Enforcement actions

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

The trade group’s continued support comes with caveats as advocates for a stronger rule express hope that the Biden administration will change the 2019 regulation.

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

The Houston, Texas-based firm was also censured and required to retain an independent consultant.

The wirehouse is the latest firm to have its financial advisors called out publicly by the regulator for disregarding warnings about holding the ETNs for a long time.

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

The Advisor Group IBD missed 55 alerts suggesting suspicious disbursements by clients of Hector May, according to the SEC.

Thousands of clients paid sales charges that they wouldn’t have incurred had they held the pricey alternative products until maturity, according to FINRA.

The case against Centaurus Financial comes after the industry and consumer advocates decried the previous administration’s approach for different reasons.

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