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- What is Investment Fraud
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- FINRA Arbitration Statistics – December 2010
- New Leveraged ETFs Hit The Market — Investors Beware
- Leveraged and Inverse ETFs May Not Be Suitable For All Investors
- Colorado Division of Securities Charges Stifel Nicolaus with Fraudulent Sales of Auction Rate Securities
- Obama Administration Continues Push for Regulatory Reform
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News – Securities Fraud
- The 6th Circuit splits with 2nd and 9th, lowers bar for securities claimsThe case began in federal court in Kentucky as a securities fraud class action claiming that the pharmaceutical distributor deceived investors when it concealed its supposedly illegal kickback and false billing deals with pharma manufacturers ...See all stories on this topic »Thomson Reuters News & Insight […]
- Maiden Hedge Fund Manager Pleads Guilty, Released on $50000 BondNet) – Charlotte hedge fund manager Stephen Ewing Maiden has pleaded guilty to securities fraud for hiding investment losses that cost his victims at least $8.9 million, and was released on a $50,000 unsecured bond until sentencing. “U.S. Magistrate ...See all stories on this topic » […]
- Broker to plead guilty to fraudFARGO — A former West Fargo securities broker charged with bilking investors out of more than $900,000 in a Ponzi-type scheme has agreed to plead guilty. Robert Medhus, 65, was charged in Cass County District Court with 16 counts of securities fraud, ...See all stories on this topic » […]
- SEC Charges Former LPL Financial Adviser With FraudNEW YORK--The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday charged a former Georgia-based LPL Financial LLC adviser with fraud, accusing him of misappropriating about $2 million from at least six clients. Blake Richards allegedly directed ...See all stories on this topic » […]
- Charlotte man pleads guilty to securities fraudCharlotte man pleads guilty to securities fraud Associated Press |. A Charlotte man has pleaded guilty to carrying out an $8.9 million Ponzi scheme. Stephen Maiden pleaded guilty Thursday to securities fraud and was released on bond. The 40-year-old ...See all stories on this topic » […]
- Securities advisor sentenced to five years in prison for $1.6 million fraudA former Bell Potter Securities advisor has been sentenced to five years in jail for fraudulent conduct which cost investors and self-managed superannuation fund holders more than $1.6 million. Glen Evans pleaded guilty to 10 different fraud-related ...See all stories on this topic » […]
- City of South Miami Charged by SEC for Muni Fraud in Tax-Exempt StatusSubscribe to our newsletter. City of South Miami Charged by SEC for Muni Fraud in Tax-Exempt Status. The Securities and Exchange Commission is usually seen going after individuals, fiduciary managers, and companies for various aspects of investor fraud.See all stories on this topic » […]
- Texas Securities Board Bulletin: Russell Erxleben stays putRussell Erxleben will remain in custody pending his second federal fraud trial. U.S. Magistrate Andrew Austin on May 16 rejected bond for Erxleben, who was indicted in January on wire fraud, securities fraud, and money laundering charges related to an ...See all stories on this topic » […]
- Charlotte man pleads guilty to securities fraudStephen Maiden pleaded guilty Thursday to securities fraud and was released on bond. The 40-year-old Maiden faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Charlotte says Maiden conducted a Ponzi ...See all stories on this topic » […]
- Hedge fund manager enters guilty pleaA former Charlotte hedge fund manager pleaded guilty to securities fraud in federal court on Thursday and was released on a $50,000 unsecured bond until sentencing. Stephen Maiden, 40, reached a plea agreement in February with the U.S. Attorney's ...See all stories on this topic »Charlotte Observer […]
News – Investment Fraud
- Texas Pastor Indicted In Real Estate Investment ScamHOUSTON (May 23, 2013)—Samuel Ray Palasota, 52, of Houston, who authorities say portrayed himself as a pastor running a religious-themed investment program, is charged with 24 counts of fraud for what federal prosecutors say was a real estate ...See all stories on this topic » […]
