March 15, 2016-Dallas, Texas The Department of Justice announced that Colleyville, Texas, resident David L. Spaulding, 62, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison and ordered to pay…
read moreApril 4, 2016 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a complaint charging four individuals with fraud on senior citizens who were tempted to “free dinner” seminars where they were…
read moreApril 12, 2016 In October 2014, former Redridge Securities stock broker Eric W. Johnson was barred from the securities industry for failing to cooperate with a FINRA investigation of allegations…
read moreMarch 30, 2016 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged Daniel Rivera and his brother Matthew Rivera, and their company, with a $2.7 million Ponzi scheme targeting elderly and unsophisticated…
read moreOctober 19, 2015 Former Coastal Equities broker Michael Donnelly of Lecanto, Florida, admitting defrauding his clients and to disgorge over $2.2 million. In addition he consented to an SEC order…
read moreMarch 29, 2016-Garland, Texas The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) announced that Derek A. Nelson was sentenced to 19 years in connection with a $37 million fraud he operated selling…
read moreUPDATE ON CHARLES FACKRELL-December 2016-Charles Fackrell, 37, of Booneville, N. Carolina was sentenced to 63 months in jail according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for operating a $1.4 million Ponzi…
read moreMarch 9, 2016- Rockwall, Texas The Rowlett Lakeshore Times reports that Mark Lee Cleaton, 34, of Rockwall, was sentenced to 80 months in federal prison and ordered to pay restitution…
read moreFINRA records report that Richard Gomez , of New York, who is not currently registered, is currently named in two customer disputes: FINRA Case 16-0035 filed by a Florida resident against Gomez while he…
read moreFINRA records report that Salvatore Pizzimenti , who has been registered with Legend Securities since 8/2011 , has been named in four customer disputes that have been resolved, including: FINRA Case 12-2703 filed while Pizzimenti…
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