FINRA Enforcement • Securities Fraud $1.36 Million in Phantom Equity.The Fine Was $25,000. EvilCorporations.com • FINRA AWC No. 2022077353201 • 8 min read TL;DR Sentinel Brokers Company, Inc. (SBC) received $1,364,412 from affiliated companies between April and June 2022, then…
EvilCorporations.com • FIFRA-10-2025-0047 / EPA Region 10 • 11 min read They Slapped “Safe. Smart. Strong.” on a Bug Zapper. The EPA Called It Illegal. The Fine Was $2,420. Basic Outlet LLC, a small company out of Kirkland, Washington, imported…
Crypto Fraud / SEC Enforcement / Utah Federal Court Case No. 2:23-cv-00159-AMA-CMR | U.S. District Court, District of Utah The Green Box Scam: How Two Men Sold a Fake Crypto Mine to Ordinary Investors and a Federal Court Just Refused…
Data Privacy Violation • 7th Circuit Court of Appeals MeTV Embedded a Facebook Spy Pixel in Every Video You Watched EvilCorporations.com • Case No. 24-1290, 7th Cir. (2025) • 7 min read TL;DR MeTV, the classic TV streaming website, embedded…
FINRA Enforcement • Municipal Bonds • Pay-to-Play The Firm That Let Dirty Money Flow Into Public Finance EvilCorporations.com • FINRA AWC No. 2021070877701 • 10 min read TL;DR The Frazer Lanier Company, a Montgomery, Alabama municipal bond firm operating since…
Labor Law / Wage Theft How Hamilton-Ryker Refused to Pay Overtime by Calling Eight Hours a “Week” A federal appeals court just ruled that slapping the word “salary” on a payment of $800 for one day’s work does not make…
Corporate Accountability • RICO • U.S. Supreme Court They Sold Him a Lie. It Cost Him His Career. EvilCorporations.com • No. 23-365 • Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn (2025) • 65 min read The Case at a Glance TL;DR Douglas…
EvilCorporations.com / Financial Fraud / FINRA Enforcement They Sold $13 Million in Risky Bets Without Doing the Homework EvilCorporations.com • FINRA AWC No. 2019060753601 • 12 min read TL;DR Cova Capital Partners LLC, a FINRA-registered broker-dealer based in Syosset, New…
CFTC Enforcement • Financial Oversight • Swap Dealer Misconduct TD Bank’s $4 Million Fine: Pocket Change for a 5-Year Oversight Failure That Endangers Markets EvilCorporations.com • CFTC Docket No. 24-13 • 15 min read TL;DR TD Bank, one of North…
EPA Fines Armor Lite Trailer Manufacturing for Hazardous Waste Violations A License to Pollute: Armor Lite Trailer’s $7,500 Fine for Endangering Workers and Land TL;DR Company: Armor Lite Trailer Manufacturing, a trailer maker in Sikeston, Missouri. The Misconduct: EPA inspectors…