Market manipulation enforcement actions filed in 2025
This library records 103 market manipulation enforcement actions filed in 2025, brought by 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
- 3
- Total penalties
- $395k
- Median penalty
- $198k
- Largest
- $215k
- Criminal parallel
- 33%
| Action | Agency | Filed | Technique | Penalty | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEC v. Michael Caridi (paid stock promotion, 2025) | SEC | 2025-01-08 | Paid Stock Promotion | $180k | judgment |
| SEC v. David S. Sargent (insider trading, 2025) | SEC | 2025-01-07 | Insider Trading | $215k | judgment |
| SEC v. Joseph M. Dupont and others (insider trading, 2025) | SEC | 2025-01-03 | Insider Trading | — | judgment |