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Amgen Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit

By |2023-04-03T20:17:46-04:00April 3rd, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

A class action lawsuit has been initiated in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of Amgen investors. The lawsuit pertains to all individuals who purchased or acquired Amgen common stock between July 29, 2020 and April 27, 2022, inclusive. The complaint filed by the plaintiffs alleges that [...]

SEC Charges Merrill Lynch for Failing to Disclose Foreign Exchange Fees to Clients

By |2023-04-03T20:16:15-04:00April 3rd, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated has been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for imposing undisclosed foreign exchange fees on advisory clients. According to the SEC, Merrill Lynch charged more than $4 million in fees for transfers to or from advisory clients' accounts. Merrill Lynch offered programs to advisory clients from [...]

SEC Charges Three Executives at U.S. Navy Shipbuilder Austal USA with Accounting Fraud

By |2023-04-03T20:13:53-04:00April 3rd, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged three executives of Austal USA LLC, a shipbuilder based in Mobile, Alabama, for their involvement in a fraudulent revenue recognition scheme. The scheme allowed Austal's parent company, Austal Limited, to meet or exceed analyst expectations. The SEC alleges that from January 2013 to July 2016, Craig D. [...]

SEC Charges Chatham Asset Management and Founder Anthony Melchiorre for Improper Fixed Income Securities Trading

By |2023-04-03T20:12:21-04:00April 3rd, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

Chatham Asset Management LLC, a New Jersey-based investment company, and its founder, Anthony Melchiorre, have been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for engaging in improper trading of certain fixed income securities. The SEC has ordered Chatham and Melchiorre to pay more than $19.3 million in combined disgorgement, prejudgment interest, and civil penalties [...]

SEC Charges Crypto Trading Platform Beaxy and its Executives for Operating an Unregistered Exchange, Broker, and Clearing Agency

By |2023-03-29T19:58:04-04:00March 29th, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged crypto asset trading platform Beaxy.com and its executives for failing to register as a national securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency. Beaxy's founder, Artak Hamazaspyan, and his company, Beaxy Digital, Ltd., were also charged with raising $8 million in an unregistered offering of the Beaxy token (BXY) [...]

SEC Obtains Emergency Relief Against Long Island Investment Adviser and Firm Charged with Fraud

By |2024-06-10T20:12:06-04:00March 28th, 2023|BLOG|

The Securities and Exchange Commission has accused former broker Surage Kamal Roshan Perera and his company, Janues Capital Incorporated, of deceiving an investor and fraudulently taking millions of dollars by misrepresenting investment opportunities and strategies, covering up trading losses, and using money from other sources to make false payments to the victim. The SEC has [...]

Avi Bailo, Broker with Arete Wealth Management, Named in Customer Disputes Alleging Unsuitable Investment Recommendations

By |2024-06-10T19:27:49-04:00March 24th, 2023|Broker / Advisor Investigations|

INVESTORS: Arete Wealth Management broker Avi Bailo was named in customer disputes alleging unsuitable investment recommendations. Avi Bailo (CRD: 6165479) is registered as a broker and investment adviser with Arete Wealth Management where he’s been employed since 2013.  Bailo has four disclosures on his BrokerCheck report.  January 2023 Customer Dispute Status: Pending Allegations: Client alleges [...]

SEC Charges Financial Adviser for Misappropriating More Than $1 Million From Current, Former NBA Players

By |2023-03-29T20:05:26-04:00March 23rd, 2023|BLOG|

A former investment adviser at a large financial institution, Darryl Matthew Cohen, has been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for misappropriating more than $1 million from three current and former NBA players over a period of two and a half years. The SEC's complaint alleges that Cohen used client funds for personal [...]

SEC Charges Three Sales Agents at StraightPath Venture Partners With Fraud and Unregistered Broker Activity

By |2023-03-29T20:05:09-04:00March 23rd, 2023|BLOG|

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Scott Hollender, Gabriel Migliano Jr., and Frank Vecchio for illegally selling interests in shares of pre-IPO companies on behalf of StraightPath Venture Partners LLC without being registered as broker-dealers. The three defendants are also accused of misleading investors about the fees involved in these investments. Previously, the [...]

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