March 9, 2016-Austin, Texas The Texas Lawyer reports that Patrick Lanier, a former Austin attorney, began a 17 year prison sentence for assisting Harris Ballow, an international fugitive, defraud 500…
read moreMarch 10, 2016- Washington, DC The Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Oregon based Aequitas Management and its top three executives, CEO Robert J. Jesenik, executive VP Brian A. Oliver,…
read moreMarch 8, 2016- Greenville, South Carolina The United States Attorney’s Office for District of South Carolina announced that Claus C. Foerster, 55, of Spartanburg, South Carolina was indicted by a…
read moreFebruary 29, 2016- Miami, Florida The Sun Sentinel reports that Thomas A. Guerriero, 39, of Hillsboro Beach, FL, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit mail and wire…
read moreFebruary 5, 2016- Dania Beach, Florida The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) charged Rico Omar Cox (aka Omar Negron) of Dania Beach, FL, with commodity trading advisor fraud. According…
read more1/21/2016- Grand Rapids, MI David McQueen‘s conviction and 30 year prison sentence for mail fraud, money laundering and tax charges was upheld by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati.…
read moreUPDATE FEBRUARY 2018-The Pensacola News Journal reports that Larry Masino and Dixie Masino were convicted of wire fraud conspiracy, operating an illegal gambling business and money laundering conspiracy. According to…
read moreFebruary 22, 2016- Atlanta, Georgia The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced the indictment of Tyson Thame, James Shaw, Terrence Keller and Frank Bell in connection…
read moreFebruary 23, 2016- Key West, Florida Fred Davis “Dave” Clark, Jr. , 57, was sentenced 40 years in federal prison on bank fraud and obstruction charges in what U.S. Attorney Jerrob…
read moreFebruary 16, 2016- Dallas Texas Wade J. Lawrence, formerly a broker with Southwest Securities and prior to that with Oppenheimer & Co. , was charged by the Securities & Exchange…
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