Securities Industry Commentator by Bill Singer Esq WEEK IN REVIEW

May 29, 2021













2021 Industry Snapshot (FINRA Report)

SEC Charges Real Estate Investment Entity and Principals with Securities Fraud and Registration Violations (SEC Release)

Court Enters Judgments Against Owners and Operators of Three Overseas Binary Option Brokers That Targeted U.S. Investors (SEC Release)

Justice Department Requires Divestitures in Huntington Bancshares Incorporated's Acquisition of TCF Financial Corporation / Thirteen Branches in Michigan will be Divested - Ensuring Bank Customers Have Access to Competitively Priced Products and Services (DOJ Release)

Tampa Man Sentenced To Prison For Manufacturing Counterfeit Federal Reserve Notes While On Federal Supervised Release (DOJ Release)

Farmington Woman Admits Stealing $103K from Bank Customer (DOJ Release)

Two Cargo Handlers at LAX Arrested in Alleged Theft of Gold Bars (DOJ Release)

Whistleblower Gets Screwed But FINRA Doesn't Care (BrokeAndBroker.com)



Whistleblower Gets Screwed But FINRA Doesn't Care (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

In the Matter of the Application of Michael Andrew DeMaria for Review of Action Taken by FINRA (SEC Order)

California Resident Sentenced to 121 Months in Prison for Facilitating Telemarketing Conspiracy that Defrauded Thousands of Vulnerable U.S. Consumers (DOJ Release)

Second Man Sentenced to Prison in Traveling Bank Fraud (DOJ Release)

Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Financial Scams Using Online Dating Sites (DOJ Release)

Worcester Man Charged With Attempting to Fraudulently Purchase $83,000 Sports Car (DOJ Release)

SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Broker Charged with Defrauding Customers (SEC Release)

FINRA Fines and Suspends Rep Over Excessive/Unsuitable Trading
In the Matter of Carl George Antaki, Respondent (FINRA AWC)