South Florida Arbitration & Litigation Lawyer Blog

Common Stock Buyers Beware – Boca Raton, Florida Securities Litigation and Arbitration Attorney SEC Charges Shell Factory Operators With Fraud The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced fraud charges against a California stock promoter and a New Jersey lawyer who allegedly were creating sham companies and selling them until the SEC stopped them in…

Ross McLellan – South Florida Unauthorized and Fraudulent Mark-Up FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ross McLellan, Civil Action No. 16-cv-10874 (D. Mass. filed May 13, 2016) SEC Charges Former Executive of Massachusetts-Based State Street Corporation with Defrauding Investors The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced fraud charges against Ross McLellan,…

Boca Raton Florida Penny Stock Fraud and Misrepresentation Litigation and Arbitration Attorney Securities and Exchange Commission v. Fortitude Group, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 1:16-cv-00050-SPB (W.D. Pa. filed Feb. 29, 2016) Securities and Exchange Commission v. Strategic Global Investments, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 3:16-cv-00514-H-JLB (S.D. Ca. filed Feb. 29, 2016). SEC Charges…

Nathanial Ponn – South Florida Common and Preferred Stock Fraud and Misrepresentation Litigation and Arbitration Attorney Securities and Exchange Commission v. Nathanial D. Ponn, Civil Action No. 16-10624-GAO (D. Mass. filed March 31, 2016) The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced fraud charges against Massachusetts resident Nathanial D. Ponn for engaging in a scheme to…

Joseph Andrew Paul, John Ellis, James Quay and Donald Ellison – Boca Raton, Florida Elder, Senior and Retirement Investment Fraud Litigation and Arbitration Attorney The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that it has charged four individuals in a fraud whose victims included seniors who were solicited at “free dinner” investment seminars in Florida. The…

Arena Capital Corp – South Florida Municipial and Corporate Bond Mark-Up and Mark-Down Abuse FINRA Arbitration 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…

Gregory Jones – South Florida Fraudulent Offering Documents Litigation and Arbitration Attorney Securities and Exchange Commission v. Gregory G. Jones., Civil Action No. 4:15-CV-438-A (NDTX) Court Orders Nearly $2 Million Judgment from Attorney Who Defrauded Investors The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that a federal court has ordered a nearly $2 million judgment from…

Guy Gentile – Boca Raton, Florida Penny Common Stock Fraud Litigation and Arbitration Attorney Securities and Exchange Commission v. Guy Gentile, Civil Action No. 16-CV-1619 (JLL) (D.N.J.) SEC Charges New York Man with Conducting Penny Stock Manipulation Schemes On March 23, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Guy Gentile, a resident of Putnam Valley,…

Arcturus Corporation, et. al. – Boca Raton, Florida Fraudulent Oil and Gas Investment Litigation and Arbitration Attorney Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arcturus Corporation, et al., Civil Action No. 3:13-cv-04861-K (N.D. Tex.) Promoters of Fraudulent Oil and Gas Investments Found Liable On All Claims The Securities and Exchange Commission recently announced that a federal court…

Gregory Ruehle – Boca Raton, Florida Unregistered Broker and Securities Fraud Attorney SEC Charges Oceanside Man with Defrauding Investors and Acting as an Unregistered Broker-Dealer Securities and Exchange Commission v. Gregory Ruehle, Civil Action No. 3:16-cv-00366-AJB-MDD (S.D. Cal., filed February 11, 2016) The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently charged an unregistered broker in Oceanside,…