FAMILY GOLF CENTERS INC FGCI (last ticker on record)
CIK 929941Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- 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
- 1
- Newest began Aug 1999
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Apr 1998 to Apr 2000
- Law firms
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (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.
- Sheinfeld, LLPFirst linked Jul 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.67× · Went dark 1.94× · 95% wipeout 2.85×
- Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent & Sheinfeld, LLPFirst linked May 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 22 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 1.54× · 95% wipeout 2.17×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheinfeld, LLP | Jul 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 6 | 1.67 | 1.94 | 2.85 |
| Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent & Sheinfeld, LLP | May 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 22 | 1.27 | 1.54 | 2.17 |
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.
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth R. KochMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. | Nov 1996 | Named in a filing | 63 | 1.72 | 0.67 | 1.86 |