WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Obtains Permanent Ban of E-Commerce Business Opportunity Scheme Operator * The owner of a business opportunity scheme will be permanently banned from selling business opportunities in settlement of Federal Trade Commission allegations that he and his company deceptively guaranteed consumers income through online storefronts. Additionally, FBA Machine (formerly Passive Scaling) and its owner Brati  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:24-cv-12316; D. Mass. filed Sept. 10, 2024) involving Dishant Gupta: * * * On July 29, 2025, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts entered a final consent judgment against New Jersey resident Dishant Gupta. The SEC previously charged Gupta with insider trading ahead of an announcement that Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., then Gupta's employer, had agreed to   more