US SEC Actions Due to Harmed Investors

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Enforcement actions against persons and firms that had harmed investors

This dataset contains information about SEC enforcement actions where the defendants or respondents were ordered to pay financial judgments. In these instances, the SEC may work to distribute these funds to investors who were harmed.

Data overview

Entities:
Total1,654
Searchable827
Targets827
Entity types:
Legal entities827
Countries:
United States827
Publisher:Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) · United States

The federal securities laws empower the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with broad authority over all aspects of the securities industry. The SEC’s mission is to protect investors; maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets; and facilitate capital formation.

Collections:in OpenSanctions Default · Regulatory Watchlists · Warrants and Criminal Entities
Information:www.sec.gov
Source data:www.sec.gov · HTML
Coverage:added · frequency: daily
Last processed:2026-03-30 23:47:03 · v. 20260330234703-dsv
Last change:
Warnings:1 Warning

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Downloads contain the full set of entities contained in this dataset. You can fetch a simplified tabular form, or detailed, structured data in JSON format. Updated files will be provided once a day at the same location.

File nameExport typeSize
entities.ftm.jsonFollowTheMoney entities771.24 KB
names.txtTarget names text file17.69 KB
senzing.jsonSenzing entity format377.02 KB
targets.nested.jsonTargets as nested JSON782.55 KB
targets.simple.csvTargets as simplified CSV171.84 KB

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Recent additions

The following targeted entities have been added to this data source most recently:

AddedNameTypeCountries
Palm House Hotel LLLP, South Atlantic Regional Center LLC, Joseph J. Walsh Sr., and Robert V. MatthewsLegal entityUnited States
Ability Computer & Software Industries Ltd.Legal entityUnited States
Ability Inc.Legal entityUnited States
Alexander AurovskyLegal entityUnited States
Anatoly HurginLegal entityUnited States
Andy GitipityaponLegal entityUnited States
Nancy ColeLegal entityUnited States
Patrick EganLegal entityUnited States
Steven GrahamLegal entityUnited States
Thomas SwanLegal entityUnited States
Western International Securities Inc.Legal entityUnited States
Daniel GomanLegal entityUnited States
Joseph GomanLegal entityUnited States
Ownzones Media Network Inc.Legal entityUnited States
Gregory A. ZandloLegal entityUnited States
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