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Market manipulation enforcement actions filed in 2023

This library records 363 market manipulation enforcement actions filed in 2023, brought by AMF-FR, ASIC, CFTC, SEBI, SEC.

Counts by year reflect when an action was filed or announced, not when the underlying conduct occurred — those are often years apart. Compare across years with care: a single multi-defendant sweep can dominate a year's count.

Actions
100
Total penalties
$103m
Median penalty
$143k
Largest
$45m
Criminal parallel
16%
Action Agency Filed Technique Penalty Status
SEBI v. Shilpi Cable Technologies Limited and others (IPO proceeds diversion, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-06-13 Misleading Issuer Disclosure — judgment
SEBI v. Magnum Ventures Limited and others (misstated financial results, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-05-31 Misleading Issuer Disclosure , Price Manipulation — judgment
SEBI v. Mangalbhai Valabhai Rathod and others (Gayatri Sugars Ltd, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-05-31 Price Manipulation , Matched Orders — judgment
SEBI v. Faithful Cloth Merchants Pvt. Ltd. and others (Appu Marketing and Manufacturing Ltd, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-05-31 Price Manipulation — judgment
SEBI v. Savita Satish Gowda and others (Sharon Bio-Medicine Ltd, misstated accounts, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-05-31 Misleading Issuer Disclosure — judgment
SEBI v. Nafeez Hakeem and others (Generic Engineering Construction and Projects Ltd, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-05-31 Price Manipulation , Matched Orders — judgment
SEBI v. Kajalben Kiranbhai Trivedi and others (Cosyn, Tera Software, Flex Foods and Jubilant Industries, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-05-31 Price Manipulation , Wash Trading — judgment
SEC v. Chimene Van Gundy and others (ponzi schemes, 2023) SEC 2023-05-31 Ponzi Schemes $6.5m judgment
SEBI v. Educomp Solutions Ltd and others (concealed subsidiary dealings, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-05-30 Misleading Issuer Disclosure — judgment
SEBI v. Ritu Devi Khemka and others (Sai Television Ltd, family group, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-05-30 Matched Orders , Price Manipulation — judgment
SEBI v. P V Nageshwar Rao and others (Sai Television Ltd, trading network, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-05-30 Matched Orders , Price Manipulation — judgment
SEC v. Francis Sabo (social media ramps, 2023) SEC 2023-05-26 Social Media Ramps — settled
SEBI v. Harshad Ravilal Shah and others (Galactico Corporate Services, price manipulation allegation, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-05-25 Price Manipulation , Matched Orders — dismissed
SEC v. Eleazar Kauderer, GPL Ventures LLC, et al. (paid stock promotion, 2023) SEC 2023-05-24 Paid Stock Promotion — judgment
SEC v. Integrated National Resources, Inc. (WeedGenics), Rolf Max Hirschmann and Patrick Earl Williams (ponzi schemes, 2023) SEC 2023-05-23 Ponzi Schemes $17.8m judgment
SEBI v. Alps Motor Finance Limited and others (preferential-issue proceeds, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-05-23 Misleading Issuer Disclosure — judgment
ASIC bans former fund manager for naked short selling (2023) ASIC 2023-05-22 Naked Short Selling Debate — judgment
SEC v. Thomas Carter Ronk (paid stock promotion, 2023) SEC 2023-05-22 Paid Stock Promotion $75k judgment
SEC v. Sam A. Antar (ponzi schemes, 2023) SEC 2023-05-19 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEBI v. Amit Agrawal and Murlidhar Agrawal (insider trading, Magma Fincorp, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-05-17 Insider Trading — settled
SEBI v. Rakesh Bhojgdhiya and Rakesh Bhojgdhiya HUF (insider trading, Magma Fincorp, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-05-17 Insider Trading — settled
SEC v. Brian Callahan, Adam Manson and others (ponzi schemes, 2023) SEC 2023-05-17 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Green Stream Holdings, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-05-16 Unregistered Distributions $75k settled
SEC v. LiveWire Ergogenics, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-05-16 Unregistered Distributions $50k settled
SEC v. Principal Solar, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-05-16 Unregistered Distributions $40k settled
SEC v. SFLMaven Corp. (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-05-16 Unregistered Distributions $25k settled
SEC v. Verde Bio Holdings, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-05-16 Unregistered Distributions $90k settled
Vaughan Bowen indicted on insider trading charges (ASIC, 2023) ASIC 2023-05-12 Insider Trading — dismissed
CFTC v. HSBC Bank USA (spoofing, 2023) CFTC 2023-05-12 Spoofing $45m judgment
