<p><span>The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against six individuals and two companies for their involvement in a fraudulent scheme to promote the securities of issuers that were conducting (or purporting to conduct) offerings pursuant to Regulation A, which, if certain conditions are met, provides an exemption to the Securities Act’s registration provisions. All but two of the parties have agreed to settle the SEC charges. </span></p>
From Oct. 3 through 7, Penn State's Sustainability Institute (SI) and the Pennsylvania GreenGov Council are joining with state government agencies to present a free online Pennsylvania Sustainability Summit aimed at empowering governments, organizations and individuals to build more resilient communities. The SI and the GreenGov Council will also be offering their fourth edition of a monthly webinar series to educate students, faculty and state and municipal government employees about how they can incorporate sustainability into their work and home lives.