In  a September 30th., 2011 article from InvestmentNews.com, Darla Mercado writes that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission today charged a Miami man with fraud  and other allegations, claiming that he ran a phony $3 million commodity pool. It was announced that Oscar Hernandez, and his companies Midway Trading Co. LLC and Conquest Investment Group Inc. are […]

Recently, a FINRA arbitration panel made a monetary award  in the case of Stone & Youngberg v. Kay Family Revocable Trust, No. 3:11-cv-00198 (N.D. Cal., 6/22/11),  which was appealed by the defense and lost.    This case involved the challenge by a broker-dealer to a $750,000 award to a former customer, who was advised by Stone & […]