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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 · 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
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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
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Pfizer: The $2.3B 'Bextra' Fraud and the Chantix Cancer Risk Scandal
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PetroEcuador: The $661M Gunvor Settlement and the 'Gatekeeper' Bribery Scandal
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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
Wirecard: The $2 Billion Ghost - Forensic Analysis of the TPA Fraud and the Collapse of Germany's Fintech Icon
The Vault · 8 min
The Theranos Scandal: Elizabeth Holmes, the Edison Fraud, and the $9 Billion Biotech Illusion
The Vault · 5 min
The Nikola Motors Fraud: Trevor Milton, the Rolling Truck, and the $34 Billion Hallucination
The Vault · 7 min
The Goldman Sachs 1MDB Scandal: Sovereign Looting, Luxury Yachts, and the $2.9 Billion Fine
The Vault · 7 min
Alcatel-Lucent: The Global Bribery Scandal - Forensic Analysis of the $137 Million FCPA Settlement and the 'Success Fee' Corruption Network
The Vault · 7 min
The WorldCom Scandal: Bernie Ebbers, the $11 Billion Line Cost Fraud, and the Largest Bankruptcy in History
The Vault · 4 min
The Enron Scandal: Mark-to-Market, Ghost Entities, and the Death of a Corporate Titan
The Vault · 6 min
The Xerox Scandal: Lease Accounting, Revenue Acceleration, and the $1.5 Billion Restatement
The Vault · 6 min
The Waste Management Scandal: Trashing the Balance Sheet and the $1.7 Billion Fraud
The Vault · 6 min
MicroStrategy: The Accounting Fraud Scandal - Forensic Analysis of the Revenue Recognition Deception and Michael Saylor's $10 Million Settlement
The Vault · 6 min
The HealthSouth Accounting Fraud: Richard Scrushy and the $2.7 Billion 'Family' Meeting
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The Parmalat Collapse: Scanners, Glue, and the €14 Billion Accounting Black Hole
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Luckin Coffee: The Great China Accounting Fraud - Forensic Analysis of 'Coupon Laundering' and the $180 Million SEC Settlement
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The Tesco Accounting Scandal: Overstated Profits, Supplier Squeezing, and the £263 Million Black Hole
The Vault · 6 min
The Patisserie Valerie Scandal: Ghost Accounts, Hidden Debt, and the £40 Million Black Hole
The Vault · 7 min
The HP-Autonomy Scandal: The $8.8 Billion Hole and the Art of Accounting Alchemy
The Vault · 6 min
The Steinhoff Scandal: Markus Jooste, Fictitious Transactions, and the $7 Billion Accounting Collapse
The Vault · 6 min
The Carillion Scandal: The Collapse of an Outsourcing Giant and the Mirage of the Triple-A Balance Sheet
The Vault · 6 min
Nikola Corp: The 'Hindenburg' Fraud - Forensic Analysis of the 'Gravity-Powered' Truck, the $125 Million SEC Fine, and the Trevor Milton Conviction
The Vault · 6 min
The Hyundai-Kia Fire Scandal: Exploding Engines, Delayed Recalls, and the $210 Million Fine
The Vault · 6 min
The Huawei Scandal: Sanctions Fraud, Skycom, and the Arrest of Meng Wanzhou
The Vault · 4 min
The Valeant Pharmaceuticals Scandal: A Forensic Audit of Philidor, Price Gouging, and the $4 Billion Ackman Disaster
The Vault · 6 min
Monsanto: The Roundup Cancer Scandal - Forensic Analysis of the 'Monsanto Papers,' the $10 Billion Settlement, and the Suppression of Scientific Data
The Vault · 6 min
MetLife: The Deceptive Sales Scandal - Forensic Analysis of the 'Churning' Policy Scheme and the $1.7 Billion Settlement
The Vault · 6 min
The Vitamin Cartel: Hoffmann-La Roche and the Secret Global Conspiracy
The Vault · 7 min
Nortel Networks: The $100 Billion Accounting Collapse - Forensic Analysis of 'Cookie Jar Reserves' and the Death of a Tech Giant
The Vault · 7 min
Nikola Corp: The $125M 'Gravity-Powered' Fraud and the Fall of Trevor Milton
The Vault · 6 min
The Hitachi Medupi Scandal: Briberies, the ANC, and the $19 Million SEC Reckoning
The Vault · 7 min
Hin Leong Trading: The $3.5 Billion Oil Collapse - Forensic Analysis of the 'OK' Lim Fraud and the Forged Bank Letters
The Vault · 6 min
The Martin Shkreli Scandal: Daraprim Price Gouging and the $64 Million Securities Fraud
The Vault · 6 min
The Lordstown Motors Fraud: Hindenburg Research, Fake Pre-Orders, and the SPAC Explosion
The Vault · 6 min
HP and Autonomy: The $8.8 Billion M&A Disaster and the Shocking 2024 Acquittal
The Vault · 4 min
Jane Street: The 'Secret Strategy' Theft Scandal
The Vault · 6 min
The Hertz Accounting Scandal: Flotilla Fraud, Depreciating Lies, and the $16 Million Fine
The Vault · 6 min