Regulation

The rep cut and pasted or traced the signatures of 16 customers on more than 70 life insurance and annuity replacement forms and other documents.

The regulator barred an ex-Wells Fargo advisor for fooling the bank into reimbursing him for $3,400 after he falsely claimed that he was the victim of fraud.

Vitaly Korchevsky was convicted of pocketing at least $14 million by trading securities on information he gleaned from press releases stolen by Ukrainian hackers before they were released publicly.

The No. 1 IBD cleared him of any wrongdoing then said he still faced the probe after leaving the firm months later, according to the lawsuit.

The rep agreed to a six-month suspension and a $5,000 fine to settle claims that he wrote and deposited checks without sufficient funds to cover them.

Vitaly Korchevsky was actually among the victims in a plot involving Ukrainian hackers who allegedly stole thousands of press releases before they were released, his lawyer says.

Scott Wolas assumed other people’s names to pose as a real estate agent, bartender, retired paleontologist and a registered rep, investigators say.

The advisor defrauded some 60 victims by using their money to pay off earlier investors, fund his own speculative trading and pay his personal expenses, the SEC claims.

The firm’s new iShares fund comes amid massive outflows from the sector in recent periods.

The SEC claims Schwab failed to file reports on suspicious transactions by independent advisors.