Articles Posted in Oil and Gas Fraud

Boca Raton, Florida Preferred Stock and Limited Partnership Fraud and Misrepresentation Attorney: SEC Charges Principals of a Texas Oil and Gas Company with Conducting a Fraudulent Offering of Preferred Stock and Limited Partnership Interests, and Charges Seller with Acting as an Unregistered Broker Securities and Exchange Commission v. Paul R. Downey, et al., Civil Action…

Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Deefrield Beach and Pompano Beach, Florida Oil and Gas Fraud and Misrepresentation FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Guardian Oil & Gas, Inc., Guardian Oil and Natural Gas, Inc., and Rick D. Mullins, Civil Action No. 3:14-cv-01533-L (N.D. Tx.) SEC Charges Texas Resident and His Companies for…

Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Davie, Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach, Lighthouse Point and Boca Raton, Florida Oil and Gas Fraud and Sale of Unregistered Securities Litigation and Arbitration Attorney: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jason A Halek, Joshua D. Spivey, Patrick J. Booths and Steven J. Little, Civil Action No. 3:14-cv-01106-D (NDTX) (March 28, 2014) SEC Charges…

South Florida Oil and Gas Suitability, Fraud and Misrepresentation FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) is a self-regulatory authority assigned the responsibility, by the Securities and Exchange Commission, to license, regulate and discipline securities broker/dealers and their employees, including account executives. In the event that FINRA elects to institute…

Oil and Gas Limited Partnerships and Oil and Gas Offering Fraud, Misrepresentation and Mismanagement – South Florida, including Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Deerfiled Beach, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Lake Worth and West Palm Beach, Litigation and Arbitration Attorney An oil and gas limited partnership is legally set up using the same format as…

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…

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ronald E. Walblay, Energy Securities, Inc., and RyHolland Fielder, Inc., Civil Action No. 9:13-cv-80978 (S.D. FL.) The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged the owner of two Florida-based companies with defrauding investors in five oil and gas offerings by misrepresenting such key facts as the amount of available reserves, the…

The Securities and Exchange Commission Sanctions Johnny Clifton for Antifraud and Failure to Supervise Violations The Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) recently announced that it barred Johnny Clifton, who was president, chief executive officer, and principal of MPG Financial, LLC, a former Commission-registered broker-dealer, from associating with any broker, dealer, investment adviser, municipal securities dealer,…

Securities and Exchange Commission Sues Texas Oil and Gas Promoters for Securities Fraud On June 28, 2013, the Commission charged Matthew Madison and Dwight McGhee, and their Irving, Texas based company Infinity Exploration, LLC, with conducting a fraudulent offering of oil and gas related investments. The Commission’s complaint alleges that, between March and October 2008,…