September 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…
read moreSeptember 11, 2015 The Investment News reports that NEXT Financial Group, Inc. , a Houston based brokerage firm founded in 1999, is up for sale. NEXT Financial has over 700…
read moreSeptember 8, 2015- North Palm Beach, Florida Bankrate Inc (RATE.N) resolved an action filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it engaged in accounting fraud to ensure that…
read moreAugust 25, 2015- San Antonio, Texas Lea Ann Blystone, 48, of San Antonio was sentenced to seven years in federal prison in connection with a $1.4 million wire fraud scheme.…
read moreSeptember 1, 2015- Sherman, Texas Thomas W. Lucas, Jr. , 35 of Plano, Texas was sentenced to 210 months in federal prison following his conviction on 7 counts of wire…
read moreSeptember 4, 2015- Austin, Texas Texas Securities Commissioner John Morgan entered a Disciplinary Order against Dallas based WFG Investments, Inc. , reprimanding and fining the company $175,000 for failing to…
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