The Arizona Republic reports that Texan Stephen J. Hatch, 68, pleaded guilty to felony fraud and was sentenced to five years for operating a $70 million Ponzi scheme that targeted…
read moreMay 16, 2017-Williston, VT The New England Federal Credit Union is holding a seminar on Elder Financial Exploitation on Thursday, May 18th, at their main branch located at 141 Harvest…
read moreApril 2017- Simi Valley, CA The FINRA records  of Steven H. Murphy,  a  stockbroker who is currently employed by  Summit Brokerage Services  and was previously employed by VSR Financial Services, disclose a pending  customer dispute and…
read moreApril 2017- Washington, DC The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued an Investor Alert warning that articles on an investment research website appearing to be an unbiased source of…
read moreApril 2017- Melville, New York The FINRA records of  Ian Greenblatt (aka Eric Green ) ,  a  stockbroker who is employed by  Capitol Securities Management  disclose 3 prior final customer disputes. The Financial Industry Regulatory…
read moreMarch 2017-Sallisaw, OK According to publicly available records Austin W. Morton , (CRD# 5538108) ,  a  currently unregistered stockbroker who previously worked for Edward Jones  disclose a pending regulatory matter, a pending customer dispute and…
read moreAlexandria, Virginia Rex Securities Law is investigating  broker David Alan Basinger  on behalf of a elderly, retired widow from Alexandria who was advised to purchase  limited partnerships, direct investments in oil & gas,…
read moreApril 2017-Boca Raton, FL According to publicly available records Scott Allen Sibley  , (CRD# 1523981) ,  a  former stockbroker who last worked for Moors & Cabot, discloses 3 prior regulatory events, 2 pending…
read moreMarch 2017-San Antonio, Texas San Antonio, Texas, based stock brokerage firm Investment Professionals, Inc.  (IPI)  was ordered by William F. Galvin of the Massachusetts Securities Division to pay a $100,000 fine and offer…
read moreFebruary 2017-Toms River, NJ New Jersey 101.5 reports that Wall Township financial advisor Peter Martorana, 62, who worked for Retirement Benefit Specialists, pleaded guilty to accepting checks from elderly clients in…
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