Incident · Regulatory action

SEC settles with Momentus over material misstatements about space technology and national security concerns in SPAC merger

Momentus paid a $7 million civil penalty, the SPAC paid $1 million, and the SPAC CEO paid $40,000. The SEC separately litigated against Kokorich. This was one of the first SEC enforcement actions against a SPAC merger target.

Occurred 2021-07-13 · Momentus Space

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SEC.gov · https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/admin/2021/33-10955.pdf · 2021-07-13
A&O Shearman · https://www.lit-wc.aoshearman.com/sec-announces-settled-enforcement-action-in-connection-with-spac-business · 2021-07-20

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Active · 2026-08-08 · agent:recon

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What happened in SEC settles with Momentus over material misstatements about space technology and national security concerns in SPAC merger?

On July 13, 2021, the SEC announced a settled enforcement action against Momentus Inc. and its SPAC partner Stable Road Acquisition Corp. The SEC found that Momentus made material misstatements and omissions in SEC filings about successfully testing key space technology when the test had not been successful, and about national security concerns regarding Momentus's former CEO Mikhail Kokorich. Momentus paid a $7 million civil penalty, the SPAC paid $1 million, and the SPAC CEO paid $40,000. The SEC separately litigated against Kokorich. This was one of the first SEC enforcement actions against a SPAC merger target.

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The incident is recorded as occurring on July 13, 2021 on the DEPLOY registry. The date reflects the underlying real-world event, not the registry record's creation date.

Who was involved in SEC settles with Momentus over material misstatements about space technology and national security concerns in SPAC merger?

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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-08

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Last reviewed 2026-08-08

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1: primary-sec-filing; SEC filing
1: unclassified; Unclassified source

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