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February 08, 2021
SEC Charges GPB Capital Holdings, Ascendant Capital, with $1.7 Billion Ponzi Scheme Defrauding 17,000 Retail Investors
September 11, 2020
Stifel Nicolaus Broker Steven Rodemer to Pay $385,536 to Settle SEC Claims He Scammed Elderly Widow
June 15, 2020
Raymond James Broker Frederick Stow Charged with Fraud After $943,500 IRA Theft
November 05, 2019
SEC Bars James Booth (Ex-LPL Financial) Over $5 Million Ponzi Scheme Victimizing Elderly Clients
July 26, 2019
GPB Capital Sued for Alleged Serious Financial Misconduct
July 05, 2019
SEC Complaint Names LPL Financial Ex-Broker Kerry Lee Hoffman Alongside Fraudster Thomas Conwell
July 02, 2019
Dunkerley Named in $43 Million Dollar Fraud Scheme Tied to LAFC Soccer Team Owner
May 28, 2019
Wedbush/Hilltop Securities Broker Mark Augusta Accused of Fraud, Financial Elder Abuse
March 19, 2019
Laguna Niguel's Craig Arsenault Barred for $5.7 Million Fraud of Atlas Capital Clients
March 14, 2019
Wedbush Pays $250k to Settle Supervision Failure Charge for SoCal Rep Timary Delorme's Pump-and-Dump Fraud
March 11, 2019
SEC Joins FINRA in Barring Arrested WF Broker John Schmidt over Elder Fraud
February 20, 2019
Disgraced Merrill Lynch Broker Thomas Buck Sentenced to 40 Months in Prison for Securities Fraud
January 23, 2019
FINRA's 2019 Exam Priorities Feature Senior Protections, Suitability, Outside Business Activities
December 07, 2018
Nicholas Radke Barred During Investigation into Unapproved Private Securities Transaction, Elder Abuse Fraud Lawsuit
November 23, 2018
San Diego "Financial Whiz of Local Airwaves" Kyle Harrington Barred After Conversion, Undisclosed Private Securities Transaction Investigations
October 20, 2018
SEC Charges Barred First Allied Broker Paul Rampoldi, Convicted of Fraud in Ardea Scheme
October 18, 2018
Andrew Mandell Barred for Refusing to Appear During Investigation
September 10, 2018
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Chairman Phillip Frost Charged with Fraud in Pump-and-Dump Penny Stock Scheme
August 22, 2018
Merrill Lynch to Pay $8.9 Million to SEC for Failing to Disclose Conflict of Interest
August 21, 2018
SEC Bars BKS Advisors' Roger Denha for Fraudulent Cherry-Picking Trade Allocation Scheme
August 16, 2018
SEC Issues Ameriprise Financial Cease-and-Desist Order over Failure to Detect Misappropriation and Fraud
August 14, 2018
StockCross Financial Services, LA Broker Peter Cunningham Accused of Fraudulent, Unethical UIT Trading Practices
July 19, 2018
Midtown Partners' Kevin Gillespie Charged by SEC in $10 Million Microcap Fraud Scheme
June 27, 2018
Kyusun Kim Barred for Unsuitable Recommendations of REITs and Alt Investments in Elderly Investors' Retirement Accounts
December 15, 2022
Transamerica Broker Guatam Arora Arrested in Southern California on Fraud Charges
November 08, 2022
Stephen Romney Swensen, Crew Capital Group Named in $30 Million Ponzi Scheme Complaint
September 16, 2022
Advisor Mark Frankel of Partnervest in Southern California Charged with Fraud
July 14, 2022
McDermott Investment Advisors Loses to SEC in Court, Held Liable for Fraud Against UIT Clients
March 18, 2022
Former Wells Fargo & LPL Financial Broker Mario Rivero Arrested for Stealing $680,000 From Clients
January 27, 2022
Four United Development Funding Execs Guilty of Real Estate Fraud Scheme
January 24, 2022
Ivan Acevedo, Guilty of Fraud in Woodbridge Ponzi Scheme, Barred by SEC
December 30, 2021
Wedbush Securities to Pay $1.2 Million Over Unregistered Microcap Sales
November 22, 2021
Non-Traded Real Estate Investment Trusts: Recovering Damages when a Broker Unsuitably Recommends a REIT
July 23, 2020
James Daughtry Barred in 'Potentially Fraudulent and Unauthorized Transactions' Investigation
