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\t\t\t\tA former broker who was fired from both AG Edwards, Inc.and Stifel Nicolaus & Co. has been ordered to serve a 21-month federal prison sentence for selling fraudulent investments to Stifel Nicolaus clients. Neil Rolla Harrison told clients that they were investing in commodities futures or the gold market when in fact the stockbroker was using their money to support his drinking and gambling habits.<\/p>\n

A federal grand jury indicted the 54-year-old former broker last May. Harrison pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud. He has been ordered to pay $91,303 in restitution.<\/p>\n

It is not clear, however, whether the investment fraud<\/a> victims will recoup their losses. One of his targets, 67-year-old Ralph Brock, says that because he has worked as a self-employed trucker for most of his life, the only retirement he had was the one he created through investing. <\/p>\n

AG Edwards fired Harrison in 2005 after the broker-dealer discovered that he was borrowing money from clients. Stifel Nicolaus hired him soon after even though the broker-dealer knew that AG Edwards had fired him. Stifel Nicolaus fired Harrison when the thefts were discovered. <\/p>\n

Brokers are entrusted with the responsibility of handling a client’s finances. Many investors seek the services of a stockbroker because they don’t have the knowledge and experience to make their own investments in a sound manner. <\/p>\n

When a broker breaches that duty of care and money is lost it is usually the victims of securities fraud <\/a>that suffer. This can be devastating-especially for the many clients who rely on their investments to get them through retirement or put their children through school. Any loss as a result of stockbroker fraud is unacceptable.<\/p>\n

Related Web Resources:<\/strong>
\nFormer stockbroker gets 21-month sentence, The Telegraph, September 18, 2009
\nStifel broker gets jail time for scam<\/a>, St. Louis Business Journal, September 18, 2009
\nUnited States Postal Inspection Service<\/a><\/p>\n

Illinois Securities Department
\n Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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