Defendant Name: Hill International, Inc.

Defendant Type: Public Company

Document Reference: court_doc29_20-cv-00447

Document Details

Legal Case Name SEC v. Hill International, Inc., Nicholas Tornello, and Ronald Emma
Document Name Final Judgment as to Defendant Hill International, Inc.
Document Date 03-Feb-2020
Document Format Civil Proceeding
Case Number 20-cv-00447
Federal District Court New York, Southern District of New York
Federal District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer
Allegation Type Issuer Reporting and Disclosure
Document Summary The Court issued a final judgment as to Defendant Hill International, Inc., stating: "Defendant Hill International, Inc. ("Defendant") . . . 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."

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Enjoinment
Monetary Penalties:

Civil Penalty

Individual:     $500,000.00 Shared:    

Related Documents:

comp24720 16-Jan-2020 Complaint
Complaint
The SEC stated: "This action concerns accounting fraud and disclosure violations at Hill arising from repeated reporting errors and a failure to maintain accurate books and records. This misconduct led Hill to issue materially false and misleading financial statements from approximately May 2014 to March 2017."
LR-24720 17-Jan-2020 Litigation Release
SEC Charges Construction Management Consulting Company and Former Employees with Accounting Fraud
The SEC stated that: "[It] charged Hill International, Inc., a Pennsylvania-based construction management consulting company, and two of its former executives for engaging in fraudulent accounting practices and failing to maintain accurate books and records, which led Hill to artificially boost net earnings from approximately May 2014 to March 2017. The company and its former Chief Accounting Officer, Ronald Emma, have agreed to settlements to resolve the claims."

Other Defendants in Action:

Related Actions:

In the Matter of Ronald Emma, CPA
SEC v. Nicholas Tornello
In the Matter of Nicholas Tornello, CPA