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South Florida Ponzi Scheme, Boiler Room and Movie Fraud and Misrepresentation Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: SEC Charges Three California Residents Behind Movie Investment Scam The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged three California residents with defrauding investors in a purported multi-million dollar movie project that would supposedly star well-known actors and generate exorbitant investment returns.…

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…

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Frank Dappah and Yatalie Capital Management, et al., Civil Action No. 3:13-cv-00546 (W.D.N.C.) SEC Charges Charlotte Investment Advisors with Excessive Fee Scheme Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed an action in federal court in the Western District of North Carolina, charging Frank Dappah of Charlotte, NC, and his firm,…

SEC Charges Father and Son in South Carolina for Fraudulent Program Designed to Profit From Fate of Terminally Ill The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged a father and son in Lexington, S.C., with operating a fraudulent investment program designed to illegally profit from the deaths of terminally ill individuals. The SEC alleges that Benjamin…

Securities and Exchange Commission Charges Operator of Miami-Dade County’s Largest Hospital with Misleading Investors about Financial Condition The Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) recently charged the operator of the largest hospital in Miami-Dade County with misleading investors about the extent of its deteriorating financial condition prior to an $83 million bond offering. An SEC investigation…

City of Miami and Michael Boudreaux – South Florida (Miami) Municipal Bond Offering Fraud and Misrepresentation Litigation and FINRA Arbitration Attorney: Securities and Exchange Commission v. City of Miami, Florida, and Michael Boudreaux, Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-22600 (U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, filed July 19, 2013) The Securities and Exchange Commission…

Securities and Exchange Commission v. MayfieldGentry Realty Advisors, LLC, et al., Civil Action No. 13-cv-12520 (E.D. Mich.) SEC Charges Top Officials At Investment Adviser in Scheme to Hide Theft from Pension Fund of Detroit Police and Firefighters The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently charged the leader of a Detroit-based investment adviser for stealing nearly…

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Detroit Memorial Partners, LLC and Mark Morrow, Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-1817-WSD, United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia SEC Charges Cincinnati Resident and Delaware Firm with Offering Fraud Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil injunctive action in the Northern District of Georgia against Detroit Memorial Partners,…

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged NASDAQ with securities laws violations resulting from its poor systems and decision-making during the initial public offering (IPO) and secondary market trading of Facebook shares. NASDAQ has agreed to settle the SEC’s charges by paying a $10 million penalty – the largest ever against an exchange. Exchanges have…

City of South Miami, Florida – Tax Exempt Bond – Florida FINRA Arbitration and State and Federal Court Litigation Attorney: The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged the City of South Miami, Fla., with defrauding bond investors about the tax-exempt financing eligibility of a mixed-use retail and parking structure being built in its downtown commercial…