March 25, 2020
Margin Trading and Complex Leveraged Products Could Amplify Losses During Coronavirus Commotione
March 24, 2020
Coronavirus Losses, Stock Market Decline Expose Fraudulent Schemes
February 22, 2020
IFG Broker Martin David Batstone Barred for Fraud After Converting Client Funds
February 05, 2020
SoCal Ameriprise Broker Li Lin Hsu Sentenced for $8.2 Million Fraud
February 03, 2020
Royal Alliance Fined $400,000 Over $3.8 Million Theft from Customers
December 02, 2019
SEC Bars Securities America Broker Ronald J Roach over $1 Billion DC Solar Fraud and Ponzi Scheme
October 25, 2019
Environmental Lawyers' Warning of Conservation Easement Investments, Penalties for Abuse of Federal Tax Code
October 16, 2019
Broker John Charles Wyshak Ordered to Pay Nearly $1 Million Over Churning Allegations at Raymond James
September 17, 2019
JP Morgan Fined $1.1 Million for Failing to Timely Disclose Broker Misconduct, Harming FINRA & The Public
August 26, 2019
Ex-Cetera Broker Merhoff Racking Up Complaints After FINRA Bar
May 08, 2019
Jonathan W. Evans & Associates Announces Filing of FINRA Arbitration Claim Against Western International Securities & Dennis Albert Mehringer, Jr.
November 03, 2018
LPL Ex-Broker Sonya Camarco Sentenced to 20 Years for Stealing Client Funds, Fraud
June 08, 2018
$1.2 Billion Ponzi at Woodbridge Group of Companies More Widespread Than Thought
June 03, 2018
Arizona Indicts Howard Price, III for Stealing $475,000 from IRA Accounts
May 25, 2018
DOJ Charges Gary Basralian with Fraud, Suit Claims He & Preyed on Elderly Women, Royal Alliance Customers
April 20, 2018
FBI Arrests Ex-Ameriprise Broker Li Lin Hsu for Fraud, Stealing from Clients
March 28, 2018
SEC Charges Wedbush Securities with Failing to Supervise Timary Delorme in Penny Stock Market Manipulation Scheme
February 27, 2018
SEC Charges Joseph Bronson's Strong Investment Management with Cherry Picking Fraud, Misrepresentation
February 05, 2018
SEC Adds Misappropriation to Sports Advisor Ash Narayan's Fraud Charge in Amended Complaint
December 27, 2017
NASAA Identifies Notes, Real Estate, Ponzi, Oil and Gas, Affinity Fraud, and Variable Annuities as Biggest Investor Threats
November 13, 2017
Accused of Elder Fraud in Trying to Generate Commissions, FINRA Bars Hank Werner for Churning and Excessive Trading
October 06, 2017
SEC Charges Tweed Investment Services and Owner Robert Tweed with Fraud in Athenian Fund Scheme
September 28, 2017
Ex-LPL Rep Sonya D Camarco Charged with Securities Fraud and Theft in Colorado
September 27, 2017
Ex-Royal Alliance, Next Financial, and Dominion Investment Rep Roger Hudspeth Pleads Guilty to $6 Million Fraud
September 08, 2017
William Glaser Barred, Under Federal Investigation Related to Fraud Indictment, After 76-Year-Old Navy Vet Suffers $400,000 Private Placement Loss
August 27, 2017
SEC Freezes Ex-LPL Broker Sonya D Camarco's Assets in Alleged $2.8 Million Fraud and Misappropriation Scheme
July 25, 2017
FINRA Bars Timothy Ballard for Failing to Cooperate with Investigation
July 22, 2017
FINRA NAC Affirms OHO Bar of David Escarcega for Fraudulent Misrepresentations to Elderly Clients in Arizona, California and Washington
July 14, 2017
Robert Tweed Named in False & Misleading Private Placement Memorandum Complaint, Fraud Investigation
June 30, 2017
American Realty Capital Properties Ex-CFO Brian Block Guilty of Securities Fraud in Schorsch REIT Empire Crackdown; 50+ Firms Continued to Sell Related RCAP REIT After Financial Woes Became Public
June 21, 2017
FINRA Fines Scottsdale Capital Advisors $1.5 Million, Bars John Hurry, Suspends Timothy DiBlasi & D Michael Cruz in Illegal $1.7 Million Cayman Islands Microcap Sales Scheme
June 06, 2017
