2017) SEC 2017-08-25 Unregistered Distributions $19.2m judgment
SEC v. Jack Sini (boiler rooms, 2017) SEC 2017-08-23 Boiler Rooms — filed
SEC v. Jason Hershberger (boiler rooms, 2017) SEC 2017-08-23 Boiler Rooms — filed
SEC v. Juan M. Perez Ortega (boiler rooms, 2017) SEC 2017-08-23 Boiler Rooms — filed
SEC v. Martin Miller (boiler rooms, 2017) SEC 2017-08-23 Boiler Rooms — filed
SEC v. Shawna Leigh Lynch (boiler rooms, 2017) SEC 2017-08-23 Boiler Rooms — unknown
SEC v. Deerfield Management Company, L.P. (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-08-21 Insider Trading $3.9m settled
SEC v. Banca IMI Securities Corp. (naked short selling debate, 2017) SEC 2017-08-18 Naked Short Selling Debate $15m settled
SEC v. Daniel Rivas, et al. (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-08-16 Insider Trading — unknown
SEC v. Robert Cortez Marshall (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-08-16 Ponzi Schemes — filed
SEC v. Damon Hovannisian, et al. (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-08-11 Insider Trading $156k judgment
SEC v. Louis Martin Blazer III (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-08-10 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. David Blaszczak, et al. (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-08-08 Insider Trading — settled
SEC v. Steven V. McClatchey and Gary J. Pusey (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-08-08 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Joe Yiu Cheung ( and Dylon De Lu Zhang) (paid stock promotion, 2017) SEC 2017-08-02 Paid Stock Promotion , Pump And Dump +2 $150k settled
SEC v. Jeffrey D. Martin, et al. (custodianship shell hijacking, 2017) SEC 2017-08-01 Custodianship Shell Hijacking , Paid Stock Promotion +1 — judgment
SEC v. Karen F. Aalders (paid stock promotion, 2017) SEC 2017-07-31 Paid Stock Promotion — judgment
SEC v. Sterling Craig Barton (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-07-31 Insider Trading $100k judgment
SEC v. Harold L. Altvater (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-07-28 Insider Trading — unknown
SEC v. Windsor Street Capital, L.P. ( and others (unregistered distributions, 2017) SEC 2017-07-28 Unregistered Distributions $200k settled
SEC v. Joey Stanton Dodson (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-07-26 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Joey Giamichael and Umbrella Research, LLC (newsletter scalping, 2017) SEC 2017-07-25 Newsletter Scalping , Paid Stock Promotion — settled
SEC v. Andrew Farmer, et al. (pump and dump, 2017) SEC 2017-07-24 Pump And Dump — judgment
SEC v. Lubin and David (unregistered distributions, 2017) SEC 2017-07-19 Unregistered Distributions — judgment
SEC v. Troy Joseph Flowers, et al. (undisclosed control blocks, 2017) SEC 2017-07-19 Undisclosed Control Blocks — filed
SEC v. John F. Stimpson (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-07-18 Insider Trading $136k settled
SEC v. Ashley Antos, Defendants, and Antos, Inc. (boiler rooms, 2017) SEC 2017-07-12 Boiler Rooms — unknown
SEC v. Victory Ho (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-07-12 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Wanger and Eric David Wanger Investment Management, Inc. (marking the close, 2017) SEC 2017-07-10 Marking The Close $75k dismissed
SEC v. Steve G. Blasko (boiler rooms, 2017) SEC 2017-07-07 Boiler Rooms , Unregistered Distributions — filed
SEC v. Cheryl L. Jones (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-07-03 Ponzi Schemes — filed
SEC v. Sasan Sabrdaran and Farhang Afsarpour (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-06-30 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Andrew S. Keck (undisclosed control blocks, 2017) SEC 2017-06-29 Undisclosed Control Blocks — settled
SEC v. Christopher A. Conley (undisclosed control blocks, 2017) SEC 2017-06-29 Undisclosed Control Blocks — settled
SEC v. Marilyn Stark (undisclosed control blocks, 2017) SEC 2017-06-29 Undisclosed Control Blocks $10k settled
SEC v. Matthew L. Egna (undisclosed control blocks, 2017) SEC 2017-06-29 Undisclosed Control Blocks $10k settled
SEC v. Nigel G. Lindsay (undisclosed control blocks, 2017) SEC 2017-06-29 Undisclosed Control Blocks — settled
SEC v. Sarah E. Keck (undisclosed control blocks, 2017) SEC 2017-06-29 Undisclosed Control Blocks — settled
SEC v. Diana P. Lovera (boiler rooms, 2017) SEC 2017-06-28 Boiler Rooms — judgment
SEC v. Harold L. Altvater, Maureen E. Curran, Susan L. Dubuc (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-06-27 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Wm Smith & Co. and William S. Smith (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-06-26 Insider Trading $50k settled
SEC v. James M. Farinella, et al. (paid stock promotion, 2017) SEC 2017-06-21 Paid Stock Promotion — filed
SEC v. Yu-Cheng Lin (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-06-19 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Edwin Yoshihiro Fujinaga and MRI International, Inc., et al. (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-06-15 Ponzi Schemes — appealed
SEC v. Jehu Hand and Antonio Katz (paid stock promotion, 2017) SEC 2017-06-15 Paid Stock Promotion , Pump And Dump — filed
SEC v. Tod A. Ditommaso, Esq. (unregistered distributions, 2017) SEC 2017-06-13 Unregistered Distributions — judgment
SEC v. Dan (“Alice”) Zhang, CPA (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-06-07 Insider Trading $7.5k settled
SEC v. Michael Trahan (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-06-07 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Homero Joshua Garza, GAW Miners, LLC, and ZenMiner, LLC (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-06-05 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Adesh Kumar Tyagi (marking the close, 2017) SEC 2017-06-01 Marking The Close — unknown
SEC v. Harrison Katzen (boiler rooms, 2017) SEC 2017-05-31 Boiler Rooms — judgment
SEC v. Mark A. Jones (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-05-25 Ponzi Schemes $160k judgment
SEC v. William J. Wells and Promitor Capital Management LLC (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-05-25 Ponzi Schemes — settled
SEC v. Francisco Illarramendi, Highview Point Partners, LLC and others (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-05-24 Ponzi Schemes $1m judgment
SEC v. Imran Husain, et al. (shell factories, 2017) SEC 2017-05-24 Shell Factories , Undisclosed Control Blocks — filed
SEC v. Murakami, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-05-22 Ponzi Schemes — filed
SEC v. Robert W. Murray (price manipulation, 2017) SEC 2017-05-19 EDGAR Filing Fraud , Price Manipulation +1 — unknown
SEC v. Emerald Isle Exploration, Ltd. and Samuell Eads and Lloyd C. Brewer (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-05-12 Insider Trading , Undisclosed Control Blocks $10k settled
SEC v. Chamroonrat, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-05-11 Ponzi Schemes — filed
SEC v. Walter C. Little and Andrew M. Berke (insider trading, 2017) SEC 2017-05-11 Insider Trading — filed
SEC v. Iat Hong, et al. (hack to trade, 2017) SEC 2017-05-09 Hack To Trade — filed