MINT LEASING INC MLES (last ticker on record)
CIK 1124127Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Restatement
- Restructuring
- Went dark (not a red flag)
These figures describe clients, not conduct. A lawyer or firm can serve many companies that later had trouble for reasons that have nothing to do with their work, and nothing here says any lawyer or firm did anything wrong.
- Red flags
- 3
- Newest began Apr 2013
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Jul 2008 to Sep 2013
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
An SEC release can name a company’s officer, or its stock as what a scheme sold or moved, so the company may be the victim. Each link goes to what to read.
Law firms
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
- The Loev Law Firm, PCFirst linked Mar 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 91 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 1.16× · 95% wipeout 1.07×
- Franklin, Cardwell & JonesFirst linked Sep 2005 · Named in a filing · 11 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.33× · Went dark 3.36× · 95% wipeout 2.14×
- Williams Law GroupFirst linked Jun 2005 · Named in a filing · 76 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.77× · Went dark 1.82× · 95% wipeout 1.30×
- Greenberg TraurigFirst linked Jun 2005 · Text search only · 1,223 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.01× · Went dark 1.03× · 95% wipeout 1.10×
- JONES WALDO HOLBROOK & MCDONOUGHFirst linked Jun 2005 · Text search only · 19 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.45× · Went dark 1.69× · 95% wipeout 1.49×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Loev Law Firm, PC | Mar 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 91 | 1.27 | 1.16 | 1.07 |
| Franklin, Cardwell & Jones | Sep 2005 | Named in a filing | 11 | 2.33 | 3.36 | 2.14 |
| Williams Law Group | Jun 2005 | Named in a filing | 76 | 0.77 | 1.82 | 1.30 |
| Greenberg Traurig | Jun 2005 | Text search only | 1,223 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.10 |
| JONES WALDO HOLBROOK & MCDONOUGH | Jun 2005 | Text search only | 19 | 1.45 | 1.69 | 1.49 |
Lawyers
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
- John S. GilliesThe Loev Law Firm, PCFirst linked Jun 2012 · Named in a filing · 63 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.80× · Went dark 1.66× · 95% wipeout 1.41×
- David M. LoevThe Loev Law Firm, PCFirst linked Mar 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 83 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.35× · Went dark 1.43× · 95% wipeout 1.12×
- Michael T. WilliamsWilliams Law GroupFirst linked Jun 2005 · Named in a filing · 88 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.55× · Went dark 1.50× · 95% wipeout 1.08×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John S. GilliesThe Loev Law Firm, PC | Jun 2012 | Named in a filing | 63 | 0.80 | 1.66 | 1.41 |
| David M. LoevThe Loev Law Firm, PC | Mar 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 83 | 1.35 | 1.43 | 1.12 |
| Michael T. WilliamsWilliams Law Group | Jun 2005 | Named in a filing | 88 | 0.55 | 1.50 | 1.08 |