SEC probes Elon Musk, brother Kimbal over Tesla share sales - WSJ REUTERS The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether recent stock sales by Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk and his brother Kimbal Musk "violated insider trading rules", the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. read more » Companies Finalize $26 Billion Deal With States and Cities to End Opioid Lawsuits NEW YORK TIMES
Elon Musk Accuses SEC of Attacking His Right to Free Speech With 'Unrelenting' Probe CNET Tesla and Elon Musk lashed out at the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, accusing the agency of carrying out a "harassment campaign" against the CEO and his electric car company over a 2018 regulatory settlement. read more »
SEC Says It Won’t Limit Whistleblower Payouts WSJ The Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday that it was revising two amendments governing the rules of its whistleblower program to address concerns that they would discourage tipsters from coming forward. read more » Catholic Medical Center Agrees to Pay $3.8 Million to Resolve Kickback-Related False Claims Act Allegations DOJ
Private fund advisers to spell out fees, performance under new U.S. SEC proposals REUTERS The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday voted to propose heightened regulations meant to scrutinize how private fund advisers charge fees to investors and measure fund performance. read more »
SEC Files Fraud Charges Alleging a Multi-Million Dollar Scheme that Targeted Retirement Accounts SEC The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Safeguard Metals LLC, and its owner, Jeffrey Santulan, for engaging in a multi-million dollar fraudulent scheme involving hundreds of investors who were at or near retirement age. Drug distributors, J&J to pay $590 mln to settle U.S. tribes' opioid claims REUTERS
SCOTUS asks top lawyer: How much detail needed to plead false claims? REUTERS The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday signaled interest in a whistleblower’s lawsuit against Georgia-based Bethany Hospice and Palliative Care LLC by asking for Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar’s views of how much detail is necessary to plead fraud “with particularity” under the False Claims Act. read more » Federal Court Orders Kentucky Resident to Pay $17 Million for Defrauding Commodity Futures Clients CFTC