SEC fines telecom Pareteum $500K for overstating revenue
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Aaron Nicodemus2021-09-03T15:16:00
New York City-based telecom Pareteum Corp. will pay $500,000 to settle SEC charges it committed fraud by overstating its revenue by approximately $42 million over six quarters and providing false information to auditors.
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