Steven J. Muehler

Recently Banned Promoter Linked to Reg A Advance Fee Scheme (Part 1 of 3)

A California securities offering promoter who was the subject of the very first SEC enforcement action taken against a participant in the newly reformed Reg A market has been linked to a group of websites claiming to offer capital-hungry companies and their investors a soup-to-nuts money raising experience in exchange for cash fees and shares, despite lacking the necessary securities licenses to do so legally, and in seeming defiance of a recent ban imposed by the agency.

Prosecutor Lays Out Case Against Visium PM

An ex-portfolio manager at Visium Asset Management LP corruptly sought to boost the value of one of its hedge fund's holdings, defrauding investors while enabling the investment firm to earn millions of dollars, a U.S. prosecutor told jurors on Wednesday. via Ex-Visium hedge fund manager cheated investors, U.S. jury hears | Reuters.