Articles Posted in Boiler Room Fraud

What is a Boiler Room Scheme? Boiler room schemes are large-scale operations designed to lure in as many investors to an investment scam as possible, often using high-pressure sales tactics. Boiler room scheme operators may cold call investors or solicit investors through emails, text messages, social media, and other means. Beware of boiler room scheme…

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Keith Houlihan, No. 9:18-cv-80585 (S.D. Fla. filed May 4, 2018) The Securities and Exchange Commission recently filed an enforcement action against a former microcap company president with defrauding over 700 investors nationwide who were pressured to invest has agreed to lifetime officer-and-director and penny stock bars. The SEC’s complaint alleges…

Anthony Guerriero and Oxford City Football Club, Inc. – South Florida, including Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Delray Beach, Lake Worth and Royal Palm Beach, Florida Micro-Cap Penny Stock Fraud Litigation Attorney The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced fraud charges and a court-ordered asset freeze obtained against a Florida-based penny stock company falsely…

South Florida, including Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach Boiler Room Fraud and Misrepresentation Litigation Attorney Securities and Exchange Commission v. Commodore Financial Corp., et al., Civil Action No. 15-CV-01567 (C.D. Cal., filed September 30, 2015) SEC Charges Orange County Oil and Gas Company, CEO, and Arizona Boiler Room Operator with Defrauding Investors…

Adam S. Gottbetter – South Florida Securities, Investment and Commercial Litigation Attorney SEC Charges New York Lawyer and Two Promoters With Market Manipulation The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced fraud charges against a securities lawyer who used his New York law office as the headquarters for planning and implementing market manipulation schemes. Also charged…

Dean Esposito, Joseph DeVito, Frederick Birks and Joseph Azzata – Boca Raton, Florida Microcap Investment Fraud Litigation and Arbitration Attorney SEC Halts Microcap Scheme in South Florida The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced fraud charges and an asset freeze against the operators of a South Florida-based microcap scheme, including three boiler room brokers caught…

Boiler Room and Securities Fraud and Misrepresentation Litigation and Arbitration Attorney – West Palm Beach, Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Securities and Exchange Commission v. DDBO Consulting, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 0:14-cv-61685-MGC (S.D. F.L.) Securities and Exchange Commission v. CalPacific Equity Group, LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 2:14-cv-05754-JFW-AGR (C.D. C.A.) SEC…

South Palm Beach County, Florida Securities and Transfer Agent Fraud and Misrepresentation Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: Securities and Exchange Commission v. International Stock Transfer Inc and Cecil Frederick Speight, Civil Action No. 14-cv-4435 (ADS) (E.D.N.Y.) SEC Charges Florida-Based Transfer Agent and Owner with Scheming Investors The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged a Florida-based transfer…

South Florida, including Fort Lauderdale, Boynton Beach, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton and Deerfield Beach Ponzi Scheme and Securities Fraud FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Robert Hurd, Your Best Memories International Inc. and Kenneth Gross, Civil Action No. 13-CV-04464-RGK (JCGx) (C.D. Cal. June 20, 2013) Court Orders California Company and…

Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, Florida Penny and Microcap Stock Fraud and Misrepresentation FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced the latest in a series of cases against microcap companies, officers, and promoters arising out of a joint law enforcement investigation to unearth penny stock schemes with…