An ex-partner at Marcum agreed to pay $75,000 to settle charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission he failed to remediate numerous quality control deficiencies magnified by the audit firm’s special purpose acquisition company client boom.
Jeff Dale
Posted inRisk Management
FinCEN analysis: Trends in Russia export control evasion attempts
Analysis of suspicious activity reports by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network indicates nearly $1 billion in suspicious activity in cases of suspected evasion of Russia-related export controls.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
SEC fines Monolith $225K over violating whistleblower protections
Monolith Resources, a privately held energy and tech company, agreed to pay $225,000 to settle charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission it used employee separation agreements that violated whistleblower protection rules.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
Linus Financial avoids penalty in SEC crypto securities case
Linus Financial avoided a civil penalty in reaching settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission over its alleged failure to register the offer and sale of its crypto lending product.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
Network 1, CCO fined by FINRA for Reg BI failures
Network 1 Financial Securities and its chief compliance officer agreed to pay approximately $740,000 combined, plus interest, as part of a settlement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority addressing alleged Regulation Best Interest compliance failures.
Posted inAccounting & Auditing
SEC fines Fluor $14.5M over accounting lapses
Engineering and construction company Fluor Corp. agreed to pay $14.5 million to settle allegations by the Securities and Exchange Commission that accounting deficiencies led to restatements on nearly three years of financial statements.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
Verizon unit to pay $4.1M in cybersecurity false claims case
Verizon Business Network Services agreed to pay approximately $4.1 million to settle allegations levied by the Department of Justice regarding false claims caused by failure to fully implement cybersecurity controls required of a government contractor.
Posted inRisk Management
Discover sued by investors over lax compliance procedures
Discover Financial Services faces a class-action lawsuit from investors alleging materially false and misleading statements regarding its business, operations, and compliance policies.
Posted inRegulatory Policy
Labor Department proposal seeks clarity for OSHA inspection reps
The Department of Labor issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to clarify regulations regarding authorized employee representatives during Occupational Safety and Health Administration compliance officer inspections.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
SEC fines Citigroup unit $2.9M for underwriting record failures
The Securities and Exchange Commission fined Citigroup Global Markets $2.9 million as part of a settlement addressing alleged recordkeeping failures concerning underwriting expenses that occurred for at least a decade.