SEC v. Matthew Bell (CodeSmart price manipulation, 2023) SEC 2023-05-12 Price Manipulation — judgment
SEC v. Joshua Sason, et al. (Corrected) (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-05-12 Unregistered Distributions $290k settled
SEC v. Todd Dobberfuhl (insider trading, 2023) SEC 2023-05-12 Insider Trading $72.8k settled
CFTC v. Tyche Asset Management, LLC and Phillip Galles (ponzi schemes, 2023) CFTC 2023-05-11 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Charles T. Lawrence, Jr. and others (2023) SEC 2023-05-11 — settled
Former Courtenay House contractor sentenced (ASIC, 2023) ASIC 2023-05-08 Ponzi Schemes — judgment
SEC v. Cedric Dewayne Griffin (ponzi schemes, 2023) SEC 2023-05-04 Ponzi Schemes — filed
ASIC v. Gabriel Govinda (price manipulation, 2023) ASIC 2023-05-03 Price Manipulation , Pump And Dump +1 — judgment
SEC v. Brett M. Bartlett and others (ponzi schemes, 2023) SEC 2023-05-03 Ponzi Schemes $4m judgment
SEC v. Carlos Eduardo Reyes Alvarez (wash trading, 2023) SEC 2023-05-01 Wash Trading $160k judgment
SEBI v. Ankur Agarwal (Arvind Remedies, misstated accounts, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-04-28 Misleading Issuer Disclosure — judgment
SEBI v. Nimi Enterprises and others (order-book spoofing, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-04-28 Spoofing , Layering — judgment
SEBI v. Eden Infrasmith Pvt Ltd and others (Funny Software Ltd, matched trades, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-04-28 Matched Orders , Price Manipulation — judgment
SEBI v. Om Hari Mahabir Halan HUF and others (Shree Global Tradefin, synchronised trades, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-04-28 Matched Orders , Wash Trading — judgment
SEC v. Neil Bergquist; Up and Global SEZC; Coinme, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-04-28 Unregistered Distributions — settled
SEBI v. Rajinder Singh (MPS Infotechnics GDR issue, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-04-28 Misleading Issuer Disclosure — judgment
SEBI v. Karvy Stock Broking Limited and others (client securities misuse, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-04-28 — judgment
SEBI v. Surabhi Shah and Saumil Shah (insider trading, Magma Fincorp, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-04-26 Insider Trading — settled
SEBI v. Himanshu Mahendrabhai Patel and others (Telegram stock recommendations, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-04-26 Social Media Ramps , Pump And Dump — judgment
CFTC v. Precious Metals Dealers and Their Owner (2023) CFTC 2023-04-25 — filed
SEBI v. Chaturvedi & Shah and K. K. Mankeshwar & Co. (statutory auditors, CG Power, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-04-20 Misleading Issuer Disclosure — judgment
SEC v. Betterment LLC (tax-loss harvesting disclosures, 2023) SEC 2023-04-18 $9m settled
SEC v. Donald G. Blakstad, Energy Sources International Corporation and Xact Holdings Corporation (2023) SEC 2023-04-18 — judgment
CFTC v. Rashawn Russell (2023) CFTC 2023-04-11 — settled
SEC v. Matthew Nicosia, William Reininger, Fabrizio Di Carlo, and Ronald Touchard (boiler rooms, 2023) SEC 2023-04-10 Boiler Rooms $223k judgment
SEC v. Michael J. French, MJF Holdings, LLC and MJF Capital, LLC (ponzi schemes, 2023) SEC 2023-04-04 Ponzi Schemes $6.2m judgment
SEC v. Darren Ofsink and Michael T. Morris (CodeSmart, 2023) SEC 2023-04-03 Reverse Merger Schemes , Undisclosed Control Blocks +1 — judgment
SEBI v. Beeline Broking Limited and others (market maker price manipulation, Transwind Infrastructure, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-31 Price Manipulation , Matched Orders — judgment
SEBI v. Gaurav Gupta and others (cornering Mentha oil futures at MCX, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-31 Cornering — judgment
SEBI v. Jayeshbhai Chandubhai Patel and another (alleged tipping, Vimal Oil & Foods, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-31 Insider Trading — dismissed
SEBI v. Kirodi Mal Modi and others (synchronised trades to consolidate promoter holdings, Bhageria Industries, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-31 Matched Orders , Price Manipulation — judgment
SEBI v. Markand Adhikari and others (insider trading and late disclosure, TV Vision adjudication, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-31 Insider Trading — judgment
SEBI v. Bijal Shah and others (insider trading in Zee Entertainment derivatives, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-31 Insider Trading — judgment
SEBI v. Vinodkumar Hirabhai Parmar and others (India Infraspace Ltd, 69 noticees, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-31 Wash Trading , Matched Orders +1 — judgment
SEC v. Carnovale, et al. (undisclosed control blocks, 2023) SEC 2023-03-31 Undisclosed Control Blocks , Unregistered Distributions — judgment
SEC v. Sean Wygovsky and Christopher Matthaei (insider trading, 2023) SEC 2023-03-31 Insider Trading — settled