Ex-Ameriprise Broker Mark Francis Speakman Pleads Guilty to REIT Wire Fraud, Money Laundering
May 02, 2017
Ex-LPL Rep Thomas Andrews Charged with Defrauding 23 Investors in Liquidation Scheme
April 07, 2017
Tracy Turner Barred Over False and Misleading Oil-and-Gas Communications Probe
February 21, 2017
Red River Securities Expelled, CEO Brian Hardwick Barred, Ordered to Pay $24.6 Million in Restitution for Fraud
February 03, 2017
Ex-Oppenheimer, Marquis Financial Broker Stephen Wilshinsky, Gregory Goldstein, Others Sentenced for Roles in de Maison's $39 Million Penny Stock Fraud
February 02, 2017
Lawson Financial, CEO Robert Lawson Barred for Fraudulent Municipal Bond Sales
January 05, 2017
2017 FINRA Priorities: High-Risk and Repeat-Offender Brokers, Suitability & Sales Practices, Cybersecurity
December 02, 2016
MA Charges LPL Financial for Adviser Roger Zullo's Alleged Variable Annuity Fraud, Elder Abuse
November 19, 2016
Oppenheimer & Co Ordered to Pay $3.4 Million in Fines & in Restitution for Supervisory, Discovery & Reporting Failures and Violations
November 10, 2016
Gerald Cocuzzo Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud in $131 Million Market Manipulation Scheme of ForceField Energy
October 27, 2016
Stuart Dickinson Barred, Restitution Ordered for Recommending Customers Purchase the ATM Alliance Ponzi Scheme
October 12, 2016
Donald Toomer Barred, Indicted for $30 Million Pump-And-Dump Penny Stock Fraud
September 21, 2016
Avenir Financial Group Sanctioned, CEO Michael Todd Clements Barred, Rep Karim Ibrahim Suspended for Fraud
August 06, 2016
Hank Werner Charged with Fraudulent Churning, Excessive Trading, Unsuitable VA Recommendation Against Elderly, Blind Widow
August 02, 2016
Ex-California Broker Daniel McKelvey Pleads Guilty in Fraudulent Shell Corporation Penny Stock Scheme
July 23, 2016
Ex-Wells Fargo Advisor Bradley Smegal Charged with Securities Fraud for Defrauding Clients Out of $5 Million, Making Ponzi Payments
July 21, 2016
Bernard McGee Barred for Fraudulent Annuity Sales, Lying About Surrendering Elderly Client's VA for Charitable Gift Annuity
July 20, 2016
Prudential Annuities Fined $950k for Failing to Prevent Theft of $1.3 Million From Elderly Client's VA
July 11, 2016
Update: Winston Turner Barred for Variable Annuity Fraud and/or Deception
June 29, 2016
Anthony Diaz, a Repeat Offending Rogue Broker Under Federal Indictment for REIT Fraud, is Poster Child for Worrying Trend
May 19, 2016
Thrivent's Miguel Hernandez Barred for Defrauding Elderly Church-Going Client
May 16, 2016
Crowdfunding Fraud is Possible, Cautions FINRA in News Release for New Startup Investment Opportunities
May 13, 2016
Robert Kerrigan Investigated for Undisclosed USA Barcelona Outside Business Facing Fraud Charge, Barred for Refusal to Cooperate
April 13, 2016
Leonard Goldberg Barred for Fraudulent Use of Mutual Fund and ETF Discretion, Causing Over $123,600 in Customer Losses
March 19, 2016
Risky, Unsuitable Investments in Poorly Performing Energy, Oil and Gas Ventures May Lead to FINRA Claims
March 09, 2016
Charged with Fraud, Ex-JPMorgan's Michael Oppenheim Sentenced to Five Years for Stealing $20 Million from Clients
March 02, 2016
7% of Financial Advisers Industry-Wide Cited for Misconduct, Including 20% of Oppenheimer's Advisers
March 02, 2016
Former MetLife & Prudential Broker Winston Turner Accused of Variable Annuity Fraud and/or Deception
February 26, 2016
Firms That Sold 'Ponzi' UDF REITs May Be On the Hook in Wake of FBI Raid, SEC Investigation
February 19, 2016
George Johnson Barred, Christopher Wynne Suspended for Market Manipulation Scheme
February 12, 2016
FINRA bars brokers Timothy Stephen Dembski and Walter Francis Grenda for fraud related to sales of Prestige Wealth Management Fund, LP.
