Securities Fraud

On June 2, 2022, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a securities lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Gemini Trust Company, LLC for misleading statements during its evaluation of a Bitcoin futures contract. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein presided over this lawsuit. [Case number: 1:22cv4563] Gemini allegedly misled the CFTC between July and December 2017. Its officers, employees, and agents made false or misleading statements and withheld key information. These statements concerned the evaluation of a bitcoin futures contract, which a designated contract market considered for self-certification. The contract’s settlement depended on Gemini’s auction-based spot bitcoin pr

On February 24, 2021, Carrie Gallagher filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the City of West Covina alleging retaliation violating Labor Code Section 1102.5. This case was filed in the California Superior Court, Los Angeles County. Judges Maurice A. Leiter and Michelle Williams Court presided over this case. [Case number: 21STCV07298] Plaintiff Carrie Gallagher, also known as Ms. Gallagher, lived in San Diego County, California, and worked in Los Angeles County. She began her role as Assistant City Clerk with the City of West Covina in January 2019, managing the City Clerk’s Office and overseeing its staff. Her duties included acting as the municipal clerk and serving as the City’s Election Official. On December 5, 2019, the City of West Covina terminated Ms. Gal

Court: California State, San Francisco Division, Northern District Court Case Number: 3:21-cv-06322 Filed: August 17, 2021 Judges: William H. Orrick | Thomas S. Hixson Case Type: 850 Securities, Commodities, Exchange Cause: 12:22 Securities Fraud Plaintiff(s):Securities and Exchange Commission Counsel for Plaintiff: Susan F. LaMarca | Andrew Jacob Hefty | Jason Matthew Bussey | Marc David Katz | Matthew Gary Meyerhofer | Bernard B. Smyth | David Zhou | Tracy Schloss Combs   Defendant(s): Matthew Panuwat Couns