Securities Industry Commentator by Bill Singer Esq WEEK IN REVIEW

February 26, 2022


















UPDATE: The Google, Candido Viyella, Morgan Stanley, Fundacion Nicor Panama Saga: a Bill Singer 2022 Copyrighted Article fighting DMCA Takedowns (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

Federal Court Denies J.P. Morgan Securities Expedited Discovery in Solicitation Case (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

South Windsor Man Admits Defrauding Grandparents of $679K (DOJ Release)

Dayton-area former investment advisor sentenced to 2 years in prison for Social Security fraud, making false statements regarding theft from local church (DOJ Release)

Evans City Fiduciary Indicted for Misappropriating Funds from a Disabled Veteran's Account (DOJ Release)

Nigerian National Pleads Guilty To Participating In Scheme To Conduct Cyber Intrusions To Steal Payroll Deposits (DOJ Release)

U.S. Attorney Seeking Investors Defrauded by United Development Funding (DOJ Release)

Queens Man Admits Orchestrating $653 Million Money Laundering Conspiracy, Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business, and Bribing Bank Employees

SEC Charges Health Care Co. and Two Former Employees for Accounting Improprieties (SEC Release)

SEC Charges Former Director of Investor Relations with Insider Trading (SEC Release)

SEC Awards Over $600,000 To Whistleblower Claimant
Order Determining Whistleblower Award Claims (SEC Whistleblower Award)

FINRA Bars Rep for Conversion of Insurance Policies Loans
In the Matter of Ian Michael Pierce, Respondent (FINRA AWC)

FINRA Fines and Suspends Rep for Falsifying Private Placement Document
In the Matter of James R. Kirchner, Respondent (FINRA AWC)

FINRA Arbitration Panel Inexplicably Awards IP to a Respondent
Craig D. Breitsprecher and Breitsprecher and Associates LLC, Claimants, v. Andrew M. Komarow and Komarow Financial Planning, LLC, Respondents (FINRA Arbitration Award)

Cynical FINRA Press Release Lacks Urgency in Response to Arbitration Fiasco (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)


Federal Court Denies J.P. Morgan Securities Expedited Discovery in Solicitation Case (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

CFTC Orders North Carolina Man and His Company to Pay $2.6 Million for Fraudulent Solicitation, Pool Fraud, and Failure to Register (CFTC Release)

Evans City Fiduciary Indicted for Misappropriating Funds from a Disabled Veteran's Account (DOJ Release)

Nigerian National Pleads Guilty To Participating In Scheme To Conduct Cyber Intrusions To Steal Payroll Deposits (DOJ Release)

U.S. Attorney Seeking Investors Defrauded by United Development Funding (DOJ Release)

Queens Man Admits Orchestrating $653 Million Money Laundering Conspiracy, Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business, and Bribing Bank Employees

SEC Charges Health Care Co. and Two Former Employees for Accounting Improprieties (SEC Release)

SEC Charges Former Director of Investor Relations with Insider Trading (SEC Release)

SEC Awards Over $600,000 To Whistleblower Claimant
Order Determining Whistleblower Award Claims (SEC Whistleblower Award)

Cynical FINRA Press Release Lacks Urgency in Response to Arbitration Fiasco (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)