by Mike | Mar 7, 2018 | Latest News
By: Jordan Fischer of TheIndyChannel.com A Morgan County woman was charged in federal court Wednesday as part of what the Department of Justice is calling the “largest coordinated sweep of elder fraud cases in history.” U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions was...
by Mike | Feb 3, 2018 | Latest News
By The Herald-Tribune Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson has released the annual list of top investor threats and reminded Hoosiers to use caution when approached with any unsolicited investment opportunities. The top threats were determined by surveying members...
by Mike | Dec 13, 2017 | Latest News, Securities Fraud
By Mitchell Kirk – Pharos Tribune (Logansport, Indiana) A former Logansport man received a 7 1/2-year sentence in federal court on Thursday and was ordered to pay back the $985,000 he’s accused of fraudulently obtaining. Larry Westby, 65, Vanderbilt, Michigan,...
by Mike | Sep 29, 2017 | Latest News, Ponzi Scheme, Securities Fraud
The United States Securities & Exchange Commission recently sued a Colorado investment advisor for fraudulently convincing his clients to invest in a company he started and owned. The SEC alleges that the investment advisor misrepresented his credentials, the...
by Mike | Jun 10, 2017 | Latest News
By Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas of the Chicago Tribune The Federal Trade Commission filed a civil suit against him in 2003. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation suspended his loan originator registration in 2010. But it took until Mark...
by Mike | Apr 26, 2017 | Latest News
Advisers must protect elderly from financial fraud By InvestmentNews.com The elderly are targeted by fraudsters because they often have a pile of savings and a steady stream of income. Older people are also more prone to cognitive decline, physical disability,...
