Robert Shapiro, the former CEO of Woodbridge Group of Companies, has pled guilty to criminal charges as a result of running a $1.3 billion investment fraud that caused more than 7,000 investors to lose money.
Robert Shapiro, the former CEO of Woodbridge Group of Companies, has pled guilty to criminal charges as a result of running a $1.3 billion investment fraud that caused more than 7,000 investors to lose money.
The Securities and Exchange Commission will host a roundtable on combating elder investor fraud on October 3, 2019.
The SEC has charged Texas real estate developer Philip Michael Carter, investment manager Bobby Eugene Guess and his employee Richard Tilford with persuading hundreds of individuals to invest in real estate development companies and then using their funds to pay for personal expenses.
Six months after taking effect, Missouri’s new law protecting seniors from financial exploitation is having a noticeable impact. “People are telling us that as they’re getting older, they are able to invest with more confidence,” stated Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander.
NFL star Dwight Freeney is suing Bank of America and a Merrill Lynch financial adviser Michael Bock for allegedly defrauding him of over $20 million in an investment fraud.
Kevin James, an independent financial advisor in Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for orchestrating an investment fraud.