by Mike | Aug 5, 2014 | Latest News, Securities Fraud
Indianapolis-based accounting firm DeWitt & Shrader PC agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a receiver appointed for Samex Capital Partners, LLC involving the way it provided services for convicted Ponzi schemer Keenan Hauke. The suit alleged that DeWitt &...
by Mike | Jul 1, 2014 | Securities Fraud
If your investments went south, would you be totally responsible, or could your broker share some responsibility? According to the article, “Duty of a Brokerage Firm” by Mitchell & Associates, brokerage firms have the fiduciary responsibility to act in good faith...
by Mike | Jun 18, 2014 | Securities Fraud
If Ball State University could be duped by an unscrupulous investment advisor, any other investor — including you — could also be scammed. This is perhaps the biggest lesson to be learned from the 2013 case in which Seth Beoku Betts, founder of Betts &...
by Mike | Jun 3, 2014 | Latest News, Securities Fraud
Scott Starr was recently featured in the “Leader in Litigation” series by Wilson, Kehoe & Winingham, a well-known law firm that recognizes some of Indiana’s most interesting and accomplished lawyers. The article introduces you to one of Scott’s favorite former...
by Mike | May 5, 2014 | Securities Fraud
Investors should know if a broker took his or her Series 7 and Series 63 exams more than once, because such brokers statistically accrue more disciplinary issues. This is the essence of a petition an organization of lawyers, the Public Investors Arbitration Bar...
by Mike | Apr 28, 2014 | Securities Fraud
Within the last five years, more than 1,000 non-profit organizations have been tainted by fraud, embezzlement and related misconduct, resulting in losses of at least $250,000 each. This is the result of a recent Washington Post study based on analysis of tax filings....
