Vince McMahon agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges over settlements he made on behalf of himself and World Wrestling Entertainment without properly disclosing them to the company’s board of directors,

The Securities and Exchange Commission said it reached a settlement agreement with WWE co-founder Vince McMahon, which requires he pay a civil penalty and reimburse the WWE $1.33 million following a yearslong probe over administrative charges.

Just days after World Wrestling Entertainment debuted to impressive viewership numbers on Netflix, the founder and former head honcho of the company, Vince McMahon, cast a bit of a pall on all the good news.

WWE founder Vince McMahon's settlement with the SEC relates to undisclosed payments he made to an ex-employee and independent contractor.

“The SEC’s charges prove that the NDA [nondisclosure agreement] Vince McMahon coerced Ms. Grant into signing violates the law, and therefore her case must be heard in court.”

McMahon did not report two settlements he had with employees, the SEC said. Vince McMahon, the former head of WWE, will pay $1.7 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to ...

"The SEC’s charges prove that the NDA Vince McMahon coerced Ms. Grant into signing violates the law, and therefore her case must be heard in court. While prosecutors for the Southern District of ...

"The SEC's charges prove that the NDA Vince McMahon coerced Ms. Grant into signing violates the law, and therefore her case must be heard in court," Callis said. "While prosecutors for the ...

“The SEC’s charges prove that the NDA Vince McMahon coerced Ms. Grant into signing violates the law, and therefore her case must be heard in court,” Callis said. "While prosecutors for the ...

Vince McMahon, the former World Wrestling Entertainment chief executive, settled U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges he concealed from the company's board two settlement agreements worth $10.

The Securities and Exchange Commission says that it has settled charges against former WWE CEO Vince McMahon over his failure ... those in the lawsuit. The SEC said Friday that one agreement ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission said Friday that World Wrestling Entertainment co-founder Vince McMahon will pay more than $1.7 million in relation to charges that he failed