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Investigative Summaries, Press Releases and Reports

Aug. 6, 2015

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2026
- February 5, 2026
  - Immigration Attorney Sentenced to 30 Months for Visa Fraud and Obstruction of Justice
2025
- November 14, 2025
  - Hong Kong Businessman Indicted for Role in Filing False SEC Investment Adviser Forms on behalf of Sham Entities Used in Ramp-and-Dump Scheme
- September 30, 2025
  - Former SEC Contract Specialist falsely claimed Virginia residency while living in and working from Florida, collecting higher locality pay for years
- September 12, 2025
  - September 12, 2025
  - SEC OIG Investigative Summary 25-0009
- August 29, 2025
  - Anderson County Man Sentenced to 13 Years for 13M Ponzi Scheme and Cyberstalking
- July 16, 2025
  - SEC Investigative Summary 25-0015
- May 16, 2025
  - Alabama Man Sentenced to 14 Months SEC X Hack
  - Investigative Summary 24-0008
- May 2, 2025
  - Investigative Summary 24-0001
- April 30, 2025
  - Investigative Summary 22-0028
- March 25, 2025
  - Federal Law Enforcement in Chicago Seizes $214 Million in Alleged “Pump and Dump” Investment Fraud Investigation; Seven Defendants Indicted
  - Federal Jury Convicts Joshua Aaron Holmes For Conspiracy To Commit Mail And Wire Fraud
- March 7, 2025
  - San Jose Immigration Lawyer Extradited From The Kyrgyz Republic To Face Charges Of Large-Scale Visa Fraud
- February 10, 2025
  - Guilty Plea in Hacking of the SEC’s X Account
2024
- December 15, 2024
2023
- May 1, 2023
  - Final Management Letter: Review of Upward Mobility Program
2022
- August 29, 2022
  - Findings Related to the Former SEC Ombudsman
- August 25, 2022
  - SEC OIG Interim Body Worn Camera Policy
2021
- August 26, 2021
  - Review for Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the SEC’s Issuance of Corrective and Disciplinary Actions from January 1, 2017 – August 31, 2020
- July 8, 2021
  - DOJ Press Release: Disbarred Attorney Pleads Guilty To Securities Fraud In Connection With Fraudulent Opinion Letter Scheme
2020
- December 2, 2020
  - DOJ Press Release: Licensed Attorney And Disbarred Attorney Charged With Securities Fraud For Roles In Fraudulent Opinion Letter Scheme
- September 30, 2020
  - SEC OIG 2020 FEVS Announcement
- September 25, 2020
  - Findings of Alleged Fraudulent SEC Rulemaking Comment Letters
- April 2, 2020
  - DOJ Press Release: United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Timothy J. Shea Announces Launch of Metropolitan Area COVID-19 Anti-Fraud Task Force
- February 28, 2020
  - DOJ Press Release: Biotech Officer Sentenced for Securities Fraud and Obstruction of SEC Proceeding
- February 20, 2020
  - DOJ Press Release: Biotech Company Employee Sentenced for Securities Fraud
- February 18, 2020
  - DOJ Press Release: Biotech Company CEO Sentenced for Securities Fraud and Obstruction
2019
2018
2017
2016
- January 21, 2016
  - Final Report of Investigation, Administrative Law Judges (PDF), 15-ALJ-0482-I
2015
- August 7, 2015
  - Interim Report of Investigation, Administrative Law Judges (PDF), 15-ALJ-0482-I
2014
- March 5, 2014
  - Unauthorized Disclosure of Nonpublic Information From Executive Session Commission Meeting (PDF), OIG-601

Last Reviewed or Updated: Feb. 8, 2026