June 2015-NC Securities Division The North Carolina Securities Division‘s June 2015 Newsletter announced the sentencing of the following individuals for securities related violations: Michael Anthony Jenkins pleaded guilty to three…
read moreJune 8, 2015-San Antonio, Texas Primera Energy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas. The filing came a day following…
read moreMay 15, 2015-Houston, Texas A FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) arbitration panel in Houston, Texas, awarded over $1.1 million to a couple who filed a claim alleging that the annuities…
read moreJune 9, 2015 The Investment News reports that Knoxville, Tennessee-based broker dealer Securities Service Network (SSN) has acquired The Horizons Group, a firm previously affiliated with Cadaret, Grant & Co.…
read moreA free workshop discussing the tactics and schemes of fraudsters and scammers will be held on June 15, 2015, from 12:45-1:45pm at the Salina Public Library in the Prescott Meeting…
read moreUPDATE-In October 2015, Otis Bradley was permanently barred from the securities industry by FINRA. Original Post–April 27, 2015 Otis T. Bradley, was named in a complaint filed by FINRA alleging…
read moreApril 23, 2015 RBC Capital Markets , entered into a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (AWC) with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to resolve allegations that from 2008 through 2012 the firm…
read moreUPDATE-March 24, 2016 Barry S. Brower is not currently registered with any broker dealer. Our Original Post–March 6, 2015, Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas Barry S. Brower, entered into a Letter of…
read moreJune 1, 2015 Phil D. Williamson, 48, of Miami, Florida, was charged with investment advisor fraud according to an FBI Press Release which reports that he raised over two million…
read moreJune 3, 2015 Carlton Cabot, 52, of Stamford, Connecticut and Timothy Kroll, 42, of New Hope, Pennsylvania, were named in a criminal complaint accusing them of of misappropriating funds from…
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