The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged 38 entities with making significant false statements on Form ADV between 2025 and 2026, attempting to present themselves as legitimate consulting firms targeting U.S. investors. The SEC stated that some of these entities are located overseas, using foreign IP addresses to connect to the filing system, and provided false office addresses, invalid phone numbers, and unverifiable ownership and fund audit information in their documents. Some websites displayed fraudulent registration certificates. The SEC has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, seeking a permanent injunction, a ban on their submission of exempt report advisor filings, civil penalties, and has removed the relevant filing documents of these 38 entities from its official website.
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