Cohn, Also A Former SEC Examiner, Is Charged With Obstruction The criminal trial of Michael Cohn, the ex-GPB Capital Holdings chief compliance officer, has been postponed after he expressed concern that his pre-existing health conditions placed him at a higher risk of contracting the coronavirus (COVID-19). Cohn is charged by…
Broker-Dealer Comes Under Scrutiny Over Energy, Gas, and Oil Investment Recommendations If you are a retail or conservative investor, a retiree, or any other investor unwilling or unable to take on too much risk and a David Lerner Associates broker sold you oil, gas, and energy investments, our investment fraud…
FMSBonds May Not Have Apprised Frontier Communications Investors Of The Risks If you purchased Frontier Communications bonds from FMSBonds, also known as First Miami Securities, or any other bonds that have turned out riskier than what was represented to you, please contact our broker fraud lawyers at Shepherd Smith Edwards…
Watch Out for Brokers Looking to Make High Commissions During COVID-19 With the market crashing in the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), many investors are suffering from massive losses in their portfolio and are looking to their brokers for investment advice. Unfortunately, not all stockbrokers work with their customers’ best…
UBS YES Strategy Losses May Be Grounds For A Claim Our investment fraud lawyers at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm) are continuing to offer free, no-obligation case consultations to investors that lost money in the UBS Yield Enhancement Strategy (YES). SSEK Law Firm represents clients throughout the…
Wells Fargo Sold Non-Traditional ETFs to Retail Investors If you were an investor who suffered losses in non-traditional exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that you feel were unsuitable for you yet were recommended by a Wells Fargo investment advisor or broker, our ETF fraud attorneys at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK…
Texas-Based Broker Sold GPB Private Placements To Retiree Couple Once again, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm) has filed an investor fraud claim against a broker-dealer after its financial advisor sold investments in GPB Capital Holding’s funds to customers. This time, the brokerage firm is International Assets Advisory…
Woodbury Financial Services Representative Accused Of GPB Private Placements Sales If you are an investor who was sold GPB Capital private placements by Woodbury Financial Services broker Daryl Serizawa, our broker fraud lawyers at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm) want to talk to you. Serizawa is one…
Shepherd, Smith, Edwards & Kantas (“SSEK”), a law firm specializing in representing wronged investors, is looking into allegations by the SEC against former Merrill Lynch financial advisor, Marcus Boggs (“Boggs”). Boggs reportedly joined Merrill Lynch in 2006, working in the company’s Chicago office. The SEC has alleged that Boggs stole…
Clients of UBS Group AG (UBS) who employed the firm’s Yield Enhancement Strategy (YES) are now filing investor fraud complaints after suffering at least $60M in losses to date. YES involves options trades and borrowing that was supposed to be “safe” and low risk while earning investors positive returns. The…