David Pitluck News Today

Leader of $70M Cryptocurrency and Binary Options Fraud Schemes Extradited to the U.S.

Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Joseph Modile, a Nigerian national, pleaded guilty to an indictment in the Eastern District of New York

SEC Division of Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal and other officials from the Attorney’s Offices for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and FBI spoke on SEC and DOJ enforcement. Director Grewal stated his mission is to restore public trust in the securities markets.

SEC Division of Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal and several high-ranking officials from the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and the FBI...

Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Breon Peace on Friday announced the appointment of veteran Eastern District of New York prosecutor David Pitluck to serve as chief of the district's business and securities fraud section, one of a flurry of senior leadership picks.

U.S.-Based Promoter Of Foreign Cryptocurrency Companies Charged In Over $11 Million Securities Fraud Scheme Date 01/02/2021 A California man was charged in a complaint unsealed today for his alleged participation in a coordinated cryptocurrency and securities fraud scheme that used purported digital currency platforms and foreign-based financial accounts.  John DeMarr, 55, of Santa Ana, was charged in a complaint filed in the Eastern District of New York with one count of conspiracy to co...