Author: Jeff Erez
In July 2019, a former client of Spire Securities, LLC won an award in a FINRA arbitration for compensatory damages for $3 million for investment losses due to failure to supervise its broker. The investors were clients of financial advisor … Continue reading
In May 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it obtained a court order halting an ongoing $30 million Ponzi scheme that targeted more than 300 investors in the U.S. and Canada. The south Florida-based Argyle Coin, LLC, was … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating broker Kerry Hoffman (CRD# 1061740) regarding his role in the GT Media scam. In July 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Thomas Conwell (CRD# 2095817) and Hoffman for fraudulently selling securities to retail … Continue reading
In August 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Tallahassee-based investment adviser firm Cambridge Capital Group Advisors, LLC (f/k/a Cambridge Capital Advisors, LLC); Cambridge’s president Phillip Timothy Howard, a Florida attorney who represented the retired players in the class … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating Aegis Capital Corp. and its brokers across the country who recommended unsuitable GPB Capital Holdings investments. GPB Capital Holdings is a New York-based investment firm that offers exempt, private-placement securities that inherently have a high … Continue reading
In August 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged 1 Global Capital LLC’s former chief financial officer, Alan Heide, with defrauding retail investors. The SEC’s complaint Heide with violations of the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws. According … Continue reading
In May 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged owner and operator of River Source Wealth Management, LLC Stephen Anderson (CRD# 4062846) with defrauding clients by overcharging advisory fees of at least $367,000. River Source Wealth Management, LLC is … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating Concorde Investment Services, LLC broker Robert Smith (CRD# 1412333) regarding GPB Capital Holdings investment losses. Smith has been registered with Concorde Investment Services, LLC in Lake Oswego, Oregon since 2011. According to public records, Smith … Continue reading
Were you the victim of former UBS Financial Services Inc. broker David Fagenson (CRD# 1652012)? Fagenson has been registered with Newbridge Securities Corporation in Boca Raton, Florida since December 2016. Previously, he was registered with UBS Financial Services Inc. in … Continue reading
Former IMS Securities, Inc. broker Jackie Wadsworth (CRD# 2342163) barred by FINRA loses case against former customer for negligent supervision and high-risk, illiquid investment losses. Wadsworth has been registered with IMS Securities, Inc. in Houston, Texas since 1994. In November … Continue reading