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Ex-LPL Rep Charged With Stealing $1.3M From Client With Dementia
By Jeff BermanBradley Goodbred was arrested and charged with 23 felonies.
March 28, 2022
Ex-Broker Sentenced to Over 4 Years in Prison for Elder FraudThe ex-rep, who worked for Morgan Stanley before the fraud took place, also must pay over $968,000 to the victims.
November 24, 2021
Ex-Edward Jones Rep Indicted for Allegedly Defrauding Clients Out of $778KRonald Molo used some funds to pay for vehicles, credit card balances and home mortgages, prosecutors say.
November 05, 2021
Ex-CEO Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Defrauding InvestorsDavid P. Godwin, who formerly led the telecom firm ContinuityX, also much pay restitution of $9.3 million.
August 13, 2021
Ex-Merrill Broker Gets 3.5 Years in Prison for Defrauding ClientsOne of the swindled clients had received a $5 million settlement for being wrongly convicted of kidnapping and murder.
February 04, 2021
GPB Capital CEO, 2 Others Arrested in Scheme That Bilked 17,000 InvestorsThe SEC and seven state securities agencies also filed regulatory actions tied to the $1.7 billion scheme.
February 04, 2021
Creative Planning Strikes Its Biggest Deal to DateThe RIA has acquired the retirement division of Iron Financial, which has $6 billion in assets.
December 22, 2020
SEC Adopts New Ad Rule, Allows Client TestimonialsForm ADV was also amended to require advisors to provide more information on their marketing practices.