Securities Industry Commentator by Bill Singer Esq WEEK IN REVIEW

June 11, 2022


Stephen A. Kohn Announces 2022 Run for Small Firm Governor on FINRA Board of Governors

GUEST BLOG [In]Securities: Buck Nekkid: The SEC on Full Frontal Disclosure by Aegis Frumento Esq (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

Former Sales Manager Barred By FINRA After Assistant Takes His CE Training (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against a Rhode Island Investment Adviser Charged with Orchestrating Multi-Million Dollar Ponzi Scheme (SEC Release)

Court of Appeals Affirms Order Against Terraform and Kwon in SEC Subpoena Enforcement Action (SEC Release)

SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Former Partner At Global Consulting Firm (SEC Release)

SEC Charges Multiple Defendants with Investment Fraud Scheme Involving Penny Stock Companies (SEC Release)

FINRA Fines and Suspends Rep for Exercising Discretion
In the Matter of Walter Waitak Light, Respondent (FINRA AWC)

FINRA Fines and Suspends Rep for Electronic Signatures
In the Matter of Sam Shehu, Respondent (FINRA AWC)

FINRA Fines and Suspends Rep for SBA Loan
In the Matter of Tameem Habib, Respondent (FINRA AWC)

FINRA Fines and Suspends Rep for OBA
In the Matter of Nicholas Lee Ash, Respondent (FINRA AWC)

The Nightmare of a Dream Job on Wall Street (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

J.P. Morgan Securities Demolished In FINRA Non-Solicitation Arbitration (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)




















The Nightmare of a Dream Job on Wall Street (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

Entities Licensed Under 23 NYCRR Part 200 or Chartered as Limited Purpose Trust Companies Under the New York Banking Law That Issue U.S. Dollar-Backed Stablecoins Under the Supervision of the New York State Department of Financial Services ("DFS") / (Guidance on the Issuance of U.S. Dollar-Backed Stablecoins from Adrienne A. Harris, New York State Superintendent of Financial Services / June 8, 2022)

Reality TV stars convicted of fraud and tax evasion (DOJ Release)

Canadian Man Going To Prison For His Role In Scheme That Defrauded Elderly Victims Out Of $2,600,000 (DOJ Release)

Southampton Woman Pleads Guilty to Elder Fraud Scheme (DOJ Release)

Former Bank Vice President And Real Estate Developer Sentenced To Federal Prison For Bank Fraud Conspiracy And Aggravated Identity Theft (DOJ Release)

Pair who went on the run after being found guilty of fraud at a now defunct precious metals firm, sentenced to prison / Defrauded 3,000 customers of more than $30 million (DOJ Release)

"Market Structure and the Retail Investor:" Remarks Before the Piper Sandler Global Exchange Conference by SEC Chair Gary Gensler

SEC Charges CohnReznick LLP and Three Partners with Improper Professional Conduct / Firm's auditing deficiencies caused misleading disclosures by two clients prior to their bankruptcies and delistings (SEC Release)

SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Former Credit Rating Agency Charged with Disclosure and Internal Controls Failures Relating to Undisclosed Model Adjustments (SEC Release)

SEC Sues New York Based Firm and Its Managing Member for Acting as Unregistered Securities Dealers (SEC Release)

SEC Charges New Jersey Software Company and Senior Employees with Accounting-Related Misconduct / Synchronoss Technologies to Pay $12.5 Million to Settle Charges, Former CEO to Reimburse Company (SEC Release)

Investment - Overvalued and Up in Smoke: Securities Commissioner revokes investment adviser for fraudulent overvaluing scheme (TSSB Release)

FINRA Fines and Suspends Rep for Lending $65,000 to Customer
In the Matter of Jorge Antonio Sonville, Respondent (FINRA AWC)

FINRA Fines and Suspends Rep for Personal Test Notes
In the Matter of Vanessa Koliver, Respondent (FINRA AWC)

FINRA Fines and Suspends Rep for Disk Jockeying
In the Matter of Letisha L. Clarke-Ekwunife, Respondent (FINRA AWC)

J.P. Morgan Securities Demolished In FINRA Non-Solicitation Arbitration (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)