SEC charges Medallion Financial with fraud, illegal touting
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2021-12-29T17:15:00
The SEC charged New York City taxi medallion loan company Medallion Financial with participating in two illegal schemes to pump up the declining value of its stock. Also charged was California-based media strategy company Ichabod’s Cranium.
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