Articles Posted in Affinity Fraud

Pyramid/Ponzi Scheme – South Florida Fraud and Misrepresentation Litigation and Arbitration Attorney Securities and Exchange Commission v. DFRF Enterprises LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 1:15 cv 12857-PBS (United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts) SEC Halts Pyramid/Ponzi Scheme Targeting Spanish and Portuguese-Speaking Communities The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced fraud charges…

Affinity and Elder Financial Abuse and Exploitation Fraud, Misrepresentation and Theft – Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Lake Worth, Boynton Beach and Deerfield Beach, Florida Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: SEC Announces Cases Targeting International Pyramid Scheme Operators The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced charges against the operators of an international pyramid scheme that raised more…

Annuity and Insurance Fraud and Misrepresentation – Elder Financial Abuse and Exploitation Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: SEC Charges Four Insurance Agents in Securities Fraud Targeting Elderly Investors The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced charges against four insurance agents for unlawfully selling securities in what turned out to be a multi-million dollar offering fraud targeting…

Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Lantana, Lake Worth and West Palm Beach, Florida Elder Financial Abuse and Exploitation Litigation and FINRA Arbitration Attorney: SEC Charges Virginia-Based Broker With Stealing Funds From Elderly Customers The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged a broker based in Roanoke, Va., with defrauding elderly customers, including some who are…

Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, Florida Elder and Retirement Financial Abuse FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: Elder and retirees should think twice about investing if you spot any of these red flags of investment fraud: Limited history of posts. Fraudsters can set up new accounts specifically designed to carry out their scam…

Securities and Exchange Commission v. World Capital Market Inc., et al., Civil Action No. CV14-2334-CAS (MRWx) South Florida Pyramid Scheme, Ponzi Scheme and Affinity Fraud Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: SEC Halts Los Angeles- and Hong Kong-Based Pyramid Scheme Targeting Asian and Latino Communities The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced charges and asset freezes against…

Securities and Exchange Commission v. CKB Holdings Ltd., et al., Civil Action No. 13-5584 (E.D.N.Y., filed October 9, 2013) SEC Halts $20 Million Pyramid Scheme Targeting Asian-American Community The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced charges and asset freezes against the operators and promoters of a worldwide pyramid scheme targeting members of the Asian-American community.…

SEC Charges South Florida Woman Behind Ponzi Scheme Targeting Colombian-American Community The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged a woman living in South Florida with defrauding investors in a Ponzi scheme and affinity fraud that targeted the local Colombian-American community and involved purported investments in immigration bail bonds. The SEC alleges that Jenny E. Coplan…

Securities and Exchange Commission Defendant Indicted in $30 Million Ponzi Scheme and Affinity Fraud Targeting Haitian-American Investors The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that on July 2, 2013, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida filed criminal charges against George Louis Theodule, a defendant in a now settled SEC action.…

Jeffrey Rubin, Registered Representative, Lighthouse Point, Florida: FINRA Bars Florida Broker for Unsuitable Recommendations and Unapproved Securities Transactions Involving 31 NFL Players The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently announced that it has barred broker Jeffrey Rubin of Lighthouse Point, Florida, from the securities industry for making unsuitable recommendations to his customer, an NFL player,…