{"id":1620,"date":"2015-03-31T20:17:26","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T20:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stockbrokerfraudblog.com\/2015\/03\/investor_fraud_news_nfl_free_a"},"modified":"2022-03-22T13:35:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T18:35:45","slug":"investor-fraud-news-nfl-free-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/investor-fraud-news-nfl-free-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Investor Fraud News: NFL Free Agent Sues Bank of America For $20M, FINRA Arbitration Panel Awards $1.3M to Investor in Case Involving Ex-Stifel Broker, and Tony Thompson and His Brokerage Firm are Barred from Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Former Colts Football Player Sues Bank of America for $20M<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dwight Freeney, formerly with the Indianapolis Colts and currently an NFL free agent, is suing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/bank-of-america-background-information.html\">Bank of America (BAC) <\/a>for securities fraud. He and his Roof Group LLC say they were bilked of over $20 million.<\/p>\n<p>In his securities fraud case, Freeney contends that the bank&#8217;s wealth management division is to blame for taking part, aiding, and abetting in the scam that cost him money. He noted that Bank of America went after him in 2010 to become one of its high net worth and affluent clients.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/investor-fraud-news-nfl-free-a\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Investor Fraud News: NFL Free Agent Sues Bank of America For $20M, FINRA Arbitration Panel Awards $1.3M to Investor in Case Involving Ex-Stifel Broker, and Tony Thompson and His Brokerage Firm are Barred from Industry\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Colts Football Player Sues Bank of America for $20M Dwight Freeney, formerly with the Indianapolis Colts and currently an NFL free agent, is suing Bank of America (BAC) for securities fraud. He and his Roof Group LLC say they were bilked of over $20 million. 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