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Morgan Stanley Retaliated Against Whistleblower, Suit Claims
By Melanie WaddellThe employee asserts she was terminated after reporting colleagues using co-workers' passwords to make customer trades.
May 25, 2023
Ex-Morgan Stanley Advisor Gets 7 Years for Fleecing ClientsShawn Edward Good took in $7.2 million from at least 13 victims thorough his decade-long Ponzi scheme.
May 24, 2023
Couple Bilked in $29M Ponzi Scheme Sues Advisory FirmThe firm didn't supervise an advisor who paid for planes and mistresses with client money, a lawyer says.
May 23, 2023
Ex-Mutual Fund Head Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Advisor FraudThe Income Collecting 1-3 Months T-Bills Mutual Fund was used to defraud investors, a judge ruled.
May 18, 2023
First Command Sues LPL Over Alleged Advisor PoachingThe military-focused firm says LPL recruited three of its advisors and caused them to violate agreements.
May 18, 2023
Deutsche Bank Agrees to $75M Settlement With Epstein VictimsU.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff had dismissed some claims, but allowed the plaintiffs to move ahead with others.
May 18, 2023
Next Hearing Set for Ex-Broker Charged With Murder of BofA-Merrill ExecA preliminary hearing for Anthony Duwayne Turner, charged with killing Michelle Avan, was postponed until May 29.
May 16, 2023
Ex-Advisor, Minister, Gets 10 Years for Real Estate SchemeThe former CFP was ordered to pay $1.6 million in restitution after allegedly misleading clients on rental property investments.