SEC Charges Demitrios Hallas for Defrauding Customers
On April 25, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged Demitrios Hallas, a former broker, with knowingly or recklessly trading unsuitable…
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Whistleblower Awarded Almost $4 Million by SEC
On April 25, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced an award of nearly $4 million to a whistleblower who tipped…
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SEC Charges Avaneesh Krishnamoorthy with Insider Trading
On April 24, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged Avaneesh Krishnamoorthy, a vice president in the risk management department of a…
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SEC Charges Kevin Amell with Fraud
On April 24, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced fraud charges against Kevin Amell, a Massachusetts-based portfolio manager accused of…
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Magyar Telekom Executives Agree to Pay Penalties
On April 24, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced that two former executives at Hungarian-based telecommunications company Magyar Telekom have agreed…
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SEC Charges Brothers for Hydrocarb Fraud Scheme
On April 21, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has charged two brothers – Kent and Mike Watts – with orchestrating…
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Robert Stewart Fined & Suspended by FINRA
On February 2, 2017, Robert Stewart (CRD #5746657, Dewey, Arizona) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (“AWC”) in which he…
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Brian Scarpellini Named Respondent in Check-Kiting Scheme
On February 9, 2017, Brian Scarpellini (CRD #6320844, Plainsboro, New Jersey) was named a respondent in a FINRA complaint alleging that he…
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Austin Morton Named Respondent In FINRA Complaint
On February 24, 2017, Austin Morton (CRD #5538108, Spiro, Oklahoma) was named a respondent in a FINRA complaint alleging that he converted…
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Rosemary McGinley Suspended From Association with FINRA
On February 1, 2017, Rosemary McGinley (CRD #2435216, Doylestown, Pennsylvania) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (“AWC”) in which she…
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Legend Securities Named Respondent for Various Claims
On February 1, 2017, Legend Securities, Inc. (CRD #44952, New York, New York) was named a respondent in a FINRA complaint alleging…
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FINRA Fines Albert Fried & Company
On February 22, 2017, Albert Fried & Company, LLC (CRD #1914, New York, New York) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and…
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Alejandro Falla Barred From Association with FINRA Members
On February 9, 2017, Alejandro Falla (CRD #5064828, Miami, Florida) submitted an AWC in which he was barred from association with any…
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Jay Hatton Submits Offer of Settlement
Jay Hatton (CRD #1725472, Edinburgh, Indiana) submitted an Offer of Settlement in which he was assessed a deferred fine of $10,000 and…
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Lightspeed Trading Named Respondent in FINRA Complaint
Lightspeed Trading, LLC (CRD #35519, New York, New York) was named a respondent in a FINRA complaint alleging that it failed to…
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J.W. Korth & Company to pay Restitiution
J.W. Korth & Company, Limited Partnership (CRD #26455, Lansing, Michigan) was ordered to pay the approximate amount of $29,268, plus interest, in…
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FINRA Expels Fox Financial Firm
Fox Financial Management Corporation (CRD® #134277, Carrollton, Texas), Brian Murphy (CRD #4743164, Frisco, Texas) and James Rooney Jr. (CRD #1857754, Carrollton, Texas)…
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FINRA Senior Helpline Celebrates 2nd Anniversary With $4.3 Million
On April 20, 2017, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that FINRA’s Securities Helpline for Seniors®, their senior helpline, marked its…
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SEC Charges Matthew Fox with Securities Fraud
On April 19, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged Matthew Fox of Plano, Texas and his company, Wayne Energy, LLC,…
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SEC Issues Rule 147 Intrastate Crowdfunding Guidance – Posted by Brenda Hamilton
In October of last year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), adopted final rules (1) amending Rule 147, also known as Intrastate…
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SEC Charges Justin Meadlin of Hyaline Capital Management
On April 17, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) charged a New York-based investment adviser, Hyaline Capital Management, LLC, and one…
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What is a NYSE Designated Market Maker? Posted by Brenda Hamilton
One of the most important decisions for a company going public is to choose the right market for listing the company’s shares.…
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SEC Announces Temporary Trading Suspension of Sunshine Capital
At 9:30 a.m. EDT on April 12, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the temporary suspension of trading in the securities…
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SEC Announces Temporary Trading Suspension of Bingo Nation
At 9:30 a.m. EDT on April 13, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the temporary suspension of trading in the securities…
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SEC Charges Lucita Zamoras with Operating a Fraudulent Promissory Note Scheme
The SEC’s complaint, filed in federal court in the Northern District of Illinois, alleges that Lucita Zamoras solicited investors for a promissory…
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SEC Charges Michael Shumway with Securities Fraud
On April 8, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced securities fraud charges against Michael Shumway, a former corporate secretary and…
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SEC Obtains Injunction and Asset Freeze Against Daniel Glick
On April 13, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a preliminary injunction against Daniel Glick and his unregistered investment advisory…
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SEC Charges Ryan Gilbertson for $30 Million Stock Manipulation Scheme
On March 22, 2017, Ryan Gilbertson, a Minnesota man previously accused by the SEC of orchestrating an elaborate scheme to siphon millions…
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SEC Charges Lawyers Mustafa Sayid, Norman Reynolds and Paralegal Kevin Jasper in a Stock Manipulation Scheme
On April 12, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed fraud charges against, Mustafa Sayid, a New York City-based securities lawyer…
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