On September 9, 2016, the SEC charged RPM International, Inc. According to the SEC: "This is a disclosure and accounting fraud case arising from the failure of RPM International Inc. ("RPM") to timely disclose a loss contingency, or record an accrual for, an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice"

On December 22, 2020, the Court issued a final judgment as to Defendants RPM International Inc. and Edward W. Moore stating: "Defendants . . . consented to the Court’s jurisdiction over Defendants 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 and except as otherwise provided herein in paragraph VII); waived findings of fact and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal from this Final Judgment."

The SEC "announced that Ohio-based RPM International Inc. and Edward W. Moore, RPM's General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, agreed to pay more than $2 million to settle the SEC's charges of accounting and disclosure violations related to a prior government investigation. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia entered a final judgment against RPM and Moore on December 22, 2020."