Gold Medal Service Pays $101K for Refrigerant Record Violations Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Gold Medal Service · Administrative Settlement Gold Medal Service Pays $101K for Refrigerant Record Violations EPA found the New Jersey HVAC company failed to track ozone-depleting refrigerants…
CannaCloud Fraud: $1.5M Stolen From 33 Investors While Founder Gambled Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project CannaCloud, Inc. · SEC Enforcement Action CannaCloud Fraud: $1.5M Stolen From 33 Investors While Founder Gambled David Spargo raised $1.65 million from 33 investors for a…
TL;DR: According to a legal complaint filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, real estate developer Joshua Schuster and his company, Silverback, stand accused of orchestrating a brazen fraud. They raised over $6 million from investors for a high-end Manhattan…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Aspire Commodities LLC & Its Impact on U.S. Natural‑Gas Markets 1. Introduction At 9:30 a.m. on December 23, 2022, a Houston‑based trading firm quietly dumped its remaining Henry Hub natural‑gas futures—minutes after breaching federal limits designed to keep energy speculation in…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Cunningham Energy’s Assault on Appalachian Air Introduction: A Company That Let Toxic Emissions Flow for Years In the Appalachian foothills of West Virginia, a quiet but egregious case of corporate pollution unfolded for years—largely unchecked. Cunningham…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: LCA‑Vision’s LASIK / LasikPlus “Bargain” and Its Cost to Consumers 1. Introduction A $250 price tag for life‑changing laser eye surgery sounds like the deal of a lifetime—until the moment patients, pupils dilated and wallets open, discover the…
Corporate Corruption Case Study: CIM Securities & Its Impact on Everyday Investors 1. Introduction The story begins with a single, deceptively simple act: between April and September 2022, CIM Securities sold an unregistered private‑placement security to an investor after the issuer blitzed the internet with…
Corporate Pollution Case Study: Nox‑Crete, Inc. & Its Impact on Omaha Communities 1. Introduction Shortly after sunrise on May 30, 2022, a towering wall of flame swallowed Nox‑Crete, Inc.’s chemical warehouse in South Omaha. Within minutes, an estimated 659,543 pounds of volatile chemicals—40,262 pounds…
Introduction: A Pattern of Negligence At a prominent medical center, an institution dedicated to health and science, a pattern of alleged failures risked undermining the very safety it should uphold. Inspections conducted in May 2024 at the University of Kansas…
Corporate Corruption Case Study: Legacy Sports Complex Bonds & Their Impact on Investors Introduction The Mirage in the Desert In the blazing heat of Mesa, Arizona, a 320‑acre sports “utopia” promised year‑round tournaments, a 10,000‑seat stadium, and blockbuster revenue that…