U.S. Attorneys Office

Federal prosecutors alleged James K. Couture had reached an agreement to sell a home in Cape Cod before the proceeds could go toward restitution.

Nearly 100 clients Mata allegedly defrauded for $14.5 million have received paltry restitution after exhausting every possible method.

Former clients of Isaiah L. Goodman shared the financial losses and other harmful impact of the $2.3-million scheme.

The judge declined the barred rep’s request for sentence reduction based on his “severe” bipolar disorder and restitution efforts.

The barred ex-rep funneled clients’ money into a shell company he falsely called a sub advisor, according to investigators.

The barred ex-Mutual of Omaha rep stole from 27 mostly older fellow members of his church, YMCA and local business organizations, investigators say.

After Brooklynn Chandler Willy recommended that the clients invest $100,000 into an LLC, its principals were arrested on federal fraud charges, the filing says.

Anthony Diaz began the sentence immediately after a hearing in which a victim said he should “rot in hell” for the felonies.

The rep reeled in at least a dozen victims to the complex scam even though he was suspended from the industry for a different case, according to investigators.

He allegedly used the money to pay gambling debts and credit card bills, according to federal prosecutors.

The 33-year-old advisor allegedly spent clients’ money on luxury items and business expenses for his startup.

Wealth managers acting as “downstream broker-dealers” allegedly made $187 million in commissions and other selling fees on GPB Capital investments.

The 25-year industry veteran of four wealth managers and a trust company faced a charge of unlawful entry on public property.

Fake name, phony credentials, Ponzi-like payments but real victims — this is what authorities are saying about this business.

James Booth’s seven-year fraud bilked investors out of nearly $5 million.

To thwart a multifactor verification system, he once used a victim’s home phone to authorize transactions.

After the client died at age 98, the advisor allegedly moved on to bilk another elderly investor, authorities say.

Edward E. Matthes allegedly renovated his home, paid child support and bought luxury items with client money.

He used client funds money to pay for massages, jewelry and to shore up his wife's failing pet store.

The advisor was charged with overbilling clients by hundreds of thousand of dollars and diverting millions from the company’s payroll to his own account.