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- Title
The JOBS Act: Crowdfunding as the Latest Spin for Fraudsters in Utah.
- Authors
Yamen, Sharon; Bartholomew, Aaron
- Abstract
The article focuses on the advantages and risks associated with the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act for middle class people who uses the crowd funding as an investment tool. It states that crowd funding is not under the control of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which protects investors from fraud and Utah is a hub for fraudulent schemes which include market manipulation schemes, multi-level marketing and ponzi scheme.
- Subjects
UTAH; NEW business enterprises -- Law &; legislation; CROWD funding -- Law &; legislation; UNITED States. Securities &; Exchange Commission; INVESTORS; PONZI scheme laws; FRAUDULENT conveyances; MARKET manipulation
- Publication
Utah Bar Journal, 2015, Vol 28, Issue 5, p54
- ISSN
0091-9691
- Publication type
Article