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SEC says Harrisburg, Pa., misled bond investors

Pennsylvania's debt-laden capital city violated federal antifraud rules for securities issuers by repeatedly giving misleading information that created risks for bond investors at a time the city's finances were rapidly deteriorating, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-05-06/sec-says-harrisburg-pa-mis
Across the region

...argument. The names of the victims have not been released.In other newsDUKE ENERGY reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it's paying former Progress Energy CEO Bill Johnson as much as $10.3 million. Johnson was...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2012-07-04/across-region
Ex-UGA football coach accused in Ponzi scheme

ATLANTA - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is accusing former University of Georgia football coach Jim Donnan of conducting a Ponzi scheme.The S.E.C. said in a statement...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2012-08-16/wx-uga-football-coach-accuse
Former Georgia coach Jim Donnan accused in Ponzi scheme

ATLANTA - Former Georgia football coach Jim Donnan used his influence to get high-profile coaches and former players to invest millions into a Ponzi scheme, the U.S. SEC said Thursday.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/college/2012-08-16/former-georgia-coach-jim-
Owens Cornings has first-quarter loss

...charges during the quarter, $34 million of which are related to severance, it said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Owens Corning, known for its Pink Panther mascot and trademark PINK glass fiber insulation, said...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-04-25/owens-cornings-has-first-q
Business news

...high-risk mortgages, the regulators said.Half of the money will go toward compensating investors.The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; regulators in Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina and Tennessee; and securities industry...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2011-06-22/business-news
Business briefs

SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc. is gearing up to unveil the iPad 3 today, and is betting a 4G-equipped version will tempt more U.S.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2012-03-07/business-briefs
SEC sues 6 former top executives at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

NEW YORK - Six former top executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were sued by U.S. regulators on charges of misleading investors in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2011-12-16/sec-sues-6-former-top-exec
Price of Vogtle expansion could increase $900 million

...completing two new reactors in time for their scheduled debuts in 2016 and 2017.In a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Southern Co. ? whose subsidiary Georgia Power owns 45.7 percent of the Vogtle nuclear project...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/local-business/2012-05-11/price-vogtl
Nurses want Chambliss to support taxes on stock transactions for projects

The Augusta wing of a national nurses' union is rallying to ask U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss to back a tax on stock transactions that could raise money for projects that can provide jobs.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2011-09-01/nurses-want-chambliss-suppor