( January 7, 2025, 1:16 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — In a summary order, a Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed a district court order granting a preliminary injunction and asset freeze of $46 million against the owner of a company the Securities and Exchange Commission alleges misappropriated investor funds and hindered the commission’s investigation into the company, finding that the lower court had correctly determined the amount and scope of the asset freeze....