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Investor Fraud: Ex-HCR Wealth Advisors Advisor Who Stole $1.2M from Pro Athlete Makes a Deal with the SEC, Investment Adviser and His Daughter Settle $7.9M Ponzi Scam Case, and Texas-Based Developers to Pay Over $50M in E-B Offering Scam

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Former HCR Wealth Advisors financial adviser Admits to Defrauding Pro Athlete of $1.2M Jeremy Joseph Drake, an ex-HCR Wealth Advisors financial adviser, has agreed to a consent judgment in the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s case against him in which he admits that he defrauded a pro athlete and his wife of $1.2M while misleading…

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Merrill Lynch to Pay $300K to Settle Inadequate Supervision Allegations

Broker Fraud, FINRA, FINRA Settlements, Inadequate Supervision,

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is ordering Merrill Lynch to pay $300K after finding that it did not properly supervise former broker Eva Weinberg, who went to prison for defrauding former NFL football player Dwight Freeney. Merrill, which is now a wholly-owned Bank of America (BAC) subsidiary, consented to the fine and censure imposed…

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FINRA Suspends Ex-Securities America Broker

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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has suspended former Securities America broker Michael D. Jackson for six months following allegations that he traded options in one client’s account without telling the brokerage firm. Securities America has since fired Jackson. According to the self-regulatory authority (SRO), in 2016, the ex-Securities America broker recommended that one customer…

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Investment Scam: Ex-MRI International CEO Convicted in $1.5B Ponzi Scam, Receiver Says Aequitas Capital Management Was Involved in $617M Fraud, and Texas-Based AriseBank CEO Is Accused in $4M Cryptocurrency Scheme

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Former MRI International Head is Found Guilty in $1.5B Ponzi Scam Edwin Fujinaga, the ex-CEO of medical billings collections company MRI International, has been convicted of multiple counts of wire fraud, mail fraud, and money laundering. He is scheduled to be sentenced earlier this year. According to the release issued by the US Attorney’s Office…

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Former Lombard Securities Broker Pleads Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar Ponzi Scam That Defrauded Older Investors

Broker Fraud, Broker Misconduct, Ponzi Scams, Senior Investors,

Steven Pagartanis, an ex-New York broker with Lombard Securities, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and mail fraud in a Ponzi scam that went on for more than 18 years and caused investors to lose more than $9M of the over $13M that they invested. Many of his victims were older investors who lost a…

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International Assets Advisory “Proudly” Hires Brokers With “Checkered” Pasts

Broker Fraud, Broker Misconduct, Broker-Dealers

A Florida-based wealth management firm is once again in the headlines over its hiring of brokers with “checkered” pasts. According to a recent Business Insider article, International Assets Advisory (IAA), which oversees approximately $2.5B in customer funds, “proudly hires” brokers that other investment firms wouldn’t even consider, including some with previous offenses on their record….

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Options Trading Website Owner Faces Charges in Alleged $4M Online Binary Options Fraud

Investor Fraud, SEC Enforcement, Securities Fraud,

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has filed fraud charges against Mark Suleymanov, who owns the options trading website SpotFN. According to the regulator, Suleymanov, who is a New York resident, defrauded retail investors of about $4M in a binary options scam that took place from at least 2012 to 2016. Binary Options Investor.gov describes…

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FINRA Bars Broker For Selling $10.8M of Notes in $1.2B Woodbridge Ponzi Scam

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The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has barred yet another ex-broker for selling promissory notes that have since been linked to the $1.2B Woodbridge Ponzi scam. The fraud is believed to have bilked around 8,400 investors. According to the self-regulatory authority (SRO), broker Frank Dietrich sold 58 investors $10M of promissory notes that came from…

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Investment Fraud: Madoff Ponzi Scam Victims Receive Another $695M, Ex-Royal Alliance Associates Investment Adviser Pleads Guilty To Stealing $3M From Customers, and MoneyGram Investor Proposes Lawsuit After $125M Settlement

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DOJ Distributes Another $695M to Over 27,000 Madoff Ponzi Scam Victims A decade on the heels of Bernard Madoff’s arrest for running a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scam, the US Justice Department has distributed another $695M to over 27,000 of his victims. This is the DOJ’s third payment to investors of the fraud, bringing the total…

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JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup Settle Euribor Investor Case for $180M

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A preliminary $182M settlement has been reached in a benchmark rigging lawsuit between investors and banks Citigroup Inc. (C) and JPMorgan & Chase (JPM). Now, a federal judge must approve the deal, which would end claims accusing the two financial firms of manipulating the Euribor (Euro Interbank Offered Rate). The benchmark interest rate is the…

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