by Broker Fraud | May 8, 2024 | Securities Fraud, Securities Litigation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) not only has broad authority over all aspects of the securities industry but is also charged with protecting investors.1 One of the ways the SEC does this is by making educational resources available to the investing...
by Broker Fraud | Apr 8, 2024 | Securities Fraud, Securities Litigation
Genesis Global Capital to Pay SEC $21 Million for Violating Securities Laws On March 28 Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of the defunct crypto currency exchange FTX was sentenced to 25 years in prison and ordered to pay a $11 billion fine for defrauding FTX users.1 When...
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 | 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...
