Articles Posted in Fraud and Misrepresentation

South Florida Transaction Markup, Markdown and Other Cost Fraud, Misrepresentation, Nondisclosure, Breach of Fiduciary Duty and False Disclosure FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced fraud charges against three brokerage subsidiaries and two former employees of a global trading services provider that caused many institutional clients to pay substantially higher…

South Florida Investment Advisor Fraud, Breach of Contract, Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Mismanagement Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged the managing partners of a Charlotte, N.C.-based investment advisory firm for compromising their independent judgment and allowing a third party with its own interests to influence the portfolio selection process…

South Florida Accounting, Fraud, Negligence, Breach of Contract and Misrepresentation Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Michael H. Taber, CPA, Civil Action No. 13-mc-0282 (S.D.N.Y. filed Aug. 8, 2013) SEC Awarded $400,000 in Disgorgement from Certified Public Accountant for His Violations of Commission Suspension Order The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced…

South Florida Prime Bank and Overseas Debt Instruments Fraud and Misrepresentation Litigation and Arbitration Attorny: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Malom Group AG, Martin U. Schläpfer, Hans-Jürg Lips, et al., Civil Action No. 2:13-cv-2280 (D. Nev. Dec. 16, 2013) SEC Charges Perpetrators of Prime Bank Schemes in Las Vegas and Switzerland The Securities and Exchange…

South Florida Unregistered Securities, Joint Venture and Securities Misrepresentation and Litigation Attorney: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arcturus Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. Civ. Action No. 3:13-cv-04861-K (N.D. Tex., Dallas Division, filed December 12, 2013) SEC Charges Texas Oil and Gas Promoters for Securities Fraud Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Leon Ali…

Florida Oil and Gas Fruad, Misrepresentation and Ponzi Scheme Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced charges and an emergency asset freeze against the perpetrators of a Texas-based Ponzi scheme involving purported investments in oil and gas projects. The SEC alleges that Robert A. Helms and Janniece S. Kaelin, who work…

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged a New York-based penny stock financier and his firms with violating the federal securities laws when they purchased billions of shares in a pair of microcap companies and failed to register them before they were re-sold to investors for sizeable profits. Curt Kramer and his firms Mazuma Corporation,…

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Charles H. Merchant, Sr. and Southern USA Resources, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-3879-SCJ (N.D. Ga.) SEC Charges Alabama Based Defendants with Securities Fraud and Reporting Violations Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed an action in federal court in the Northern District of Georgia, charging Charles H. Merchant, Sr. (Merchant),…

South Florida Elder Abuse Insurance and Annuity Fraud and Misrepresentation Attorney Russell L. Forkey, Esq. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently charged a self-described institutional trader in Colorado with defrauding elderly investors into making purported investments in government-secured bonds as he used their money to pay his mortgage. The SEC alleges that Gary C.…

Tampa, Fort Meyers and Naples, Florida Investment Adviser Fraud, Breach of Fiduciary Duty and Misrepresentation FINRA Arbitration and State and Federal Court Litigation Attorney: The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced charges against two Tampa-area investment advisers accused of committing fraud by failing to truthfully inform clients about compensation received from offshore funds they were…