In a statement announced by Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $575 million to state attorney generals in all 50 states in order to resolve claims against the bank for violations of consumer protection laws relating to the opening of millions of fake accounts as well as other fraudulent activities.
Former National Basketball Association player and 2001 first round draft pick, Kwame Brown has filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court in Los Angeles against Merrill Lynch, Bank of America and his former adviser, Michelle Marquez, alleging fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract.
The SEC has filed a complaint in the Southern District of New York against former Rockland County, New York-based investment adviser, Hector May and his daughter, Vania Bell for misappropriating more than $7.9 million in a Ponzi-scheme involving the sale of bonds.
The SEC has filed charges in Salt Lake City, Utah against businessmen J.T. Bramlette, Anthony Hartman, Travis Kozlowski and Aaron Wernli for carrying out a long-running and complex fraud on individuals who invested in the Melrose Resort on Daufuskie Island, South Carolina.
The SEC’s whistleblower program has been an important tool for individuals since 2011. The awards are distributed from an investor protection fund established by Congress. To obtain an award, the whistleblower’s information must be unique, useful and lead to a successful enforcement action.
Cape Code investment adviser, Kimberly Pine Kitts has pled guilty in U.S. District Court to defrauding clients out of $3 million by using an aggressive scheme to carry out fraud, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
Raymond James has terminated seven financial advisors nationwide for improper sales of unit investment trusts (UITs) as a result of a FINRA regulatory sweep over the supervision of UIT sales by broker-dealers across the country. According to the regulatory filings, the financial advisors were based in Michigan, Florida, and Georgia.
According to the SEC, the CEO of Woodbridge Group of Companies, Robert Shapiro, has agreed to settle allegations against him that he defrauded investors in a $1.2 billion real estate Ponzi scheme that drove his company into bankruptcy.
The SEC’s whistleblower program has been an important tool for individuals since 2011. The awards are distributed from an investor protection fund established by Congress. To obtain an award, the whistleblower’s information must be unique, useful and lead to a successful enforcement action.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Virginia investment adviser, Edward Lee Moody Jr. plead guilty to mail fraud and engaging in monetary transactions in criminally derived property in connection with orchestrating a thirteen-year Ponzi-scheme.
