CHINA EDUCATION ALLIANCE INC. CEU (last ticker on record)
CIK 1203900Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restructuring
- Restatement
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Delisting notice (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 Nov 2013
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Far more SEC letters than usualSEC letter (opens in a new tab)
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.
- Sichenzia Ross Ference LLPFirst linked Sep 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,005 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 1.62× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- STEPHEN A. ZRENDA, JR., P.C.First linked Mar 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 25 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.61× · Went dark 1.06× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- Brown & AssociatesFirst linked Nov 2002 · Named in a filing · 19 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.19× · Went dark 0.47× · 95% wipeout 0.55×
- Harold H. MartinFirst linked Nov 2002 · Text search only · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.52× · Went dark 1.59× · 95% wipeout 0.66×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sichenzia Ross Ference LLP | Sep 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,005 | 1.27 | 1.62 | 1.26 |
| STEPHEN A. ZRENDA, JR., P.C. | Mar 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 25 | 2.61 | 1.06 | 1.11 |
| Brown & Associates | Nov 2002 | Named in a filing | 19 | 1.19 | 0.47 | 0.55 |
| Harold H. Martin | Nov 2002 | Text search only | 15 | 2.52 | 1.59 | 0.66 |
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.
- Benjamin TanSichenzia Ross Ference LLPFirst linked Apr 2008 · Named in SEC correspondence · 56 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.20× · Went dark 1.23× · 95% wipeout 1.40×
- Asher S. LevitskySichenzia Ross Ference LLPFirst linked Sep 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 27 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.44× · Went dark 1.92× · 95% wipeout 2.08×
- Stephen A. Zrenda Jr.STEPHEN A. ZRENDA, JR., P.C.First linked Mar 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 20 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.30× · Went dark 1.28× · 95% wipeout 1.43×
- Harold H. MartinMartin & Pritchett, P.A.First linked Nov 2002 · Named in a filing · 30 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.54× · Went dark 1.74× · 95% wipeout 1.31×
- Kenneth M. StonerSTEPHEN A. ZRENDA, JR., P.C.First linked Mar 2007 · Text search only · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 8.04× · Went dark 1.06× · 95% wipeout 1.70×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin TanSichenzia Ross Ference LLP | Apr 2008 | Named in SEC correspondence | 56 | 1.20 | 1.23 | 1.40 |
| Asher S. LevitskySichenzia Ross Ference LLP | Sep 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 27 | 0.44 | 1.92 | 2.08 |
| Stephen A. Zrenda Jr.STEPHEN A. ZRENDA, JR., P.C. | Mar 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 20 | 2.30 | 1.28 | 1.43 |
| Harold H. MartinMartin & Pritchett, P.A. | Nov 2002 | Named in a filing | 30 | 2.54 | 1.74 | 1.31 |
| Kenneth M. StonerSTEPHEN A. ZRENDA, JR., P.C. | Mar 2007 | Text search only | 6 | 8.04 | 1.06 | 1.70 |