The Texas Lawbook is the official media sponsor of the Fifth Annual University of Texas Government Enforcement Institute set for Sept. 20 in Dallas. The daylong CLE program features an extraordinary line up of speakers, including a handful of corporate general counsel, federal prosecutors and senior officials at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Morgan Lewis partner Steve Korotash and Chesapeake Energy Chief Compliance Officer Patrick Craine have the details.
SEC Levies New Charges, Seeks Additional Penalties against Texas Energy Fund Execs
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed new charges against seven executives of Grapevine-based Texas Energy Mutual involved in a $10 million oil and gas Ponzi scheme between 2013 and 2016 that defrauded hundreds of investors in several states.
SEC Charges Texas Coastal Energy, CEO with Fraud
Dallas-based Texas Coastal Energy Company and its CEO committed federal securities fraud by lying to investors and misappropriating $2.6 million of their money, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday.
SEC Charges ‘Whale Whisperer’ with Securities Fraud
(June 4) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has accused a musician and composer who designed sound systems at the ballparks for the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers with misleading financial investors and misusing $3.3 million for luxury Las Vegas hotels, designer clothing and large cash withdrawals at casino ATMs.
SEC Charges Paralegal with Municipal Securities Violations
The SEC’s Fort Worth Regional Office announced Wednesday that it has charged and settled a case against an Edinburg paralegal-turned-registered municipal advisor accused of defrauding a South Texas school district involving multiple municipal bond offerings.