As the nation celebrates National Small Business Week this week, N.C. Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall reported to the Council of State today that new business creation filings for 2023 are at near-record levels.
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NC Secretary of State Joins $22.5 Million Multistate Securities Settlement Against Crypto Platform Nexo Capital
NC Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall announced Wednesday that the Agency has joined other state securities administrators and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a $45 million settlement with Nexo Capital, Inc. (Nexo) related to the offering of unregistered securities.
Case against former Forsyth County investment adviser concludes with guilty plea, lengthy sentence
A multi-year investigation led by law enforcement agents with the North Carolina Secretary of State’s Securities Division with the assistance of the US Postal Inspection Service ended Tuesday with Forsyth County Superior Court Judge David Hall sentencing Russell Joseph Mutter to a minimum of 16 years, 3 months and a maximum of 22 years, 5 months in prison for a scam in which 12 victims – most of them elderly – lost over $3.3 million.
How to spot scam debt collectors
If you have bills that are past due, you might be contacted by a debt collector. But don’t be fooled: scammers often impersonate debt collectors to try to convince people that they owe unpaid debts or try to scare or threaten people to collect on non-existent debt. Being contacted by a legitimate debt collector can be stressful on its own – make sure that you look for these signs to help you spot any scam artists.