SEC Obtains Emergency Court Order to Freeze Assets of a Former LPL Adviser

Posted on September 20th, 2017 at 10:56 AM
SEC Obtains Emergency Court Order to Freeze Assets of a Former LPL Adviser

From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC:

The United States District Court for the District of Colorado has issued an emergency court order to freeze all assets of former LPL adviser, Sonya Camarco along with her investment companies, Camarco Investments Inc. and Camarco Living Trust.

According to the SEC’s complaint, Ms. Camarco stole money from her clients’ accounts by forging their signatures on checks made payable to “C Investments.” Ms. Camarco then sent the checks to her own private P.O. Box and used the stolen client funds to pay off her personal credit card debt and mortgages.

Furthermore, when confronted by investors, Ms. Camarco lied and told them that the “C Investments” were outside investments made on their behalf, even though she purportedly told LPL she had no affiliation with the investments.

The SEC is seeking penalties against Ms. Camarco, a permanent injunction and disgorgement of her allegedly ill-gotten gains.

The attorneys of Eccleston Law LLC represent investors and advisors nationwide in securities and employment matters. The securities lawyers at Eccleston Law also practice a variety of other areas of practice for financial advisors including Broker Litigation & ArbitrationStrategic Consulting ServicesRegulatory  MattersTransition Contract Review, and much more. Our attorneys draw on a combined experience of nearly 65 years in delivering the highest quality legal services. If you are in need of legal services, contact us to schedule a one-on-one consultation today.

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