Jean Walsh-Josephson, formerly of Thrivent Investment Management Inc., found dead in Apparent Suicide Pact

On November 30, 2015, Soreide Law Group published the following article on our blog regarding JEAN A. WALSH-JOSEPHSON (CRD# 2736044) (Alternate Names: JEAN ANN JOSEPHSON, JEAN WALSH-JOSEPHSON), a former financial advisor from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, charged with 20 counts of theft in a business setting of more than $10,000 each. Allegedly, Walsh-Josephson stole $1.5 million from several Wisconsin seniors. One of the clients Walsh-Josephson allegedly stole more than $300,000 from, is a widower who lives on $975 a month and invested his entire life savings with Jean Walsh-Josephson. She was facing years in prison.
https://www.securitieslawyer.com/jean-a-walsh-josephson-theft/
On February 27, 2017 Jean Walsh-Josephson, on trial in Wisconsin on multiple felony charges was found dead with her husband in a double shooting, an apparent suicide pact. It appeared the Josephsons planned the shootings and wrote their own obituaries and farewell letters.
Jean Walsh-Josephson, 57, and Dewey Josephson, 59, died from gunshot wounds.
Walsh-Josephson’s jury trial started last week on 36 felony charges of theft in a business setting in excess of $10,000, plus three lesser charges.
After learning of her death, the circuit court ordered all her estate assets to be frozen, including the bond money, and scheduled a hearing in April to decide what to do with the money.
Last year, the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance ordered Jean Walsh-Josephson to pay a $1 million forfeiture and more than $500,000 in restitution.
According to FINRA's BrokerCheck, JEAN A. WALSH-JOSEPHSON worked 19 years in the securities industry and was registered with the following firm:
07/1996 - 09/2015 THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. - OSHKOSH, WI
If you were a victim of Jean Walsh-Josephson, formerly of Thrivent Investment Management Inc., Oshkosh, Wisconsin, call and speak to a Securities Lawyer at no cost to determine if recovery of your losses is possible. Soreide Law Group represents clients nationwide before FINRA and we operate on a contingency fee basis. Call 888-760-6552.