Cannabis Pharma Firm Should Pay Back $2.1 Million, SEC Says (1)

April 21, 2026, 8:31 PM UTCUpdated: April 21, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC

Vivera Pharmaceuticals Inc., its CEO, and another company he controlled that have already been found liable for securities fraud over cannabis-derived products should disgorge about $2.1 million, the SEC told a federal court.

The CEO should additionally pay a nearly $240,000 civil penalty and be barred from serving as an officer or director for five years, the Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday in a filing with the US District Court for the Central District of California. The total of the disgorgement, interest, and penalty would be more than $2.5 million.

Attorneys for Vivera, CEO Paul Edalat, and EFT Global ...

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