US SEC Actions Due to Harmed Investors

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:
Total1,696
Searchable848
Targets848
Entity types:
Legal entities848
Countries:
United States848
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:2026-07-12 23:47:02 · v. 20260712234702-hzw
Last change:

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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 entities826.54 KB
names.txtTarget names text file18.02 KB
senzing.jsonSenzing entity format386.17 KB
targets.nested.jsonTargets as nested JSON838.14 KB
targets.simple.csvTargets as simplified CSV175.98 KB

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Using the API

You can query the data in this dataset via the application programming interface (API) endpoints below. Please read the introduction for documentation and terms of service.

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Recent additions

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

AddedNameTypeCountries
Ashraf MufarehLegal entityUnited States
Asmahan MufarehLegal entityUnited States
OnPassive LLCLegal entityUnited States
Biltmore Wealth Management LLCLegal entityUnited States
Caleb R. OvertonLegal entityUnited States
Marita Partners LLCLegal entityUnited States
MI 15 LLCLegal entityUnited States
Riadh FakhouryLegal entityUnited States
Vestech Partners LLCLegal entityUnited States
Herman’s World of Sports Inc.Legal entityUnited States
Louis MontainoLegal entityUnited States
Michael EisemannLegal entityUnited States
Thomas J. DzwilewskiLegal entityUnited States
Crystal A. HuangLegal entityUnited States
ProSky Inc.Legal entityUnited States
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