November 5, 2015- Orlando, Florida The FBI announced that Brian Newton , age 58, of New Smyrna Beach, FL, was sentenced to 15 years and 8 months and his co-defendant…
read moreNovember 4, 2015- Tampa, Florida The FBI announced that Gignesh Movalia was sentenced to 18 months in prison for operating a $9 million investment fraud scheme involving Facebook stock. Movalia…
read moreNovember 9, 2015- The Villages, Florida Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice in partnership with Merrill Lynch & Seniors vs. Crime is conducting research on elder financial…
read moreOctober 5, 2015-McKinney, Texas The Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) announced that Larry David Eckenrode of McKinney, TX, a three time felon, was arrested September 29, 2015, and charged with…
read moreOctober 19, 2015- Dallas Texas Mark Lee Cleaton, 34, Â of Rockwell, Texas, was convicted on felony offenses for running a fraud scheme as managing member of North American Capital, LLC…
read moreSeptember 21 2015- Washington DC First Eagle Investment Management and FEF Distributors was charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission with improperly using mutual fund assets to pay for…
read moreSeptember 16, 2015- Dallas/Corsicana, Texas The FBI announced that Sandy Jenkins and his wife, Kay Jenkins, were sentenced on felony charges of embezzlement for stealing $16 million dollars from the…
read moreSeptember 17, 2015 The U S Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced  the filing of an enforcement action in US District Court for the Southern District of Florida against: Mintco…
read moreGarrett Ahrens, Former LPL Financial Broker Receives Notice of Investigation by Securities Regulator
September 18, 2015- Lafayette, Lousiana The Investment News reports that Garrett Andrew Ahrens, a broker ranked as one of the top advisers in Louisiana by Barron’s, with assets under management…
read moreSeptember 15, 2015- Washington, D.C. In a news release the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced finding numerous securities violations, including making  misleading sales pitches and  account churning at the…
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