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SEC Charges Equity Research Firm Founder Tai Nguyen with Insider Trading
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Tai Nguyen, Case No. 12-CIV-5009 (S.D.N.Y.). On June 26, 2012 the SEC charged Tai Nguyen, owner of equity research firm Insight Research, with insider trading. The Nguyen case stems from the SEC’s investigation of “expert … Continue reading
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SEC Charges Aubrey Lee Price With Fraud and Freezes His Assets
Securities And Exchange Commission v. Aubrey Lee Price; PFG, LLC; PFGBI, LLC; Montgomery Asset Management, LLC f/k/a PFG Asset Management, LLC, (Florida limited liability company); and Montgomery Asset Management, LLC f/k/a PFG Asset Management, LLC, (Georgia limited liability company), Case No. … Continue reading
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Fund Adviser AMMB Consultant Sendirian Berhad Agrees to Pay More than $1.5 million to settle SEC Charges
Securities and Exchange Commission v. AMMB Consultant Sendirian Berhad, Case No. 1:12-cv-01052 (D.D.C.). On June 26, 2012, the SEC sued AMMB Consultant Sendirian Berhad (“AMC”), a Malaysian investment adviser, for charging a U.S. registered fund for over a decade for advisory services that AMC did … Continue reading
SEC Charges Wayne Palmer and National Note of Utah with $100 Million Real-Estate Based Ponzi Scheme
Securities and Exchange Commission v. National Note of Utah, LC and Wayne LaMar Palmer, Case No. 2:12-cv-00591. On June 25, 2012, the SEC obtained a temporary restraining order and asset freeze against Wayne L. Palmer and his firm, National Note … Continue reading
FINRA Fines Merrill Lynch $2.8 for Overcharging Customers
On June 21, 2012, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announced that it fined Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. $2.8 million for supervisory failures and the resulting overcharge to customers of $32 million in unwarranted fees, and for failing to … Continue reading
CFTC Obtains Order requiring Linda Harris, Chance Harris, CDH Forex Investments, LLC, and CDH Global Holdings, LLC, to Pay More than $5.4 Million in Forex Fraud.
CFTC v. CDH Forex Investments, LLC et al., Case No. 3:11 cv-02862-F (N.D. Tex.). On June 12, 2012, the CFTC obtained a federal court order requiring Linda Harris, Chance Harris, and their companies, CDH Forex Investments, LLC and CDH Global Holdings to pay more … Continue reading
Illinois Federal Court Orders Richard C. Regan and Pro Trading Course, LLC to Pay $600,000 Restitution and Civil Monetary Penalties
CFTC v. Richard Regan et al., Case No. 1:11-cv-08679 (N.D. Il.). On June 14, 2012, the CFTC announced an order of default judgment and permanent injunction against Richard C. Regan and Pro Trading Course, LLC (“PTC”) of La Jolla, CA. The … Continue reading
SEC Charges 14 Sales Agents in $415 million Ponzi Scheme
SEC v. Bryan Arias et al., Case No. CV12-2937 (E.D.N.Y.). On June 12, 2012, the SEC charged 14 sales agents who misled investors and illegally sold securities for a Long Island-based investment firm at the center of a $415 million … Continue reading
CFTC Charges Jose S. Rubio in $1.8 Million Commodity Pool Fraud
CFTC v. Jose Rubio et al., Case No. 1:12-cv-22128 (S.D. Ga.). On June 7, 2012, the CFTC filed an enforcement action against Jose S. Rubio and Rubio Wealth Management, LLC (RWM) alleging they violated the Commodity Exchange Act by defrauding investors … Continue reading
CFTC Settles Forex Fraud Action Against Luis Salazar-Correa For $2.6 Million
In the Matter of Prosperity Team, LLC and Luis Salazar-Correa, CFTC Docket No. 12-23. On June 6, 2012, the CFTC ordered Luis Salazar-Correa and his Nevada-based company, Prosperity Team, LLC, to pay more than $2.6 million in a settled administrative proceeding. From … Continue reading
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