October 22, 2014

Connecticut Investment Advisor Pleads Guilty in "Cherry Picking" Scheme

business man holding his head with text asking questions about stock broker misconduct

NOAH L. MYERS (CRD# 2387620) 43, an investment advisor from Lyme, Connecticut, pled guilty October 20, 2014, in federal court to defrauding his clients by “cherry-picking” securities. Myers admitted taking profits of $460,000 for himself, while his clients lost over $2 million. The majority of his clients who lost their investments were retired or using their accounts for their retirement funds. They had specified 'low-risk' investments. Myers is the owner of MiddleCove Capital, LLC, which is located in Centerbrook, Connecticut.

Myers would assign a trade to an account after he saw whether it was profitable, which is defined as “cherry-picking.” Myers admitted to the "cherry-picking" and admitted taking profits from the successful investments for himself and other favored accounts, while passing the losses on to accounts he did not favor.

Myers' fraud was discovered by employees of MiddleCove. In 2010 these employees discovered illegal trading through a computer program which had been set up to detect favorable allocation of profitable day trades. Noah Myers pled guilty to one count of security fraud which could bring a maximum of 20 years in prison and up to a $5 million fine. Myers will be sentenced January 12, 2015.

NOAH L. MYERS was previously registered with the following securities firm(s):

Registered Dates Firm
02/2008 - 04/2012 PURSHE KAPLAN STERLING INVESTMENTS (CRD# 35747) - CENTERBROOK, CT

02/1994 - 02/2008 CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. (CRD# 7059) - ESSEX, CT

08/1993 - 02/1994 JOHN HANCOCK DISTRIBUTORS, INC. (CRD# 468) - BOSTON, MA

08/1993 - 02/1994 JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (CRD# 5181) - BOSTON, MA

Soreide Law Group represent clients nationwide. If you were a victim of securities fraud, call for a free consultation on how to potentially recover your losses at: 888-760-6552.

S H A R E   T H I S   P O S T

Recent Posts

October 16, 2026
Cowen and Company Fined $80,000 Over Partial Tender Offer Violations

Cowen and Company, LLC (CRD 7616), now part of TD Securities (USA) LLC, is a brokerage firm based in New York, New York. FINRA censured and fined the firm a total of $80,000, of which $40,000 is payable to FINRA, according to an AWC issued August 19, 2026.

October 16, 2026
FINRA Fines Webull Financial $115,000 Over Options Marking Failures

Webull Financial LLC (CRD 289063) is a brokerage firm based in New York, New York. FINRA censured and fined the firm $115,000 after finding it maintained inaccurate books and records of options order origin codes, according to an AWC issued August 17, 2026.

October 16, 2026
Pending $50,000 Claim Names Marc Miller At Western International

Marc Miller (CRD 1133692) is a registered representative with Western International Securities. According to BrokerCheck, a customer filed a claim against him on March 3, 2025 that remains pending.

Contact us Nationwide USA
2401 E. Atlantic Blvd., Suite 305, Pompano Beach, FL 33062
Helping clients recover money across the USA
search
Copyright © 2026 Soreide Law Group, PLLC  |  All Rights Reserved