SEC Files Its 1st Suits Over 'Pig Butchering' Crypto Scams <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1879985?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-bee6-ca14f9bcf831&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newyork&utm_content=2024-09-19&read_main=1&nlsidx=0&nlaidx=8> By Katryna Perera The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed two first-of-their-kind suits against a series of entities and individuals behind a pair of so-called pig butchering schemes that allegedly solicited investments in fake crypto platforms by gaining people's trust over social media only to scam them out of nearly $3 million. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1879985?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-bee6-ca14f9bcf831&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newyork&utm_content=2024-09-19&read_more=1&nlsidx=0&nlaidx=8> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1879985?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-bee6-ca14f9bcf831&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newyork&utm_content=2024-09-19&read_later=1&nlsidx=0&nlaidx=8>