Defendant Name: General Electric Company

Defendant Type: Public Company

Document Reference: 2009-178

Document Details

Legal Case Name SEC v. General Electric Company
Document Name SEC Charges General Electric With Accounting Fraud
Document Date 04-Aug-2009
Document Format Civil Proceeding
Case Number 09-cv-01235
Federal District Court Connecticut, District of Connecticut
Allegation Type Issuer Reporting and Disclosure
Document Summary The Commission stated: "The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed civil fraud and other charges against General Electric Company (GE), alleging that it misled investors by reporting materially false and misleading results in its financial statements."

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Enjoinment
Remedial Acts or Efforts Before the Resolution
Monetary Penalties:

Total Penalty

Individual:     $50,000,000.00 Shared:    

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comp21166 04-Aug-2009 Complaint
Complaint
The SEC stated: "Starting in 2002 and continuing through 2003, the General Electric Company ("GE"), a publicly-traded company headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, acting primarily through senior corporate accountants, made a number of improper accounting decisions which resulted in its reporting materially false or misleading results in its financial statements and earnings reports in 2002 and 2003 and which required additional adjustments through 2006."
LR-21166 04-Aug-2009 Litigation Release
SEC Charges General Electric with Accounting Fraud
The SEC stated: "The Commission today filed a civil injunctive action alleging civil fraud and other charges against General Electric Company ("GE"), a diversified technology, manufacturing, media, and financial services company with headquarters in Fairfield, Connecticut."
court_doc4_09-cv-01235 04-Aug-2009 Court Docket Document
Final Judgment as to General Electric Company
The Court stated: "The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Defendant General Electric Company having entered a general appearance; consented to the Court's jurisdiction over Defendant and the subject matter of this action; consented to entry of this Final Judgment without admitting or denying the allegations of the Complaint (except as to jurisdiction); waived findings of fact and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal from this Final Judgment"