Articles Posted in FINRA Arbitration

Crowdfunding: The Securities and Exchange Commission recently voted unanimously to propose rules under the JOBS Act to permit companies to offer and sell securities through crowdfunding. Crowdfunding describes an evolving method of raising capital that has been used outside of the securities arena to raise funds through the Internet for a variety of projects ranging…

Equity Indexed Annuity (Elder Abuse) – Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Lake Worth and West Palm Beach, Florida Insurance (fixed and variable annuity) and Securities Fraud and Misrepresentation FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: An Equity Indexed Annuity is an annuity whose interest or other types of earnings, during the accumulation period, are linked to…

Zero Coupon Bond (Security) – Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Delray Beach and West Palm Beach, Florida Corporate and Municipal Bond and Stock Fraud and Misrepresentation FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney, Russell L. Forkey, Esq. A Zero Coupon Bond (Security) is investment instrument that makes no periodic interest payments bust instead is sold at a deep…

Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and West Palm Beach Florida Investment Fraud and Misrepresentation FINRA Arbitration, AAA Arbitration, JAMS Arbitration, State and Federal Court Litigation Attorney, Russell L. Forkey, Esq. Who can be classified as a “Broker”. Before considering if you were impacted by broker/dealer fraud, misrepresentation, mismanagement, breach of fiduciary duty or negligence, it…

Master Limited Partnership v. Public Limited Partnership – Florida Limited Partnership – Federal and State Litigation Attorney: Fraud in the Inducement, breach of the partnership agreement, mismanagement of the partnership, self-dealing and fraud in the operation of the partnership. A limited partnership is a form of legal entity created under the law of a particular…

Corporate Annual Report (10-K) – Florida Business Practice and Corporate Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: An “Annual Report” is a record of a corporation’s annual financial condition that is required to be distributed to shareholders under Securities and Exchange Commissions rules and regulations. Included in the report is a description of the company’s operations as well…

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Brett A. Cooper, Global Funding Systems LLC, Dream Holdings, LLC, Fortitude Investing, LLC, Peninsula Waterfront Development, LP, and REOP Group Inc. and David H. Frederickson and The Law Offices of David H. Frederickson, Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-05781-RMB-AMD (D.N.J.) and 1:13-cv-05787-RMB-AMD (D.N.J.) SEC Charges New Jersey Resident in Prime Bank Investment…

The Securities and Exchange Commission Halts a Texas-Based Scheme Targeting Foreign Investors Seeking U.S. Residency Through EB-5 Visa Program: The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced fraud charges against a husband and wife in Texas for stealing funds from foreign investors under the guise of an investment opportunity to create U.S. jobs and a path…

Investment Scams That Exploit The Immigrant Investor Program: Recently, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) jointly issued an Investor Alert to warn individual investors about fraudulent investment scams that exploit the Immigrant Investor Program, also known as “EB-5.” The…

Leverage Abuse, Exploitation and Manipulation – South Florida State and Federal Fraud, Misrepresentation and Breach of Contract Attorney: Leverage may be used in a number of circumstances. In the business arena, three common uses, of leverage, relate to investments, financial leverage and operating leverage. Investment Leverage (also known as margin) uses the equity in your…