SEC HALTS HIGH TIMES OFFERING

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission halted High Times Holdings’ “mini-IPO” offering because the company didn’t meet an extended deadline to file its annual report.
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• The company reportedly continues to pitch main street investors on its crowd-funded offering.
• High Times said its filing has been delayed and pushed back at reports that the deal was “halted.” Executive chair Adam Levin called media reports, “misleading and inflammatory.”
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In another corporate story:

Federal prosecutors and the FBI are examining whether Wirecard, a scandal-ridden German payments company, played a role in an alleged scheme ????to launder transactions for delivery app Eaze. (Eaze hasn’t been charged and is cooperating with authorities.)
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• Ars Technica takes a look at the complex case and concludes, “Even if the federal government has a solid legal case, it’s worth asking whether the prosecution is a good use of federal resources.”