SEC Accuses Boiler Room of Undisclosed Fees Tied to SpaceX and Other Firms
An SEC complaint filed in New York accuses The Spaventa Group and related TSG Invest Ventures of charging undisclosed fees on pre-IPO trades by buying positions first and reselling to Spaventa’s funds at higher prices, then passing gains to investors. The SEC says the scheme generated $23 million in hidden fees, including markups on SpaceX holdings, and instructed agents to use misleading fee descriptions.