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Fired Edward Jones Advisor Sentenced to 3 Years for Nearly $1M Fraud
By Dinah Wisenberg BrinJohn S. Winslow bought his widowed client flowers and chocolate, then used her money to buy luxuries, authorities said.
May 08, 2026
Ex-LPL RIA Employee Was Sane When He Killed Two Men, Jury FindsRamy Hany Mounir Fahim will be sentenced to life in prison without parole, a prosecutor says.
May 05, 2026
Suit Claims Morgan Stanley, Advisor Aided Financial Abuse of Former BNY ExecThe wirehouse enabled Joseph A. Grimaldi's son to raid his assets, his widow and daughter allege.
April 30, 2026
Equitable Faces Suit Over Life Policy Beneficiary Change RequestA widow says the company's delays kept her husband from completing the change before he died.
April 29, 2026
Judge Enters Final Order in 'Dr. Cash' Ponzi SchemeAn unregistered advisor serving three years in prison must pay $1.7 million related to a fictitious investment fund.
April 28, 2026
The Real Reason DOL Is Clearing the Way for Alts in 401(k)sLabor's plan is meant to stem the tide of ERISA lawsuits, attorneys and retirement industry officials say.
April 28, 2026
Tax Court Allows Loan Interest Deduction in Life Policy Termination CaseThe judge also kept the IRS from imposing a failure-to-pay penalty.
April 27, 2026
Ex-Franklin Templeton Analyst Alleges Retaliation Over Fraud AllegationsJordan Strah complains in a lawsuit that the firm dismissed him after he claimed his manager deceived investors.