Former WWE CEO Vince McMahon settles with SEC over undisclosed settlements with women
- Vince McMahon settled with the SEC over undisclosed settlements with women, concluding a yearslong investigation.
- The SEC found that McMahon's undisclosed payments caused WWE to overstate its net income for 2018 and 2021.
- McMahon agreed to pay a $400,000 civil penalty and reimburse WWE approximately $1.3 million without admitting wrongdoing.
- McMahon described the allegations as stemming from minor accounting errors related to personal payments made during his time as WWE CEO.
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Former WWE CEO Vince McMahon, Securities and Exchange Commission reach settlement after lengthy probe
close Video Fox News Flash top sports headlines for January 9 Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Vince McMahon, who co-founded and previously served as the CEO of WWE, and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have reached a settlement following a yearslong probe over undisclosed settlements. The federal investigation was launched to determine whether McMahon disclosed to the company…


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Vince McMahon Ordered to Pay $1.7 Million by SEC Over Hush-Money Settlements
The Securities Exchange Commission ordered Vince McMahon to pay $1.7 million after charging the former WWE CEO with failing to disclose two hush-money settlements to two women who formerly worked for the wrestling company. McMahon must reimburse his former company $1.3 million and pay a $400,000 civil penalty stemming from the government’s investigation into the wrestling kingpin. “Today ends nearly three years of investigation by different …
McMahon Settles With SEC Over Hush Money Payments
The Securities and Exchange Commission has settled charges against former WWE CEO Vince McMahon over his failure to disclose to the sports entertainment company's board and others that he signed two settlement agreements worth $10.5 million with two women so they wouldn't reveal potential claims against himself and the...
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