{"id":1567,"date":"2014-12-22T22:47:43","date_gmt":"2014-12-22T22:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stockbrokerfraudblog.com\/2014\/12\/exedward_jones_is_criminally_c"},"modified":"2022-03-11T13:34:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T19:34:27","slug":"exedward-jones-is-criminally-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/exedward-jones-is-criminally-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Edward Jones Financial Adviser is Criminally Charged with Bilking Disabled Woman of Over $160K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tJason Cox, a former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/investor-claims\/brokerage-firm-misconduct\/\">Edward Jones <\/a>financial adviser, is criminally charged with allegedly defrauding a disabled woman. Robert C. Yeamans, who is the woman&#8217;s now deceased father, had tasked Cox with managing her account. The woman, who is in her fifties, is developmentally disabled.<\/p>\n<p>According to a federal complaint, Cox took at least $160,000 from the investment account set up for her. He allegedly structured transactions by taking out small amounts during a short time period so he wouldn&#8217;t have to fulfill bank reporting requirements for bigger sums.<\/p>\n<p>When worried banking officials asked the woman about the money, she told them she put it in a business that Cox owned but did not know what kind of enterprise it was. The bank closed her account.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/exedward-jones-is-criminally-c\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Ex-Edward Jones Financial Adviser is Criminally Charged with Bilking Disabled Woman of Over $160K\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason Cox, a former Edward Jones financial adviser, is criminally charged with allegedly defrauding a disabled woman. Robert C. Yeamans, who is the woman&#8217;s now deceased father, had tasked Cox with managing her account. The woman, who is in her fifties, is developmentally disabled. 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