SEC charges CMI Capital over alleged $860,000 investor fraud
The SEC has charged CMI Capital and Michael D. Williams with defrauding 18 investors, many law enforcement officers, of $860,000 through false statements.
Nadia Rahman is CoinScoop's Markets Editor. She covers Bitcoin, macro liquidity and the spot-ETF complex, and previously reported on rates and FX for a global newswire.
The SEC has charged CMI Capital and Michael D. Williams with defrauding 18 investors, many law enforcement officers, of $860,000 through false statements.
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