Intelligence Pillar
SEC Enforcement Actions: Case Study Archive
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) serves as the primary watchdog of the financial markets. Our archive documents the most significant enforcement actions.
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Case Studies — The Vault
The Vault · 5 min
AT&T Room 641A Scandal: The NSA, NarusInsight, and the Fall of the Secure Backbone
The Vault · 5 min
ZZZZ Best: The 21-Year-Old CEO Who Faked a $200 Million Company
The Vault · 6 min
The Zurich Insurance Scandal: Data Loss, Outsourcing Failure, and the Record £2.275 Million FSA Fine
The Vault · 6 min
The ZTE Scandal: Sanctions Violations, Shell Companies, and the $1.19 Billion National Security Reckoning
The Vault · 5 min
Zenefits: The Insurance Licensing Fraud and the $2 Billion Down-Round
The Vault · 6 min
The WellCare Scandal: Todd Farha, the Medicaid 'Shadow' Subsidiary, and the $137 Million Fraud Settlement
The Vault · 6 min
The Walmart Mexico Scandal: Bribery, 'Gestores,' and the $282 Million FCPA Reckoning
The Vault · 6 min
The Vivendi Universal Scandal: Jean-Marie Messier and the $13 Billion Hubris
The Vault · 6 min
The Visa Interchange Scandal: Swipe Fees, Price Fixing, and the $6 Billion Antitrust Settlement
The Vault · 6 min
The Virtu Financial Scandal: Data Barriers, HFT Secrets, and the $7 Million SEC Breach
The Vault · 4 min
The Vale Brumadinho Disaster: A Forensic Audit of ESG Fraud and the Terminal Collapse of Mining Safety
The Vault · 4 min
Unilever: A Forensic Audit of Price-Fixing Cartels and the €104 Million Regulatory Fine
The Vault · 4 min
Under Armour: A Forensic Audit of 'Pull-Forward' Accounting and the $9 Million SEC Reckoning
The Vault · 4 min
The UBS Tax Evasion Scandal: A Forensic Audit of Secret Diamonds and the Death of Swiss Banking Secrecy
The Vault · 4 min
The Uber vs. Waymo Scandal: A Forensic Analysis of Trade Secret Theft and the LiDAR War
The Vault · 2 min
Trezor: The 'Phishing' and 'Security' Scandals
The Vault · 6 min
The Travelex Ransomware Attack: REvil, the Unpatched VPN, and the $2.3 Million Secret Ransom
The Vault · 5 min
The Travelers Insurance Scandal: The Johns-Manville Legacy and the $500 Million Asbestos Settlement
The Vault · 6 min
The Transocean Scandal: Deepwater Horizon, the Blowout Preventer Failure, and the $1.4 Billion Liability Settlement
The Vault · 6 min
The Toyota Recall Scandal: Unintended Acceleration, the 'Sticky Pedal' Crisis, and the $1.2 Billion Fine
The Vault · 7 min
The TotalEnergies Corruption Scandal: Iranian Bribery, Iraqi Oil-for-Food, and the $398 Million Global Fine
The Vault · 6 min
The Tile Shop Scandal: Nabill Amer, Related-Party Fraud, and the Inventory Shell Game
The Vault · 7 min
The Ticketmaster Scandal: Taylor Swift, the Live Nation Monopoly, and the DOJ's Fight to Break the Gatekeeper
The Vault · 6 min
The Teva Pharmaceuticals Scandal: Opioid Settlements, Generic Price Fixing, and the $4 Billion Global Reckoning
The Vault · 4 min
Telia: The $965 Million Uzbekistan Bribery Scandal
The Vault · 6 min
The Target Data Breach: The HVAC Vendor Entry, 40 Million Credit Cards, and the $18.5 Million Settlement
The Vault · 6 min
The TalkTalk Data Breach: SQL Injections, Teenage Hackers, and the £400,000 Cybersecurity Lesson
The Vault · 6 min
The T-Mobile Data Breach: John Binns, 50 Million Stolen Identities, and the $350 Million Class-Action Settlement
