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Performer Ne-Yo Files Countersuit Against Citibank Over Alleged $5.4M Securities Fraud<\/strong>
\nSinger Ne-Yo is suing Citibank (C)<\/a>, claiming that the financial institution should have had the proper safeguards and procedures in place that could have prevented his ex-money manager Kevin Foster from allegedly bilking him of $4.5M. The performer had filed a securities case against Foster and the latter\u2019s employer, V. Brown & Co., in 2014. <\/p>\n

Ne-Yo sought $8M. $4.5M of which Foster had purportedly swindled by moving funds out of the singer’s accounts to the money manager\u2019s own accounts and the accounts of others. Ne-Yo sought $3.5M for service payments he says that he paid Foster and V. Brown between \u201905 and \u201913.<\/p>\n

The performer claims that Foster forged his name on loan documents and took the money, including $1.4M from Citibank that the singer claims he never signed off on. Right before Ne-Yo sued his ex-manager, however, Citi filed its own lawsuit against him for the loan.<\/p>\n

Now, Ne-Yo is saying that Citibank never told him of the numerous transactions made by Kevin, some of which involved his overdrawn account at the bank. <\/p>\n

\nSec Issues Over $700K Award to Whistleblower<\/strong>
\nThe Securities and Exchange Commission is issuing an over $700K award to an individual who blew the whistle on a company. The information that the person provided led to a successful enforcement action. The whistleblower, an industry expert, was not employed at the company. This is the first time a company outsider has been issued this type of award since the SEC opened its whistleblower office in 2011.<\/p>\n

Because the regulator protects the confidentiality of whistleblowers, the individual\u2019s identity has not been revealed. SEC Enforcement Division Director Andrew Ceresney said that the agency values voluntary submissions by industry experts with \u2018first-hand\u201d information of wrongdoing committed by company insiders.\u201d<\/p>\n

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