We cover latest news on investor lawsuits, investigations and investment fraud. Unfortunately, investment fraud is very common, especially with seniors. We report on several different kinds of security fraud that includes Ponzi-Schemes, Bad Accounting and Improper Sales Practices.
We have seen many Ponzi schemes in our years on Wall Street. Most follow the same pattern. A promoter promises outsized returns. He points to a trendy industry. Then he uses new investor money to […]
SEC secures final judgment against Robert Newell for $37.7 million cannabis Ponzi scheme Read More »
Stifel Financial has reached a settlement in principle with the Jannetti family over a $132.5 million FINRA arbitration award that stemmed from structured note losses tied to broker Chuck A. Roberts. David Jannetti of Miami
Andrew Johnson, a retired Navy veteran from North Carolina, reached a confidential settlement with Ameritas Mutual Holding Co. and Ameritas Life Insurance Co. after a federal court case alleged the firm and broker Allison Terlip
Ameritas reaches confidential settlement with Navy veteran over unsuitable annuity sales Read More »
The SEC obtained a final judgment against Joseph Geromini on May 15, 2026, concluding a years-long enforcement action against the former chief operating officer of a Philadelphia medical device startup. Geromini was accused of stealing
The SEC filed charges against Reign Financial International, LLC, Reign Financial International, Inc., and five individuals on May 12, 2026. The agency says the defendants ran a fraudulent high-yield investment program that raised more than
SEC charges Reign Financial International in $26 million high-yield Ponzi scheme Read More »
Fernando Mendez CRD 6954929 faces a FINRA automatic bar on June 1, 2026, after failing to respond to regulatory requests. He was previously registered at LPL Financial, Edward Jones, and J.P. Morgan Securities.
FINRA set to bar Fernando Mendez on June 1 after LPL Financial and Edward Jones tenure Read More »
FinCEN, SEC, and FINRA hit Canaccord Genuity with over $120 million in AML penalties. Investors who held accounts during the 2012-2022 period should review whether they were affected.
Canaccord Genuity hit with $120 million AML penalties from FinCEN, SEC, and FINRA Read More »
FBI agents raided Meridian Heritage Capital Advisors, dismantling an alleged $670 million Ponzi scheme targeting elderly investors. Founder Raymond Halsted Crowe faces federal charges.
Meridian Heritage Capital Advisors collapses in $670 million retirement Ponzi scheme Read More »
FINRA sanctioned former Aegis Capital broker Keith M. D’Agostino for unsuitable penny stock recommendations. Learn the key facts, CRD number, and what investors should do.
FINRA bars Keith M. D’Agostino after $1.8 million in unsuitable penny stock losses Read More »
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Nightingale Properties, LLC and related entities with raising approximately $60 million from roughly 700 retail investors. The SEC alleges the company misappropriated over $52 million of those funds. We
Nightingale Properties accused of $60 million retail investor fraud Read More »
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