by wittenberglaw | Nov 29, 2012 | articles, Uncategorized
The Financial Fraud Research Center just released a study on fraud and the impact on victims of fraud. According to this study, tens of millions of adults fall victim to fraud, losing tens of billions of dollars annually. Estimates vary depending on what types of...
by wittenberglaw | Nov 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
FINRA Files Cease-and-Desist Order Against WR Rice Financial Services and its Owner Joel Wilson for Fraudulent Conduct FINRA Also Issues Complaint Charging Wilson and WR Rice Financial With Fraudulent Sales of Limited Partnerships Wilson Controlled WASHINGTON — The...
by wittenberglaw | Oct 24, 2012 | Uncategorized, w-law-blog
A FINRA arbitration panel held Merrill Lynch liable in the amount of $1,336,463 for misconduct regarding the sale of securities to a retired couple. In July 2008, broker Miles Pure recommended that his customers, Mr. and Mrs. Billings, invest in Fannie Mae bonds and...
by wittenberglaw | Aug 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Below is an article published by Bloomberg and authored by journalist William Cohan. This is another tale of a system that lacks integrity because the government agency tasked with protecting investors spends much of its time pandering to the big banks it is supposed...
by wittenberglaw | Aug 9, 2012 | Cases and News, Recent Cases & News_cat, Uncategorized, w-law-blog
On August 3, 2012, United States District Judge Marcia D. Cooke was courageous enough to sanction Greenberg Traurig and its client TD Bank, N.A. for what she called a “pattern of discovery abuses.” A review of Judge Cooke’s opinion illustrates a case...
by wittenberglaw | Jul 17, 2012 | Uncategorized
In case you were wondering, Valeo Halftime Report from Valeo Partners, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting firm that searches public documents to find hourly rates and fees, just released its findings. Those findings are as follows: Hourly billing rates for associates...