January 26, 2016
Robert Richards Fined and Suspended Over Penny Stock Price Manipulation
January 13, 2016
FINRA Senior Hotline Warns: Fraud is Alive and Well and Takes Many Forms
January 06, 2016
2016 FINRA Priorities Letter Includes Brokerage Firm Culture and Ethics, Suitability, Seniors, Complex Products
December 23, 2015
Merrill Lynch Settles 23 Complaints Against Barred Broker Thomas J. Buck for $4.1 Million
December 20, 2015
Fidelity Brokerage Services Ordered to Pay $1 Million for Supervisory Failures Related to Lisa Lewis' Elder Theft
December 04, 2015
SEC Bars of Ralph Calabro, Jason Konner, and Dimitrios Koutsoubos for Churning
October 27, 2015
New FINRA Investor Alert Warns of All-or-Nothing or Binary Options Trading Fraud Risk
October 07, 2015
FINRA Expels Halcyon Cabot Partners and Bars CEO Michael Morris, CCO Ronald Heineman for Fraud, Fee Kickback Scheme
September 22, 2015
FINRA Bars or Suspends 10 Cockroach Brokers at Global Arena Capital Corp. for Misleading Pitches, Churning, and Other Misconduct
August 07, 2015
Caldwell International Securities Corp's Rasheed "Richard" Adams Barred for Churning, Excessive Trading
July 31, 2015
Ex-Billion-Dollar Merrill Lynch, RBC Broker Thomas J. Buck Barred for Overcharging and Misleading Clients, Fraud
July 17, 2015
Misleading Advertising Disguised as Free Lunch or Gift Invitation Still Luring Prospective Investors
July 15, 2015
FINRA Fines Ascendiant Capital Markets of Irvine, CA for Failure to Supervise, Inadequate Handling of Customer Complaint
July 03, 2015
SEC Charges Malcolm Segal with $15m Ponzi Scheme Selling Fake CDs, Unrealistic Interest Rate
June 24, 2015
SEC to Fight Financial Elder Abuse and Fraud by Upping Broker and Advisor Oversight in Retirement Accounts
June 13, 2015
SEC Charges Chad Wiegand, Akis Eracleous with Insider Training, Duo Agrees to Securities Ban
June 11, 2015
Michael J. Strasser, a Broker with 22 Disclosures, Fined & Suspended for Failure to Disclose Judgment
May 21, 2015
Bradley Claus Barred for Misrepresentation, Unauthorized Oil & Gas and Restaurant Investment Solicitations and Transactions
May 05, 2015
James Yiu Lee Sentenced to 6.5 Years in Prison, Ordered to Repay $10.5 Million in Fraudulent Scheme
April 29, 2015
FINRA Orders Avenir Financial Group to Stop Selling to Elderly Customers, Bars Cesar Rodriguez for Fraud
April 21, 2015
Former JPMorgan Broker Michael Oppenheim Charged for Stealing $20 Million from Clients
March 27, 2015
Oppenheimer & Co. to Pay $3.75 Million in Fines & Restitution for Failing to Supervise Thieving Broker Mark Hotton
March 13, 2015
With 14 Pending Customer Disputes Alleging Misrepresentation and False Statements in Variable Annuity Transactions, FINRA Files Complaint Against Anthony Diaz
February 09, 2015
Ronald Paul Rafaloff Barred for Converting Elderly Retiree's Funds for Personal Use
January 22, 2015
Ex-UBS Broker Donna Jessee Tucker Barred, Convicted of Fraud for Stealing from Elderly in Ponzi-like Scheme
January 16, 2015
Merrill Lynch Fined $175k for Failing to Timely Report Complaints of Defrauding Adviser Who Escaped to LPL
January 14, 2015
FINRA Bars George Carris, Expels Firm John Carris Investments for Fraud and Recklessness
January 13, 2015
David Rose Sentenced, Restitution Ordered for $2 Million Medical Investment Fraud
January 08, 2015
FINRA Files Complaint Against Bradley Claus, Alleging Improper Oil and Gas Sales, Falsely Tying a Security to Justin Timberlake
December 27, 2014
LPL, Commonwealth's Angela Marie Borchardt, and Kenneth William Schulz Barred for Customer Impersonation Scheme
