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\t\t\t\tEx-Dallas Broker Accused of Texas Securities Fraud Face Five Years<\/strong>
\nWade Lawrence, a former Dallas broker, has pleaded guilty to Texas securities fraud<\/a>. As part of his plea bargain the 43-year-old will have to forfeit $1.5 million and pay over $250,000 in fines. He also faces up to five years behind bars for his $2.1 million securities scam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to prosecutors, over the course of working for several securities firm over the last seven years, Lawrence falsely offered risky investments with the promise of 20% to 100% returns. He lost a significant amount of money and invested just a portion of investors’ funds. Lawrence used a lot of investors’ cash to cover his own living expenses, personal travel, as well as pay for fancy jewelry. The Associated Press<\/em> reports that to date Lawrence has given back $581,000 to investors.<\/p>\n

Minnesota-Based Brokerage Firm Files for Bankruptcy<\/strong>
\nBroker-dealer Fintegra has filed for bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Minnesota. The firm had to stop its securities business in June after it was hit with a $1.5M arbitration award that placed it under the $250,000 regulatory net capital requirements of minimum. <\/p>\n

According to the FINRA arbitration panel, Finestra and a broker violated state anti-fraud provisions related to the sale of Miasole Investments II, an unregistered security. The securities fraud <\/a>complaint, submitted by Fintegra customers, states that the broker-dealer could only pay $300,000 of the award. However, InvestmentNews <\/em>reported that the attorneys for one of the clients said that to date none of the award has been paid. <\/p>\n

Fintegra, in its FOCUS report with the SEC, admitted that it had been named in five separate lawsuits, all involving the alleged sale of securities that were either unsuitable or violated state securities laws.
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