SEC Charges a Former LPL Rep

Posted on June 7th, 2017 at 4:56 PM
SEC Charges a Former LPL Rep

From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC:

The SEC has charged Thomas Edward Andrews, a former broker with LPL Financial with defrauding 23 investors. Mr. Andrews is currently severing 97 months in federal prison in Utah for pleading guilty to securities and mail fraud. The SEC has also charged Mr. Andrew’s former assistant, Scott Christensen, who is currently serving a 12 month sentence.

According to the SEC, from 2010 through 2015, Mr. Andrews convinced investors to liquidate other investments and put their money in fictitious trusts. Moreover, Mr. Andrews used the investors’ funds for personal expenses. Mr. Andrews and Mr. Christensen allegedly misappropriated over $9 million of investor funds.  

The SEC's complaint sought injunctive relief, disgorgement and civil penalties for violations of the Securities Act, as well as charges against Mr. Andrews with violating the Exchange Act for operating as an unregistered securities broker.

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