December 24, 2014
FINRA Charges Wedbush, Peter Julijs Auzers, Shiva Naby, and Samantha Arrieta McAfee in MSRB Supervisory Failure, Untimely Reporting of $13.5 Million-worth of Transactions
December 09, 2014
Joseph Pappalardo Barred for Fraud, Soliciting Investments in Fake Company
December 06, 2014
David Lawrence Gabai Barred for Deceptive, Fraudulent and Manipulative Schemes
November 15, 2014
OC's Robert Klein, Other Brokers with History of Disciplinary 'Red Flags' Flocking to Hotspots for Misconduct, Elderly Investors
November 04, 2014
SEC and FINRA Issue Joint Penny Stock Scam Investment Alert
October 21, 2014
Jonathan Kohanof Barred for False Testimony in Insider Trading Investigation
September 26, 2014
2014's 12 Worst Financial Advisors List Features Ponzi Schemes, Scams and Frauds
September 22, 2014
SEC Charges Eight, Including de Maison, in Pump-and-Dump Penny Stock Fraud Scheme
September 19, 2014
FBI Arrests De Maison and Wilshinsky in Multi-Million Dollar Penny Stock Fraud
September 04, 2014
Former LPL Broker Blake Richards Ordered to Pay $2 Million for Defrauding Clients
July 31, 2014
Five Newport Coast Brokers Charged with Churning Resulting in $1 Million Losses
July 28, 2014
Jason O'Neal Lampier Barred for Fraudulent Misrepresentations Related to Oil and Gas Limited Partnerships
June 12, 2014
At IAA Financial, 84% of Brokers Came from Expelled Firms, 54% with Previous Disclosure Records
June 11, 2014
Broker Patricia Miller Facing Fraud Charges After Clients' Life Savings Go Missing
June 06, 2014
Concentration Risk: The Implications of Putting All Your Eggs in One Basket
May 19, 2014
SEC Bars Convicted Fraudster Gurudeo Persaud for Investment Strategy Based on Astrology
May 05, 2014
Popularity of Liquifying Home Equity, Cash-Out Refinancing Increases as Valuation Increases
May 01, 2014
NSM Securities, Bhasin, Bhagwani & Balchandani Disciplined for Supervisory, Suitability and Compliance Failures, Churning and Unauthorized Trading Activity
April 16, 2014
SEC Charges San Diego's Total Wealth Management with Fraud in Kickbacks Scheme
April 06, 2014
Michelle Lee Kern Barred for Unlawful Conversion of $669,000 in Client Funds
March 22, 2014
Irvine Firm Accelerated Capital Group Fined for Misleading and Exaggerated Website Information
March 14, 2014
SEC Charges Brokers Michael Horowitz, Moshe Marc Cohen with $80 Million Variable Annuity Fraud
March 05, 2014
Former Merrill Lynch Broker Jane O'Brien Accused of 18-Year, $1.3 Million Ponzi Scheme
January 30, 2014
SEC Issues Risk Alert Criticizing Advisors' Handling of Alternative Investments
January 28, 2014
JP Morgan's Stephanie Ann Becker Barred for Improper Conversion of Customer Funds
January 23, 2014
SEC National Exam Program Issues Broker-Dealers Priorities List for 2014
January 07, 2014
FINRA Tells Firms to Put Clients First with Conflicts of Interest Report
December 24, 2013
Gary J. Chackman Barred for Unsuitable Non-traded REIT Transactions
December 18, 2013
Solicited Leveraged ETF Tickets Marked as Unsolicited is Risky Business
November 25, 2013
Gary C. Snisky Charged in $3.8-Million Fraud Scheme Targeting Elderly Investors
November 21, 2013
Ferry, Clinton and Martin Sentenced for Conspiracy, Mail and Wire Fraud in FBI Sting
November 20, 2013
Brian Matt Borakowski, George Alexander Kardaras Barred for Promissory Notes Ponzi Scheme Fraud
November 17, 2013
Dangerous Words: SEC Cautions Firms to Stop Using "Protected," "Guaranteed" in Fund Names
November 03, 2013
