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SEC Charges Former Yahoo Executive and Former Ameriprise Manager with Insider Trading
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The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a former executive at Yahoo! Inc. and a former mutual fund manager at a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial Inc. with insider trading on confidential information about a search engine partnership between Yahoo and Microsoft Corporation.
Administrative Law Judge Upholds FTC's Complaint that POM Deceptively Advertised Its Products
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In an Initial Decision announced, Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell upheld a Federal Trade Commission complaint, and ruled that POM Wonderful LLC, its sister corporation Roll Global LLC, and principals Stewart Resnick, Lynda Resnick, and Matthew Tupper violated federal law by making deceptive claims in some advertisements that their POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice and POMx supplements (POM products) would treat, prevent, or reduce the risk of heart disease, prostate cancer, and erectile dysfunction.
Consumers Who Bought Two Oreck Products Will Receive FTC Refunds
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Thousands of consumers who purchased two home cleaning products from Oreck Corporation will receive refunds from the Federal Trade Commission because company advertisements allegedly made false and unproven claims that the products could reduce the risk of flu and other illnesses, and eliminate virtually all common germs and allergens.
SEC Charges optionsXpress and Five Individuals Involved in Abusive Naked Short Selling Scheme
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Washington, D.C - The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged an online brokerage and clearing agency specializing in options and futures as well as four officials at the firm and a customer involved in an abusive naked short selling scheme.
SEC Shuts Down Ponzi Scheme Targeting Persian-Jewish Community in Los Angeles
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The Securities and Exchange Commission obtained an emergency court order to halt an ongoing Ponzi scheme that targeted members of the Persian-Jewish community in Los Angeles.
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