Litigation
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July 14, 2023
Tax Advisor to Top DJs Charged With Hiding $100M From U.S.Frank Butselaar, who was arrested in Italy, faces up to five years in prison on the most serious charges.
July 12, 2023
Allianz U.S. Unit Ordered to Pay $6B in Securities Fraud CaseIts structured alpha funds lost $7 billion during the early days of the pandemic in 2020, spurring many investor lawsuits.
July 12, 2023
New Pretrial Hearing Set for Ex-Broker Charged With Murder of BofA-Merrill ExecThe next pretrial conference for Anthony Duwayne Turner, charged with killing Michelle Avan, is scheduled for Aug. 21.
July 10, 2023
Second Judge Strikes Down DOL Rollover GuidanceJudge Rebecca Rutherford ruled to vacate three portions of Labor's PTE 2020-02.
July 07, 2023
Barred Broker Accused of Bilking Gold Star Families as Army CounselorThe ex-broker is accused of defrauding 24 families; also on Friday, FINRA expelled his former BD.
July 03, 2023
Barred Broker Gets 8 Years in Prison for $1.9M Ponzi SchemeThe judge called Anthony Liddle's crimes "monstrous."
June 30, 2023
Supreme Court Throws Out Biden's Student-Loan Relief PlanStudent loan payments are set to resume in late August after a three-year pause.
June 29, 2023
Fired Rep Says Wells Fargo Added Fake Investigations to His U5: LawsuitA Black advisor alleges Wells fired him, then amended his Form U5 when he reported discrimination.
June 28, 2023
42 Dropped Cases, 48 Lifted Bars, One Big 'Disaster': SEC RoundupA breach in the SEC's in-house judicial system highlights a major underlying problem, two attorneys say.
June 28, 2023
Fired Wells Fargo Brokers File Age, Race Discrimination SuitThe plaintiffs alleged that they were fired for being white and in their 60s.