Mass. Fines Merrill Lynch $500K for Failing to Stop Broker Misconduct
October 29, 2013
About Time: FINRA Files Complaint Alleging Unsuitable Recommendations, Falsification of Records After Beverly Hills Broker Bambi Holzer Suspended From Industry
October 24, 2013
Warning about Wirehouses: Excess Fees, Depressed Profits Harmful to Clients
October 17, 2013
NASAA Calls Out New Scams, Rotates Five of Top 10 Investor Threats
October 15, 2013
SEC: Small Violations Can Lead to Strong Enforcement, Sanctions, and Fines
October 05, 2013
Over 5,000 Brokers from Barred Firms, Many Accused of Fraud, Still Selling Securities
October 05, 2013
FINRA Charges John Carris Investments and CEO George Carris with Fraud and Stock Manipulation
October 02, 2013
Fraud in Modern America, a Nation at Risk-The Telltale Signs
September 20, 2013
Wade Harlow Bradley Fined & Suspended for Willful Disregard of Minimum Offering Condition, False Representations and Failure to Comply
September 18, 2013
Private Placement Offerings Require Research and Contemplation of Risk
September 13, 2013
Financial Fraud: An Appealing Scheme Whose Weakness is the Proactive Investor
September 11, 2013
Wendy Janeen Worcester Fined and Suspended for Multiple Due Diligence Failures
August 20, 2013
Jon Eric Guay Barred for False Representations, Improper Use and Conversion of $225,000 in Customer Funds
August 16, 2013
Christian Joel Brand Suspended for Soliciting $510,000 Investment from Elderly, Unsuitable Customer for Failed Project
August 15, 2013
Former Broker John Brady Guyette Convicted on 15 Securities Fraud Felony Counts
August 10, 2013
FINRA Accuses TNP's Tony Thompson of Defrauding Investors, Failing to Pay Out Promissory Notes
July 25, 2013
FINRA's TRACE Program to Increase Transparency of Mortgage-Backed Securities Market
July 15, 2013
Arbitrators Order Wells Fargo to Pay $2.8 Million in Damages, Interest for Failure to Detect Fraud in Investor's Account
May 24, 2013
Former LPL Financial Adviser Blake Richards Charged in $2 Million Fraudulent Scheme
May 06, 2013
Roman J Sledziejowski Barred for Converting $4.8 Million in Fraudulent Scheme
May 05, 2013
Sean Francis Sheridan Barred for Recommending Only Funds that Yielded Higher Commissions
May 03, 2013
Bill Alvin Ahlswede Fined and Suspended for False Information, Failing to Disclose Complaint Alleging Churning and Fraud
April 23, 2013
Charles Chul Nam Barred, Ordered to Pay Restitution for Fraudulent REIT Scheme
April 19, 2013
Former Wound Management CEO Scott Haire Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud
April 12, 2013
FINRA Files Order to Shut Down Success Trade Securities, Claiming Firm Scammed Investors
April 04, 2013
Thomas Charles Conradt Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud & Conspiracy in IBM Case
March 24, 2013
Michael Mendenhall Barred for Borrowing from Elderly Customers, Untruthful Reply to FINRA Inquiry
March 24, 2013
LPL Financial Firm Under Fire and On Radar with Several Securities Regulators
March 20, 2013
Jane Elizabeth O'Brien Barred for Unauthorized $3 Million Loans, Failure to Repay Clients, Alleged Securities Fraud
January 22, 2013
James Charles Allen Barred for Failure to Cooperate with Investigation into Material Misrepresentations and Omissions Regarding Oil and Gas Offerings
January 07, 2013
Philip Horn Guilty of Fraud: History and Risk of Horn's "Friendly" Scheme
December 29, 2012
Michael D. Montgomery Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison Following Wire Fraud Conviction
December 19, 2012
