Update on Lawsuit against IRA Resources A lawsuit filed in the Texas courts against IRA Resources for its role (or lack thereof) in the Alpha Telecom (“ATC”) unregistered securities scam was finally dismissed by the Texas court of appeals over the issue of jurisdiction. At issue was Plaintiffs’ claim that…
Guy Gentile former StockUSA owner charged by The Securities and Exchange Commission. On March 23, 2016, the SEC charged Guy Gentile, a former registered representative and owner of StockUSA Execution Services of Carmel, NY with improper manipulation of “penny stocks.” The SEC complaint alleges that Gentile, who owned and ran…
Update on Lawsuit against Summit Trust Company On October 27, 2015 the SEC announced that it settled a lawsuit against Kevin Brown and George Brown for their roles in the fraudulent, unregistered securities offering by Summit Trust Company. IRA custodians like Summit Trust allow individuals to make their own investment…
Update on Lawsuit against Provident Trust Group A lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California against Provident Trust Group in May, 2013 was voluntarily dismissed by the lawyer for the Plaintiff in September, 2013. Named as a defendant in the lawsuit was IRA custodian…
Update of lawsuit against Vantage Retirement Plan IRA. A lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California was dismissed by the court for failure to state a claim. A court of appeals upheld the dismissal in December, 2015. Named as a defendant in the lawsuit…
Update on lawsuit against Equity Trust Company. A lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California was dismissed by the court for failure to state a claim. A court of appeals upheld the dismissal in December, 2015. Named as a defendant in the lawsuit was…
Update on lawsuit against New Direction IRA. A lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California was dismissed by the court for failure to state a claim. A court of appeals upheld the dismissal in December, 2015. Named as a defendant in the lawsuit was…
Update on complaint against the Entrust Group. A complaint filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California was dismissed by the court for failure to state a claim. A court of appeals upheld the dismissal in December, 2015. Named as a defendant in the complaint was…
The securities attorneys at The Law Office of David Liebrader have opened an investigation into the sales of Pension Funding LLC by registered representative Kenneth Anderson of IBN Financial Services of Massena, NY. Our firm has received calls from investors who were solicited by Kenneth Anderson of IBN Financial to…
Pension Advance and Income Stream Investments The Securities and Exchange Commission put out a notice to investors and retirees who engage in transactions involving pension advances and pension income streams. The SEC is concerned that retirees and investors are entering into these pension advance transactions without the proper information to…