The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Miami Field Office, announced that Scott Haire, 48, a resident of Coral Springs, Florida, pled guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit securities fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371, in United States v. Scott Haire and Douglas Martin, Case No. 12-Cr-60133-Williams(s). Haire is the former […]

A Minnesota attorney and two San Francisco-area hedge fund promoters defrauded investors of more than $21 million by concealing the financial collapse of the fund's only borrower. The individuals raised more than $21 million from investors in the Capital Solutions Monthly Income Fund after the fund's sole business partner, Hennessy Financial, defaulted in May 2008, […]

The co-chief executive and chairman of the board of the $300 million TNP Strategic Retail Trust Inc., Tony Thompson, who has given himself the nickname “The Truth,” is currently facing an investigation by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (FINRA) for failing to turn over documents requested by FINRA, and the real estate investment trust […]

Yesterday, on this blog we wrote that The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently filed a cease-and-desist order against Success Trade Securities. It has now been reported that federal investigators are interested in speaking to multiple NFL and NBA players regarding an $18 million investment scheme. The U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of […]

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently filed a cease-and-desist order against Success Trade Securities. Allegedly the online investment firm scammed its investors, which included a number of professional athletes. FINRA issued a complaint against Success Trade and its CEO and President, Fuad Ahmed, accusing fraud in the sales of $18 million in notes issued […]

A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel ordered a former employee of Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, and Oppenheimer & Co. to pay nearly $11 million to an investor who alleged his broker, Karl Hahn, misrepresented securities and made excessive trades. The investor’s case against the former broker Karl Hahn, stems from transactions involving covered […]

Soreide Law Group, PLLC, a Securities Arbitration Law Firm, phone (888) 760-6552, has posted several articles on our blog regarding Anastasios "Tommy" Belesis over the past several months. The following information was listed on FINRA's website on April 15, 2013. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it has filed a complaint against John […]

Soreide Law Group is investigating potential claims on behalf of investors with losses in gold futures, gold options, gold stocks, or gold ETFs. If your broker invested more than 25% of your portfolio in gold investments and you have suffered substantial losses, you may have a claim for damages. Global inflation is falling which reduces […]

Soreide Law Group, PLLC, a Securities Arbitration Law Firm, phone (888) 760-6552, obtained the following information on FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, April, 2013.” William Howard Buckley (CRD #3074452, Registered Representative, Punta Gorda, Florida) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the findings, Buckley […]