SEC Charges Boiler Room with Being a Fraud Targeting Seniors
The Securities and Exchange Commission alleged New York-based Premier Links, Inc., its former president, and two cold callers formed a fraudulent boiler room scheme targeting retirees and elderly to...
View ArticleFINRA Files Disciplinary Charges against Cantella & Co., Inc.
Cantella & Co., Inc., of Boston, Massachusetts, submitted an AWC with FINRA in which the firm was censured, fined $50,000 and required to pay $81,973.65, plus interest, in restitution to customers...
View ArticleThomas Neil Charbonneau Barred by FINRA for Selling Penny Stocks
Thomas Neil Charbonneau, of Minnesota, submitted a FINRA AWC in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Charbonneau was registered with Feltl and Company from March...
View ArticleShould You Trust Penny Stocks Endorsed by Celebrities?
A big name may not always equal big opportunity. It’s all around us. Branded tennis shoes, hats and apparel worn by top-ranked, world-famous tennis players. NASCAR drivers and their cars blanketed in...
View ArticleRecidivist Fraudster Edward Durante is Indicted for Scamming Investors out of...
After serving 10 years in prison for prior securities law violations, investment fraud orchestrator Edward Durante is back in the news for allegations of a penny stock pump-and-dump scheme. Durante...
View ArticleWhat is a Securities Pump and Dump Scheme?
A pump and dump scheme is a method used by fraudsters to artificially boost the price of a security that they own shares of in order to make a profit. According to the Securities & Exchange...
View ArticleSEC’s Temporary Suspension of GrowLife (PHOT) Stocks
Home growers of medical marijuana will find no shortage of gardening supplies available made just for their crops. Our marijuana litigators are seeing many bogus suppliers. One company that supplies...
View ArticleWintercap SA International Fraud Scheme That Allegedly Generated More Than...
The SEC obtained a preliminary injunction against two individuals and their companies on October 26, 2018. The fraudulent actions of these individuals resulted in more than $165 million of illegal...
View ArticleMicrocap Stocks – Pump and Dump Schemes and Covid?
When the coronavirus sent Americans home, many people began investigating new projects, new hobbies and opportunities. You may know someone who has learned old-fashioned skills like gourmet cooking,...
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