Aletheia CEO Peter J. Eichler Jr. Accused of Defrauding Investors, Resulting in $4.4 Million in Losses
December 06, 2012
Wedbush Securities Fined $375,000; Richard Anthony Lanni and Ronald Edward Vogel Fined and Suspended for Poor Supervisory Systems Related to Variable Annuities
November 26, 2012
David Lerner Associates to Pay $12 Million in Restitution in Connection with Inadequate Due Diligence, Excessive Markups
November 15, 2012
SEC Charges Geoffrey H. Lunn, Darlene A. Bishop and Vincent G. Curry with Defrauding Investors by Creating Fake Company, Identity
October 22, 2012
William Michael Jordan Fined and Suspended for Improper Recommendations and Lack of Due Diligence Related to Third Party's Slush Fund Operation
October 22, 2012
John Charles Guys Barred for Misappropriation of Funds, Creating Fake Premium Finance Agreements and Forging Customer Signatures
October 15, 2012
Attila Gyula Toth Accused of Soliciting an Investment and Misusing Customer Funds
October 10, 2012
FINRA Complaint Alleges Harry Ward Hunt Engaged in Excessive and Unsuitable Trading, Resulting in Commissions Paid to Broker
October 09, 2012
Complaint Issued Against John Cherry III Alleging Improper Use, Conversion of Customer Funds
September 20, 2012
SEC Charges Broker with Stealing to Pay Personal Expenses, Investors, Many from Santa Monica, Lose $600,000 in Ponzi Scheme
August 01, 2012
Newport Coast Securities, Inc. Fined $100,000 for Poor Anti-Money Laundering Procedures, Branch Office Manager who Served on Board of Pink Sheet Stock Traded Within the Firm
July 25, 2012
Slava Volman Pleads Guilty, Sent to Prison for Securities Fraud and Conspiracy
July 24, 2012
Alfred Chi Chen Barred for Unauthorized Trading, Unsuitable Recommendations
July 17, 2012
FINRA'S Office of Hearing Officers Issues Decision Barring Broker Alan Jay Davidofsky
July 13, 2012
Russell Philip Macke Suspended for Excessive Trading and Use of Margin
July 11, 2012
Thomas Brown Hammond Guilty of Theft, Ordered to Pay Over $500,000 in Restitution, Barred from Industry
June 27, 2012
Michael D. Montgomery Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud, Client's Loss Over $1 Million
June 26, 2012
With New 401(k) Disclosure Requirement, Investors Should Review 401(k) Plan to Determine Fees Charged
June 24, 2012
Freedom Investors Corp. Fined & Brokers Suspended for Unsuitable Penny Stock Recommendations
June 20, 2012
John Brady Guyette Suspended & Fined for Fraudulent Misrepresentations in Recommending Investment Options
June 20, 2012
Daniel Edward Becerril II Barred from Securities Industry After Orchestrating Fraudulent Scheme
June 13, 2012
John Farahi of NewPoint Financial Pleads Guilty to $20+ Million Ponzi Scheme
June 11, 2012
Brookstone Securities Fined $1 Million, CEO Antony Turbeville Barred for Fraudulent Sales of CMOs to Elderly Clients
May 24, 2012
Timothy David Cochrane Permanently Barred for Fraudulent Investment Scheme
April 27, 2012
Discipline: Some Morgan Stanley Structured Product Purchases Failed to Comply with Internal Guidelines
April 27, 2012
Discipline: Stephen Wilson (Prudential, Wachovia) Barred for Unsuitable Recommendations and Unauthorized Trading
April 27, 2012
Discipline: Barclays Capital Fined $3 Million After Providing Inaccurate Information to Investors
April 27, 2012
Home Hazard: The Danger of Using a Mortgage to Finance Investments
April 27, 2012
Promissory Notes and Fraud
April 27, 2012
High Yield Investment Programs (HYIP): A Risky Venture
April 27, 2012
Getting to Know Reverse Convertibles