SEC Bars Florida Broker For $1.1 Million Fraud
From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC:
The SEC has barred former Seacoast Investor Services and Cape Securities broker, Paul Elvidge from the securities industry.
According to the SEC, from 2010 through 2012, Mr. Elvidge transferred approximately $1.1 million from 10 of his customers’ brokerage accounts to his own personal bank and brokerage accounts by forging their signatures and by preparing fraudulent authorization forms. Mr. Elvidge used the $1.1 million to pay personal and business expenses and to conduct his own trades through his personal account.
Prior to the SEC’s ruling, Mr. Elvidge was criminally charged with 8 counts of wire fraud. Furthermore, Mr. Elvidge pled guilty to 62 months in prison and was ordered to pay almost $1.3 million in restitution to the victims of the fraud.
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