The Vault · 5 min
Sunbeam: The Chainsaw Al Accounting Fraud
The Vault · 6 min
Stryker Corp: The $50M 'Global Bribery' Master Case and the Triple Recidivism
The Vault · 3 min
Stellantis: The 'Jeep & Ram' Emissions Fraud
The Vault · 6 min
Steinhoff: The $10B 'Accounting Fraud' and the Fall of Markus Jooste
The Vault · 5 min
The Star Entertainment Scandal: Junkets, Chinese UnionPay Fraud, and the $100 Million Casino Fine
The Vault · 6 min
Stanford Financial: The $7 Billion 'Antiguan' Ponzi Scheme and the Allen Stanford Fraud
The Vault · 5 min
The Spectrum (Charter) False Advertising Scandal: Throttled Speeds, Fake Promises, and the $174 Million Settlement
The Vault · 6 min
The Société Générale Scandal: Jérôme Kerviel, the $7 Billion Rogue Trader, and the Collapse of Risk Control
The Vault · 6 min
The Snapchat Privacy Scandals: Deceptive Ephemerality, 'The Snappening,' and the FTC Settlement
The Vault · 5 min
Sanyo: The $1.4B 'Profit Inflation' Ghost and the Panasonic Fire Sale
The Vault · 6 min
The Santander Subprime Auto Scandal: Predatory Loans, Income Fraud, and the $550 Million Settlement
The Vault · 6 min
The Post Office Horizon Scandal: Software Glitches, False Prosecutions, and the UK's Greatest Miscarriage of Justice
The Vault · 5 min
Rolls-Royce: The $800M Global Bribery Web and the Panama Papers Scandal
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Robinhood: The 'GameStop' Trading Halt and the $70M FINRA Fine
The Vault · 5 min
Rio Tinto: The $10.5M 'Simandou' Bribery Scandal and the $15M SEC Fine
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Renault: The 'French State' Emissions Scandal and the $3.5B Diesel Deception
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Refco: The $430M Wall Street Shell Game and the BAWAG Bridge Loan Fraud
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The Raytheon Overcharging Scandal: Missile Fraud, Bribery, and the $950 Million Settlement
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The Ranbaxy Scandal: Global Fraud, Falsified Data, and the $500 Million Generic Drug Deception
The Vault · 5 min
Qwest: The $2.5B 'Swap' Fraud and the Fall of Joe Nacchio
The Vault · 6 min
The Porsche-VW Short Squeeze: Secret Derivatives, Billion-Dollar Losses, and the Mother of All Squeezes
The Vault · 5 min
Polygon: The $2 Million 'Critical Bug' and the $24 Billion Silent Hard Fork
The Vault · 5 min
Pfizer: The $2.3B 'Bextra' Fraud and the Chantix Cancer Risk Scandal
The Vault · 5 min
PetroEcuador: The $661M Gunvor Settlement and the 'Gatekeeper' Bribery Scandal
The Vault · 5 min
Peregrine Systems: The $1.2 Billion 'Indirect Channel' Fraud and the Death of a Software Titan
The Vault · 5 min
Parmalat: The $14 Billion 'Milk' Fraud and the Fall of the Tanzi Empire
The Vault · 5 min
OpenSea: The Nate Chastain Insider Trading Scandal and the 2024 SEC Wells Notice
The Vault · 6 min
The Novartis Bribery Scandal: Greek Politicians, Market Rigging, and the $347 Million FCPA Settlement
The Vault · 5 min
Nortel Networks: The $6 Billion Accounting Fraud and the Death of Canada's Tech Icon
The Vault · 6 min
The Multichain Scandal: A Vanished CEO, a $125 Million Drain, and the Myth of MPC Security
The Vault · 6 min
The Monsanto Legacy: Agent Orange, PCBs, and the $10 Billion Glyphosate Settlement
The Vault · 6 min