SEC v. William Andrew Stack, Esq. (undisclosed control blocks, 2023) SEC 2023-03-31 Undisclosed Control Blocks , Unregistered Distributions $333k judgment
SEC v. Surage Kamal Roshan Perera and Janues Capital Incorporated (ponzi schemes, 2023) SEC 2023-03-29 Ponzi Schemes — settled
SEBI v. Manash Das and others (Angels Enterprises Limited, connected-entity trading, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-29 Price Manipulation — dismissed
CFTC v. Chinese National (insider trading, 2023) CFTC 2023-03-28 Insider Trading $176k settled
SEBI v. Salasar Trading Company and others (diversion of IPO proceeds, Shilpi Cable Technologies, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-28 Misleading Issuer Disclosure — judgment
SEBI v. Satyanarayana Murthy Karuturi and others (insider trading ahead of results, Apex Frozen Foods, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-28 Insider Trading — judgment
SEBI v. Gottumukkala Subha Satya Pramila and another (insider trading allegation, Apex Frozen Foods, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-28 Insider Trading — dismissed
SEBI v. Camac Commercial Company Ltd, Samir Jain and others (hidden promoters, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-28 Misleading Issuer Disclosure — judgment
SEBI v. PNB Finance and Industries Ltd, Samir Jain and others (hidden promoters, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-28 Misleading Issuer Disclosure — judgment
SEBI v. Mysore Amalgamated Coffee Estates Ltd (receipt of diverted Coffee Day funds, adjudication, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-27 Misleading Issuer Disclosure — judgment
SEC v. Aaron Cain McKnight and others (2023) SEC 2023-03-27 — filed
SEBI v. Sanjay Chamria (information given on Poonawalla Fincorp insider trading probe, settlement, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-27 — settled
SEBI v. Rashesh Purohit and others (insider trading ahead of a rating downgrade, TV Vision, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-24 Insider Trading — judgment
SEBI v. Jyotiben Kantilal Patel and others (insider trading allegation, Vimal Oil & Foods, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-24 Insider Trading — dismissed
SEC v. Justin Sun et al. (paid stock promotion, 2023) SEC 2023-03-24 Paid Stock Promotion , Unregistered Distributions +1 $10m settled
SEBI v. Morgan Stanley France S.A. (box trades in long-dated Nifty options, settlement, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-23 Price Manipulation — settled
SEC v. Aliaune Damala Badara Akon Thiam (paid stock promotion, 2023) SEC 2023-03-22 Paid Stock Promotion $126k settled
SEC v. Jake Joseph Paul (paid stock promotion, 2023) SEC 2023-03-22 Paid Stock Promotion $75.1k settled
SEC v. Lindsay Dee Lohan (paid stock promotion, 2023) SEC 2023-03-22 Paid Stock Promotion $30k settled
SEC v. Michele Anne Mason (paid stock promotion, 2023) SEC 2023-03-22 Paid Stock Promotion $2.9k settled
SEC v. Miles Parks McCollum (paid stock promotion, 2023) SEC 2023-03-22 Paid Stock Promotion $30k settled
SEC v. Shaffer Chimere Smith (paid stock promotion, 2023) SEC 2023-03-22 Paid Stock Promotion $36k settled
Former Tesla Motors Australia director sentenced for insider trading (ASIC, 2023) ASIC 2023-03-20 Insider Trading — judgment
SEBI v. Manish Jani (promoter exit through connected buyers, Layla Textiles and Traders, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-16 Matched Orders , Price Manipulation — judgment
SEBI v. Kavi Arora (fund diversion at Religare Finvest, 2023, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-16 Misleading Issuer Disclosure — judgment
SEBI v. K. Murugavel and Aswin Logistic Ventures (Midvalley Entertainment IPO proceeds, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-16 Misleading Issuer Disclosure — judgment
SEC v. Brian Robert Sodi, et al. (newsletter scalping, 2023) SEC 2023-03-14 Newsletter Scalping , Pump And Dump — judgment
AMF France v. M. A (insider trading, 2023) AMF (France) 2023-03-13 Insider Trading — judgment
SEC v. Mahmoud Ali Abdelkader (insider trading, 2023) SEC 2023-03-09 Insider Trading $81.6k settled
SEC v. Moynes, et al. (undisclosed control blocks, 2023) SEC 2023-03-09 Undisclosed Control Blocks , Pump And Dump $307k judgment
CFTC v. Coquest Inc. (insider trading, 2023) CFTC 2023-03-08 Insider Trading $2.5m settled
SEBI v. 10,980 settling entities (reversal trades in illiquid BSE stock options, settlement scheme, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-08 Matched Orders , Wash Trading — settled
SEC v. Terren S. Peizer and Acuitas Group Holdings, LLC (insider trading, 2023) SEC 2023-03-08 Insider Trading — dismissed
SEC v. BKCoin Management, LLC and Kevin Kang (ponzi schemes, 2023) SEC 2023-03-06 Ponzi Schemes — settled
SEBI v. North End Foods Marketing Pvt Ltd and Sandeep Sabharwal (Mentha oil futures, settlement, 2023) SEBI (India) 2023-03-06 Cornering — settled