August 26, 2026
A Colorado federal magistrate judge recommended Wednesday that final entry of default be issued against a fraudulent investment firm run by a Hong Kong resident for failing to respond to one of several lawsuits from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accusing him of running a scheme that duped investors into buying U.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies.
November 14, 2025
Federal prosecutors charged a Hong Kong resident on Thursday with registering bogus investment advisers to run a so-called ramp-and-dump scheme that duped investors in buying up U.S.-listed shares of Chinese companies ahead of a selloff that profited overseas brokerage accounts to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.