Former WWE impresario Vince McMahon agrees to settle allegations by the SEC that he paid millions in hush money to two women without telling his board.

The SEC says it has settled charges against former WWE CEO Vince McMahon over his failure to disclose that he signed two settlement agreements worth $10.5 million with two women in order for them not to reveal potential claims against himself and WWE.

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.

Janel Grant, who is suing Vince McMahon for sexual abuse, misconduct, and human trafficking, issued a statement on McMahon's Friday SEC settlement regarding improper hush money payments.

Vince McMahon, former CEO of WWE, has made a $1.3 million settlement with the SEC over undisclosed payments to two women, concluding a three-year investigation.

Nearly three years after the WWE investigated alleged hush money payments made by former CEO Vince McMahon, part of the saga is coming to an end. The SEC has reached a settlement with McMahon that will put part of his legal woes to rest in what has been an ongoing saga in his life for some time.

Vince McMahon has settled with the SEC. In 2022, The Wall Street Journal reported that McMahon paid $12 million to suppress alleged sexual misconduct and infidelity over 16 years. WWE announced in November 2022 that their investigation into this alleged misconduct was complete.

The Securities and Exchange Commission says that it has reached a settlement deal with former WWE CEO Vince McMahon relating to undisclosed payments to an employee and an independent contractor with whom he allegedly had relationships with. McMahon will pay a $400,000 civil penalty, and will reimburse the WWE more than $1.3 million.