Ponzi schemes are, unfortunately, one of the most common types of investment fraud within the securities industry. Many investors trust that their brokers do their due diligence before recommending investment opportunities; others may not have the time or experience to do their own research before taking a chance on an investment that sounds promising.  However, […]

On July 26, 2018, the SEC announced that it was unsealing fraud charges against a group of companies and their principal for allegedly perpetrating a $55 million ponzi scheme.  Daniel Rudden, a resident of Colorado, operated a group of companies named Financial Visions, LLC, Financial Visions West, LLC and Financial Visions West I, LLC. From […]

The Wolper Law Firm, P.A. is currently investigating claims against Joel Flaningan, a former Financial Advisor at NY Life Securities in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Joel Flaningan has been in the securities industry since the 2010. According to publicly available records released by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), on May 10, 2018, Joel Flaningan was […]

The Wolper Law Firm, P.A. is currently investigating claims against Frank Dietrich, a former Financial Advisor at Quest Capital Strategies in Lake Forrest, California.  Frank Dietrich has worked both in the insurance and securities industry.  Frank Dietrich obtained his Series 7 license in 2009. According to publicly available records released by the Financial Industry Regulatory […]

The Wolper Law Firm, P.A. is currently investigating claims against First Nationle Solution, LLC, United RL Capital Services, Percipience Global Corp., Perry Santillo, Christopher Parris, Paul LaRocco, John Piccarreto and Thomas Brenner.  The aforementioned companies and individuals have been charged and/or implicated in a $102 million ponzi scheme involving more than 600 investors. On June […]