by Broker Fraud | Jun 22, 2023 | Securities Fraud, Securities Litigation
Merrill Lynch Agrees to Pay $9.5 Million to Settle SEC Charges of Failing to Disclose Foreign Exchange Fees to Clients On April 3 the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. had agreed to settle...
by Broker Fraud | Apr 25, 2023 | Securities Fraud, Securities Litigation
On March 15, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) reported that Sterling Bancorp, Inc., headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, and the holding company for Sterling Bank and Trust F.S.B., has agreed to plead guilty to securities fraud.1 Sterling Bancorp has...
by Broker Fraud | Feb 22, 2023 | Securities Fraud, Securities Litigation
Did Any Stockbroker or Financial Advisor Recommend You Invest in Crypto Currency Exchange FTX Causing You Losses? Schedule a Free Consultation On November 15, 2022, FTX Digital Markets, the Bahamas based unit of the recently collapsed cryptocurrency trading platform,...
by Broker Fraud | Dec 30, 2022 | Securities Fraud, Securities Litigation
Cryptocurrency has always been purported to be a risky investment by most prominent financial authorities. In September, Forbes Advisor published an article entitled “Crypto Winter is Here” detailing how, at that point, Bitcoin was 65 percent off its...
by Broker Fraud | Nov 29, 2022 | Securities Fraud, Securities Litigation
SEC Issues Update to the Public Alert: Unregistered Soliciting Entities (PAUSE) List The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) works diligently to provide investor education to the general public in an effort to reduce fraud and provide investors with tools to make...
by Broker Fraud | Oct 20, 2022 | Investment Fraud, Securities Litigation
Michigan Investment Advisor Steven F. Muntin Agrees to Final SEC Judgement on Fraud Allegations The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 11, 2022, permanently barred Steven F. Muntin from “acting as a broker or investment adviser or otherwise...
