Securities Industry Commentator by Bill Singer Esq WEEK IN REVIEW

March 7, 2020


Tito's Handmade Vodka Says It's No Good for Corona Virus Sanitizer

Founder of Russian Bank Charged with Tax Fraud / Allegedly Concealed $1 Billion in Assets and Income when Renouncing U.S. Citizenship (DOJ Release)

Part-owner and chief financial officer of Ayudando Guardians sentenced to 20 years in prison for $11 million financial fraud scheme / Law enforcement searching for two fugitive co-defendants who did not appear for sentencing (DOJ Release)

SEC Charges Three Woodbridge Sales Agents Who Sold and Assisted in Selling Approximately $444 Million in Woodbridge Securities to Retail Investors (SEC Release)

FINRA Arbitrators Award Damages To Customer But Offset With Award to Stockbroker (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

FINRA Arbitrators Award Punitive Damages to Customer. In the Matter of the Arbitration Between Cynthiua A. Burch, Claimant, v. Huntleigh Securities Corporation, Respondent (FINRA Arbitration Decision)


SEC Proposes Rule Changes to Harmonize, Simplify and Improve the Exempt Offering Framework / Proposed amendments would provide a more rational framework, eliminate complexity and increase access to capital while preserving and enhancing important investor protections (SEC Release)

Harmonizing, Simplifying and Improving the Exempt Offering Framework by SEC Chair Jay Clayton 

Statement on Proposed Amendments for Facilitating Capital Formation and Expanding Investment Opportunities by Improving Access to Capital in Private Markets by SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce

Statement on Proposed Amendments to the Exempt Offering Framework by SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee

Statement on the Harmonization Proposal by SEC Commissioner Elad L. Roisman

SEC Provides Conditional Regulatory Relief and Assistance for Companies Affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) / SEC is closely monitoring the impact of the coronavirus on investors and capital markets (SEC Release)

[In]Securities Guest Blog: The Fever by Aegis Frumento Esq (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

Two Bank Insiders And A Third Man Arrested In Bank Bribery And Money Laundering Conspiracy (DOJ Release)

Please Consider Adding a Trusted Contact to Your Account / FINRA and the SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy are issuing this Investor Bulletin to urge you to consider adding a "trusted contact person" to your brokerage account (FINRA Release)

UTMA and UGMA Accounts / FINRA Reminds Member Firms of Their Responsibilities for Supervising UTMA and UGMA Accounts (FINRA Regulatory Notice)




Robinhood says it's experiencing a 'system-wide outage' as markets rebound in heavy volume Monday (CNBC by Maggie Fitzgerald)

Hot Shoe Burnin' Down Wall Street In FINRA Morgan Stanley Panama Arbitration (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

11 Members Of Money Laundering Ring Charged / Defendants Received and Laundered Proceeds of Online Fraud Schemes Involving Over $5 Million of Intended Loss (DOJ Release)

Two Chinese Nationals Charged with Laundering Over $100 Million in Cryptocurrency from Exchange Hack / Forfeiture Complaint Details Over $250 Million Stolen by North Korean Actors (DOJ Release)

SEC Obtains Judgment Against Companies Running Ponzi Scheme (SEC Release)

Former CEO of Navistar International Corporation Ordered to Pay $500,000 (SEC Release)

SEC Charges Two Men with Fraud and Unregistered Broker Activity (SEC Release)

Financial Disclosures about Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities and Affiliates Whose Securities Collateralize a Registrant's Securities (SEC Final Rule)

Statement on Amendments to Registered Debt Disclosure Rules by SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee

Exemptions From Investment Adviser Registration for Advisers to Certain Rural Business Investment Companies (SEC Final Rule)