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Isobel Markham

Isobel Markham

July 29, 2014 | The American Lawyer

House Attorneys Ask Court to Dismiss SEC Subpoena Suit

Congressional attorneys are fighting subpoenas in an SEC probe into whether a House aide leaked information about health care policy to Wall Street.

By Isobel Markham

3 minute read

July 29, 2014 | The American Lawyer

SEC Charges Transfer Agent with Defrauding Investors

International Stock Transfer Inc and its owner, Cecil Franklin Speight, have settled charges that they used boiler room tactics to sell worthless securities.

By Isobel Markham

3 minute read

July 29, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Ex-Harbinger COO Settles Charges in Hedge Fund Scheme

A $200,000 penalty, a two-year ban from working in the securities industry and admission of wrongdoing are among the settlement terms agreed to by Peter Jenson.

By Isobel Markham

3 minute read

July 29, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Seattle Man Sentenced for Microsoft Insider Trades

With an accomplice, Sean Stokke netted more than $400,000 from illegal trades during an 18-month period.

By Isobel Markham

2 minute read

July 28, 2014 | The American Lawyer

SEC Seeks $1.41 Billion from Wyly Brothers For Fraud

A jury determined the brothers hid in offshore trusts millions of dollars in company profits, defrauding investors.

By Isobel Markham

3 minute read

July 28, 2014 | The American Lawyer

SEC Files More Charges in Football Boiler Room Scheme

Four more executives are charged in misleading potential investors in Thought Development Inc.

By Isobel Markham

3 minute read

July 26, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Morgan Stanley Settles SEC Claims for $275 Million

The Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that the investment bank understated the number of bad loans in mortgage-backed securities that it sold.

By Isobel Markham

3 minute read

July 26, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Discala Pleads Not Guilty, Released on $2 Million Bail

OmniView Capital's Abraxas Discala faces federal charges of securities fraud for an alleged $300 million stock manipulation scheme.

By Isobel Markham

2 minute read

July 25, 2014 | The American Lawyer

Ex-Jefferies Trader Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

Jesse Litvak will also pay a $1.75 million fine for his conviction on charges that include securities fraud, making false statements, and TARP-related fraud.

By Isobel Markham

2 minute read

July 25, 2014 | The American Lawyer

SEC Narrowly Adopts Money Market Fund Reforms

Measure would require prime institutional funds to float their share value.

By Isobel Markham

3 minute read