Broker Ed Matthes Reportedly Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud The investment loss recovery team at Soreide Law Group brings you this Investor Alert in regard to barred securities broker Edward “Ed” Earl Matthes (CRD#: 2788055, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin). Evidently, Matthes worked for securities firms including Thrivent Investment Management and Mutual of Omaha Investor Services. Notably, Matthes […]

Barred Broker Oscar Francis Misappropriated Funds For Cocaine, Strip Clubs Investor Alert! The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) shows alarming information in regard to disgraced securities broker Oscar Francis [CRD#: 5094722, Fort Lauderdale, Florida]. Namely, Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) barred him for fraud. Also, five clients filed complaints about the securities broker, who worked […]

On January 30th., 2014, Paul Elvidge, a 53-year-old securities broker from Port St. Lucie, Florida, pleaded guilty to federal charges of embezzling more than $1 million from client accounts, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Paul Elvidge operated Seacoast Investor Services, which was purchased by Cape Securities in Port St. Lucie. The $1.1 million embezzlement […]

On the SEC's website we learn that the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts has charged Andrey C. Hicks of Boston, Mass., in a criminal complaint unsealed on Friday, October 28, 2011. Hicks was charged with committing wire fraud, attempting to commit wire fraud, and aiding and abetting wire fraud, […]