- 4 more charged in alleged Benchmark Capital investment fraud(WBIR) Four additional people have been charged in connection with an alleged investment fraud scheme that targeted the elderly in Tennessee and North Carolina. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, dozens invested more than ...See all stories on this topic » […]
- Lake Forest gets 6 years for investment fraudPage 1 of 1. CHICAGO (AP) — A former Lake County man has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison for a $1.6 million investment fraud scheme. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Chicago says 54-year-old William Block was sentenced Thursday.See all stories on this topic » […]
- Google is investors' best bet to fight fraudInvestment adviser Pierre Montpellier, who lived the good life from 1995 until 1998, conned 125 locals out of more than $5 million before the fraud was discovered. He fled to London, England, got married and had a new job when the law caught up with ...See all stories on this topic » […]
- Former Lake County Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Role ...Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former Lake County man was sentenced today to more than six years in federal prison for cheating at least 20 victims of approximately $1.6 million in an investment fraud scheme. The defendant, William Block, promised investors ...See all stories on this topic » […]
- With Age Comes Wisdom—Outsmart the FraudstersThen, the investment fraud criminal bombards them with a flurry of influence tactics after they determine which buttons to push. This can leave even the savviest person in a haze—making it easier for the fraudster to walk away with the victim's hard ...See all stories on this topic »Better Business Bureau (blog) […]
- Lake Forest man gets prison for $1.6M investment fraudThe government proved that Block lied to at least 20 people to get them to give him money in an investment fraud scheme between May 2002 and November 2008, according to a statement from federal prosecutors. Block told the investors he would use their ...See all stories on this topic » […]
- Federal indictment in real estate investment scamHOUSTON (AP) — A 52-year-old Houston man who portrayed himself as a pastor running a religious-themed investment program is charged with 24 counts of fraud for what federal prosecutors say was a real estate scheme that cost a Mississippi woman ...See all stories on this topic » […]
- How 350000 Indians lost their money in an investment scamNEW DELHI - For 75-year-old pensioner Sova Sengupta the collapse of Indian property-to-media empire Saradha Group, to which she had entrusted her life's savings with the promise of a handsome return, spelt financial ruin. "I'd deposited 100,000 rupees ...See all stories on this topic » […]
- Investors can learn how to avoid investment fraud at BBB programInvestors can pick up tips on how to avoid becoming victims of financial fraud as part of a presentation that the Better Business Bureau is putting together for June 14. The BBB will host the presentation, which includes lunch, at Highlights for ...See all stories on this topic » […]
SEC – Litigation Releases
- Daniel Bergin, et al.
- Blake Richards
- John Anthony Stilwell, Dr. Michael Curtis Moore, and Jillian Margaret Murphy
- Ren Hu
- Charles J. Dushek, et al.
- Robert Fowler and US Capital Funding II Series Trust 1, Inc. a/k/a US Capital Investments II (HK) Limited
- Deer Hill Financial Group, LLC, et al.
- Matthew C. Devlin, et al.
- RINO International Corporation, Dejun “David” Zou, and Jianping “Amy” Qiu
- Subaye, Inc. and James T. Crane
SEC – Press Releases
- SEC Charges Dallas-Based Trader With Front Running
- SEC Charges Institutional Shareholder Services in Breach of Clients' Confidential Proxy Voting Information
- SEC Charges City of South Miami with Defrauding Investors About Tax-Exempt Status of Municipal Bonds
- SEC Charges Chicago-Area Father and Son Conducted Cherry-Picking Scheme at Investment Firm
- SEC Names Keith F. Higgins as Director of Division of Corporation Finance
- SEC Names Lona Nallengara as Chief of Staff
- SEC Charges China-Based Executives in Scheme to Overstate Revenues and Divert Money for Personal Use
- SEC, FINRA Issue Investor Alert On Pension or Settlement Income Streams
- Bruce Karpati, Chief of Enforcement Division Asset Management Unit, to Leave SEC After 12 Years
- SEC Announces Panelists for Credit Ratings Roundtable