ASPEN GROUP, INC. ASPU (last ticker on record)
CIK 1487198Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 95% wipeout
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
- 2
- Newest began Sep 2022
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Aug 2020 to Mar 2023
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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)
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.
- Nason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris & Fumero, P.A.First linked Apr 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 51 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.20× · Went dark 1.08× · 95% wipeout 1.41×
- Schneider Weinberger LLPFirst linked Mar 2010 · Named in a filing · 77 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.59× · Went dark 2.20× · 95% wipeout 1.44×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris & Fumero, P.A. | Apr 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 51 | 1.20 | 1.08 | 1.41 |
| Schneider Weinberger LLP | Mar 2010 | Named in a filing | 77 | 1.59 | 2.20 | 1.44 |
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.
- Constantine ChristakisNason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris & Fumero, P.A.First linked Jan 2021 · Named in SEC correspondence · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.55× · Went dark 2.45× · 95% wipeout 0.68×
- Brian S. BernsteinNason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris & Fumero, P.A.First linked Apr 2012 · Named in a filing · 21 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.45× · Went dark 1.13× · 95% wipeout 1.93×
- Michael D. HarrisNason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris & Fumero, P.A.First linked Apr 2012 · Named in SEC correspondence · 37 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.44× · Went dark 1.26× · 95% wipeout 1.85×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constantine ChristakisNason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris & Fumero, P.A. | Jan 2021 | Named in SEC correspondence | 12 | 1.55 | 2.45 | 0.68 |
| Brian S. BernsteinNason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris & Fumero, P.A. | Apr 2012 | Named in a filing | 21 | 1.45 | 1.13 | 1.93 |
| Michael D. HarrisNason, Yeager, Gerson, Harris & Fumero, P.A. | Apr 2012 | Named in SEC correspondence | 37 | 1.44 | 1.26 | 1.85 |