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AL Man Charged With $1.5M Securities Fraud Involving Church

Terry Earl Hester of Pike County, Alabama was charged with violating the Alabama Securities Act after allegedly making false promises to a Tuscaloosa County church involving $1.5 million in funds. [su_spacer size=”10″]Hester turned himself into authorities on June 15. The charges are the result of a six-count indictment by a Tuscaloosa County grand jury, according […]

3 States Order Elder Financial Abuse Reporting

As of today, laws in Alabama, Indiana, and Vermont require financial advisers to report suspected financial abuse of the elderly and other vulnerable adults to state officials. These states’ legislatures approved the bills earlier this year. And their governors signed the bills into law, putting these states at the forefront of protecting against elder financial abuse. The […]

Alabama Man Sentenced For Securities Fraud

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AL Man Indicted For Alleged Securities Fraud

Jason Todd Caudle of Sylacauga, Alabama has been indicted for alleged securities fraud, following a March 11, 2016 arrest. The grand jury issued a five-count indictment. On the same day, Caudle posted a bond of $250,000 and was released. Caudle then failed to appear for his arraignment on April 5, 2016 and was arrested again […]

Financial Advisor For Ex-Alabama Football Player Pleads Guilty To Fraud

Keith Michael Rogers, a financial advisor from Huntsville, Alabama, pleaded guilty to one count of fraud in connection with the sale of securities, according to the Alabama Securities Commission. Specifically, Rogers’ plea was attributed to his engaging in an act, practice or course of business which operated as a fraud or deceit upon his victims. […]

Alabama Man Indicted On Securities Fraud Charges

Last month, Jesse Morgan Hinson of Troy, Alabama was arrested for alleged violations of the Alabama Securities Act. Hinson turned himself in to Houston County law enforcement officials based on an arrest warrant issued after an October 2015 Houston County Grand Jury returned a four-count indictment. Hinson was released on $75,000 bond pending trial. The […]

California Man Indicted For Defrauding Alabama Investor

Daniel Scott Register of Valencia, California was indicted in Calhoun County, Alabama on charges of defrauding an Alabama investor. Register was arrested on October 6 by the Orange County, California Sheriff’s Department. He was then transferred on October 9 to a correctional facility in Los Angeles, and a hold was placed on him for pending […]

Texas Man Sentenced For Selling Unregistered Securities To Alabama Investor

Richard Waskom of McKinney, Texas pleaded guilty to one count of Sale of Unregistered Securities before Jefferson County, Alabama Circuit Court Judge Tommy Nail and was given probation for selling unregistered securities pertaining to a project to re-enter previously drilled oil wells. Waskom was sentenced, under a plea deal with prosecutors, to five years imprisonment. […]

Mobile, Alabama Man Arrested For Alleged Securities Violations

Richard James Tucker of Mobile, Alabama was arrested last week by Baldwin County, Alabama Sheriff’s Department deputies for alleged violations of the Alabama Securities Act. The arrest was subsequent to a June 2015 Baldwin County Grand Jury Indictment charging Tucker with three counts of Fraud in Connection with the Sale of Securities, including one count […]

Two Charged In Alabama Securities Fraud Case

Bruce Alexander Gwyn of Metairie, Lousiana and James Anthony Ghio of Fairhope, Alabama were arrested on charges of fraud and illegal sales, the Alabama Securities Commission announced. The indictment alleges that they offered or sold securities described as limited partnership interests in Level III Trading Partners LP to an Alabama resident. The indictment further accuses […]