by Broker Fraud | Feb 29, 2020 | Investment Fraud, Securities Fraud, Securities Litigation
The psychology behind celebrity endorsements of products seems simplistic. The human brain recognizes celebrities similarly to how it recognizes people we actually know.1 People feel that they know the celebrity and that they can trust the celebrity and when that...
by Broker Fraud | Jan 15, 2020 | Securities Fraud, Securities Litigation
Keith Springer hosts the Smart Money with Keith Springer radio show which is broadcast on iHeartRadio, as well as on KFBK in the greater Sacramento, California, area. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged Springer and the firm he owns, Springer...
by Broker Fraud | Nov 27, 2019 | Investment Fraud, Securities Litigation
SEC Charges Former Executives of Healthcare Advertising Firm with $1 Billion Fraud Outcome Health, formerly named ContextMedia, offers their clients, which are primarily pharmaceutical companies, the opportunity to display the client’s ads on televisions and...
by Broker Fraud | Jul 31, 2019 | Investment Fraud, Securities Litigation
For tax purposes, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) treats virtual currency and cryptocurrency as property. Taxpayers who receive virtual currency or cryptocurrency as payment for goods or services are required by the IRS to include the fair market value of the...
by Broker Fraud | Mar 29, 2019 | Securities Fraud, Securities Litigation
Merrill Lynch Pays $8 Million to Settle SEC Charges of Improper Handling of “Pre-Released” American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) have been around since J.P. Morgan’s predecessor pioneered the concept in 1927 as an...
by Broker Fraud | Jul 16, 2018 | Securities Litigation
In their ongoing effort to improve investor protection, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently launched two new initiatives. One is a new search tool aimed at helping investors avoid potential investment fraud.1 The other initiative is...
