Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Interactive Brokers & The Systemic Erosion of Regulatory Integrity TL;DR: For over a decade, the online trading giant Interactive Brokers LLC systematically failed to report critical information to financial regulators. This included hiding hundreds of customer…
Financial Criminality Case Study: American Trust Investment Services, Inc. & Its Impact on Retirees and Main Street Investors TLDR: American Trust Investment Services, Inc., a financial firm operating since 1957, systematically betrayed its clients’ trust by pushing them into wildly…
Corporate Negligence Case Study: Ocean Food and Fuels & Its Impact on Public Safety TLDR: A web of New Jersey-based petroleum companies operated underground fuel storage tanks without performing basic safety checks or keeping legally required records for years. Despite…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Ascend Capventures & Its Impact on Aspiring Entrepreneurs TLDR: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took action against a sprawling enterprise, including Ascend Capventures Inc. and its founders, William Michael Basta and Jeremy Kenneth Leung. The FTC…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Apple, Inc. & Its Impact on Defrauded Consumers In a stunning betrayal of consumer trust, tech giant Apple, Inc. stands accused of turning its celebrated App Store into a hunting ground for financial predators. A class-action…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Daman Beauty, LLC & Its Impact on Consumers TL;DR: A class-action lawsuit alleges that Daman Beauty, LLC, systematically deceived consumers by illegally using the FDA’s name and logo on its Aphrona Moonlight Pro LED Facial Mask.…
Corporate Pollution Case Study: Saputo Cheese USA Inc. & Its Impact on the Village of Delhi TL;DR: Saputo Cheese USA Inc., a major dairy corporation, allegedly discharged inadequately treated wastewater from its manufacturing facility in Delhi, New York. This discharge…
Corporate Greed Case Study: Regulus Financial Group & Its Impact on Retail Investors TL;DR: For nearly three years, Regulus Financial Group, a broker-dealer with 114 registered representatives, failed to disclose its own legal and disciplinary history to the very retail…
Corporate Privacy Violation: New England Patriots LLC & Its Impact on Fan Privacy TLDR: A federal class-action lawsuit alleges the New England Patriots knowingly and illegally built its official team app to function as a surveillance tool. The legal complaint…
Corporate Misconduct Case Study: Entegris Inc. & Its Impact on Public Health TLDR: For nearly three years, a specialty chemical manufacturer, Entegris, Inc., repeatedly used hazardous, health-threatening chemicals at its Chester, Pennsylvania, facility without filing legally required safety and compliance…