{"id":674,"date":"2010-04-10T16:36:20","date_gmt":"2010-04-10T16:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stockbrokerfraudblog.com\/2010\/04\/stockbroker_fraud_extent_of_ma_1"},"modified":"2021-09-20T15:40:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-20T20:40:16","slug":"stockbroker-fraud-extent-of-ma-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/stockbroker-fraud-extent-of-ma-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Stockbroker Fraud?: Extent of Main Street Natural Gas Bonds\u2019 Tie to Lehman Brothers May Not Have Been Disclosed to Investors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tInvestors of Main Street Natural Gas Bonds are claiming that not only did brokers fail to disclose the risks associated with investing in them, but they also failed to inform their clients that the bonds could be affected by the financial health of Lehman Brothers. Wall Street firms had marketed and sold Main Street Natural Gas Bonds as conservative, safe municipal bonds when, in fact, they were Lehman Brothers-backed complex derivative securities. As a result, when the investment bank filed for bankruptcy in 2008 the bonds&#8217; trading value dropped.<\/p>\n<p>If you were an investor who lost money because you invested in Main Street Natural Gas Bonds that you were told were safe, conservative investments, please contact our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/\">stockbroker fraud lawyers<\/a> immediately to request your free case evaluation. You may have grounds for a securities fraud claim. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Main Street Natural Gas<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/stockbroker-fraud-extent-of-ma-1\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Stockbroker Fraud?: Extent of Main Street Natural Gas Bonds\u2019 Tie to Lehman Brothers May Not Have Been Disclosed to Investors\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Investors of Main Street Natural Gas Bonds are claiming that not only did brokers fail to disclose the risks associated with investing in them, but they also failed to inform their clients that the bonds could be affected by the financial health of Lehman Brothers. 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