Securities Fraud Lawyer Blog
On August 25, 2015 the Securities and Exchange announced that James R. Glover, a former registered representative with Signator Investors, Inc. submitted an Offer of Settlement which the SEC accepted. Solely for the purpose of the SEC’s proceedings and without admitting or denying the findings herein, James R. Glover agreed to the findings that he engaged in a fraudulent offering scheme and investment advisory fraud.
The complaint alleged that from approximately January 1999 through May 2012, Glover raised over $13,000,000 from over 100 customers by soliciting them to invest in Colonial Tidewater. The complaint alleged that Glover solicited investments in Colonial Tidewater through materially false and misleading statements regarding the financial health of Colonial Tidewater, the expected returns and risk of investing, and his personal financial stake in the unregistered offerings.
The complaint further alleged that Glover misappropriated substantial sums from investors.
James R. Glover’s registration and disciplinary history
In order to lawfully sell investments to the public, one must either be registered or exempt from registration.
James R. Glover was registered with:
According to FINRA’s CRD disclosure report, James R. Glover has been the subject of dozens of customer complaints and several regulatory investigations.
The Law Office of David Liebrader practices exclusively in the field of investment loss recovery. For the past 23 years, we have dedicated our law practice to assisting investors who have been victims of investment fraud via fraudulent and unsuitable investment transactions. During that time we have recovered money for over one thousand individuals, pension plans, trusts and companies. The recoveries we have obtained via judgments, awards and settlements on behalf of our clients exceed $40,000,000.
When investors contact our firm they can expect prompt attention, and a detailed analysis of their issues. Typical claims that we are asked to review involve “unsuitability (where a financial advisor makes investment recommendations that are inconsistent with a customer’s investment objectives), claims for “churning” (where a broker enters into an excessive number of trades for the purpose of generating commissions), claims involving illiquid investments such as private placements (I.e., real estate investment trusts, limited partnerships, equipment leasing and oil and gas drilling programs) as well as claims for violations of state securities laws, which often provide investors remedies like attorney’s fees and interest, if they are successful on the claim.
Since a Supreme Court ruling in the 1980s, most investment related disputes between brokerage firms and their customers have been filed in an arbitration forum hosted by FINRA Dispute Resolution. FINRA, along with the SEC, serves as a securities industry “watchdog” and regulator. Most brokerage firms require their clients to sign binding arbitration agreements, mandating that any disputes between them be arbitrated at FINRA.
Investors pursuing claims at FINRA typically advance claims related to suitability. FINRA rules require that all registered representatives make suitable investment recommendations to their clients. Other claims are based on negligence or breach of fiduciary duty, while another category includes claims based on misrepresentations and fraud. Most claims filed with FINRA are resolved within 15 months, and oftentimes, the cases are resolved via settlement or mediation in under a year.
FINRA’s rules require that all investment recommendations made by licensed financial advisors be suitable in light of a customer’s needs, objectives and risk tolerance. In addition, all registered representatives are required to be properly supervised, with periodic inspections and reviews by qualified supervisors, whose job it is to vigorously investigate suspicions of wrongdoing (red flags).
If you suspect that you have been the victim of investment fraud, or had a financial advisor recommend unsuitable investments to you, call us today for a free, confidential consultation at (702) 380-3131.