Securities Industry Commentator by Bill Singer Esq WEEK IN REVIEW

July 9, 2022


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7Cir Affirms Former Deutsche Bank Traders Chanu and Vorley's Spoofing Convictions
United States of America, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. Cedric Chanu and James Vorley, Defendants/Appellants (Opinion, 7Cir)

Cleveland Man Sentenced to Prison for Leading Conspiracy that Purchased Thousands Worth of Jewelry Using Stolen Financial Information (DOJ Release)

Three Men Federally Indicted for Insider Trading, Securities Fraud (DOJ Release)

SEC Charges Former Business Development Executive and Two Friends with Insider Trading (SEC Release)

SEC Charges Washington, D.C. Investor with Insider Trading (SEC Release)

Federal Court Orders Texas Unregistered Commodity Pool Operator to Pay More Than $13 Million for Commodity Fraud (CFTC Release)

Vanguard Group appeases Mass. regulator by paying just 65%, or $5.5 million, of the capital gains taxes its TDF fund restructuring inflicted -- and the deal may deter the other 49 states from copycat actions (RIA Biz by Oisin Breen)

UBS Sued in Federal Court Over Form 1099 Reporting (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

The Flash Crash, Interactive Brokers, Two Hedge Funds, John Does, and Homer Simpson's Appetite for Donuts (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

Charles Schwab SIP Robo-Adviser Cited In FINRA Arbitration (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

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UBS Sued in Federal Court Over Form 1099 Reporting (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

SEC Obtains Final Judgments Against Defendants in Netflix Insider Trading Ring (DOJ Release)

SEC Obtains Judgments Against Three Individuals for Participating in Multi-Million Dollar International Fraud Scheme (SEC Release)

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, et al., Petitioners, v. Securities and Exchange Commission, Respondent (Opinion, DC Cir)

Oppenheimer Customer Wins Over $200,000 in FINRA Arbitration for Something Involving Something
In the Matter of the Arbitration Between Gerald A. Fallon, Claimant, v. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Tom G. Thacker, II, and Ernest Sean Mishne, Respondents (FINRA Arbitration Award)

SEC Denies Award To Whistleblower Claimant
Order Determining Whistleblower Award Claims

CFTC Orders Swap Dealer to Pay $6 Million for Swap Reporting and Daily Mark Disclosure Violations (CFTC Release)

CFTC Orders J.P. Morgan to Pay $850,000 for Swap Reporting Failures (CFTC Release)

Statement of  CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero Regarding Enforcement Action Against JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al. for Swap Data Reporting Failures

FINRA Fines and Suspends Rep for Investment Property OBA
In the Matter of Wei Donald Tang Respondent (FINRA AWC)

The Flash Crash, Interactive Brokers, Two Hedge Funds, John Does, and Homer Simpson's Appetite for Donuts (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

Charles Schwab SIP Robo-Adviser Cited In FINRA Arbitration (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)


The Flash Crash, Interactive Brokers, Two Hedge Funds, John Does, and Homer Simpson's Appetite for Donuts (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, et al., Petitioners, v. Securities and Exchange Commission, Respondent (Opinion, DC Cir)

Oppenheimer Customer Wins Over $200,000 in FINRA Arbitration for Something Involving Something
In the Matter of the Arbitration Between Gerald A. Fallon, Claimant, v. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Tom G. Thacker, II, and Ernest Sean Mishne, Respondents (FINRA Arbitration Award)

SEC Denies Award To Whistleblower Claimant
Order Determining Whistleblower Award Claims

CFTC Orders Swap Dealer to Pay $6 Million for Swap Reporting and Daily Mark Disclosure Violations (CFTC Release)

CFTC Orders J.P. Morgan to Pay $850,000 for Swap Reporting Failures (CFTC Release)

Statement of  CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero Regarding Enforcement Action Against JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., et al. for Swap Data Reporting Failures

Big News Brewing on FINRA Small Firm Front!

Charles Schwab SIP Robo-Adviser Cited In FINRA Arbitration (BrokeAndBroker.com Blog)