Articles Posted in Investment Fraud

Frauds can go undetected for years, so what can investors do to prevent, identify, and address this growing issue? In a financial environment where a uniform fiduciary standard for brokers doesn’t yet exist, it pays for clients to be constantly vigilant for signs of stockbroker and investment fraud. Even when…

Silver Law Group is investigating numerous registered investment advisors (“RIAs”) connected to Oregon-based Aequitas Management, LLC’s (“Aequitas”) “Ponzi-like” scheme and $350 million of investor losses. On March 10, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a complaint against Aequitas and its various subsidiaries. The complaint’s most damning allegations include…

Failure to provide on-the-record testimony to FINRA results in disciplinary action After termination from employment with Morgan Stanley in 2014 following allegations surrounding his status as an executor and beneficiary in a client’s estate and his use of discretion in several client accounts, broker Justin Amaral has been permanently barred…

Tips on how how to be alert so you do not fall victim to an investment scheme. The old adage “don’t believe everything you hear or read” rings true in the case of a recent Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Investor Alert. This particular alert warns investors about financial professionals that…

Silver Law Group settles a Class Action Complaint on behalf of a group of investors which generally alleged Regions Bank assisted U.S. Pension Trust Corp (“USPT”) in the sale of unregistered securities and failed to properly disclose the high fees and costs of the program. Plaintiffs pursued a class action…