Richard Gearhart & George McKown Charged With Securities Fraud
Richard Gearhart of Lowell, Indiana and George McKown of Indianapolis, Indiana have been indicted on fraud charges after prosecutors claim they sold securities to investors despite not being registered to do so. The two were charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud, securities fraud, and wire fraud, said U.S. Attorney David Capp. [su_spacer size=”10″] According […]
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 […]
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 […]
Advisor Accused Of Operating $53M Ponzi Scheme
John Bivona, an unregistered advisor from New Jersey, has been accused of operating a massive Ponzi scheme by the SEC. Bivona allegedly raised over $53 million from investors, whom he told he would put the money in pre-IPO technology companies. Rather, he used the funds to pay his nephew’s credit card bills, income taxes, a […]
Futures Trader Pays $260,000 In Restitution For Securities Fraud
Robert Scott Wiens of Lakewood, Colorado, a director a futures trading firm RXM Holdings Ltd., was sentenced last week to a year in prison and paid more than a quarter-million in restitution for securities fraud. Wiens, who pleaded guilty in October, paid $260,000 of $734,140 in court-ordered victim restitution, according to the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. […]
Top Investor Threats
The following is a list compiled by the North American Securities Administrators Association of the top financial products and practices that threaten to trap unwary investors and small business owners: Unregistered Products / Unlicensed Salesmen: The offer of securities by an individual without a valid securities license should be a red alert for investors. Con artists […]
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 […]
New Jersey Woman Pleads Guilty To $1.2M Securities Fraud
An ex-New Jersey Investment Adviser pleaded guilty to 31 of 37 charges in two indictments brought against her in 2012 and 2013 for operating a $1.178 million Securities and Annuities fraud scheme, announced the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor. Janet Fooshee admitted to falsifying and sending more […]
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. […]