by Broker Fraud | Mar 7, 2024 | Securities Fraud, Securities Litigation
On January 23, Jaime Westenbarger, who founded Forest Hills Financial, a financial services firm based in Ada, Michigan, pleaded guilty in Kent County Circuit Court to embezzling client funds. Westenbarger pleaded guilty to two count of embezzlement over $100,000,...
by Broker Fraud | Feb 27, 2024 | Securities Fraud, Securities Litigation
A Structured Note is a debt security issued by financial institutions. Its return is based on equity indexes, single equity, a basket of equities, interest rates, commodities, or foreign currencies. The performance of a Structured Note is linked to the return on an...
by Broker Fraud | Feb 8, 2024 | Securities Fraud, Securities Litigation
Jumia Technologies (JMIA) is an African e-commerce online retailer technology company. It is a company built around a marketplace, logistics service and payment service. The logistics service enables the delivery of packages through a network of local partners while...
by Broker Fraud | Jan 30, 2024 | Investment Fraud, Securities Fraud
Peter Doelger founded a Boston-based company in the 1970s which helped homeowners nationwide lower their energy bills through a network of contractors tasked with focusing on the homeowners’ attic insulation and windows. Honeywell bought the business in 1995 for an...
by Broker Fraud | Dec 29, 2023 | Securities Fraud, Securities Litigation
Kraken Charged by the SEC with Operating its Crypto Trading Platform in Violation of US Securities Law Kraken advertises itself as “the crypto exchange for everyone” that allows customers to buy crypto with “peace of mind.” The company website boasts of a quarterly...
by Broker Fraud | Nov 30, 2023 | FINRA Arbitration, Securities Fraud
FINRA Expels Monmouth Capital Management for Rules Violations on Gold Star Family Accounts and Other Accounts Monmouth Capital Management was founded in 2018 in Holmdel, New Jersey, according to a Linked-In profile that lists the company as having 2-10 employees and 6...