SeaWorld, CEO settle fraud charges with SEC for $5M
SeaWorld Entertainment and its former CEO have agreed to pay a total of more than $5 million to settle fraud charges for misleading investors about the impact the documentary film Blackfish had on the company’s reputation and business, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced.
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