Defendant Name: Universal Travel Group

Defendant Type: Public Company

Document Reference: court_doc4_13-cv-01492

Document Details

Legal Case Name SEC v. Universal Travel Group, Jiangping Jiang and Jing Xie
Document Name Final Judgment as to Defendant Universal Travel Group
Document Date 30-Sep-2013
Document Format Civil Proceeding
Case Number 13-cv-01492
Federal District Court District of Columbia, District of Columbia
Federal District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle
Allegation Type Issuer Reporting and Disclosure
Document Summary On September 30, 2013, Federal District Judge Ellen S. Huvelle entered final judgment against Universal Travel Group pursuant to the consent of Universal Travel Group.

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Enjoinment
Monetary Penalties:

Civil Penalty

Individual:     $750,000.00 Shared:    

Related Documents:

LR-22823 27-Sep-2013 Litigation Release
SEC Files Fraud Charges Against Universal Travel Group, Its Former CEO and Chair, Jiangping Jiang, and Its Former Director, Secretary and Interim CFO, Jing Xie
On September 27, 2013, the SEC published litigation release in this matter. According to the release, the SEC filed fraud charges against Universal Travel Group (UTG), its former CEO and chair, Jiangping Jiang, and its former director, Secretary and Interim CFO, Jing Xie. UTG, Jiang, and Xie have agreed to settle the SEC's claim against them.
complaint_13-cv-01492 27-Sep-2013 Complaint
Complaint
In the Complaint, the SEC stated: "In this fraud action, the defendants, Universal Travel Group (UTG), a travel company based in the People's Republic of China ('PRC'); UTG's former Chief Executive Officer Jiangping Jiang ('Jiang'); and UTG's former Chief Financial Officer, Jing Xie ('Xie'), raised approximately $41 million in public and private stock offerings in the United States and defrauded UTG's investors by failing to disclose the risky transfer of the proceeds to numerous unknown parties in Hong Kong and the PRC. The defendants have failed properly to account for the return of those funds to UTG."

Other Defendants in Action:

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In the Matter of Jing Xie
In the Matter of EFP Rotenberg, LLP and Nicholas R. Bottini, CPA