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Malecki Law is Investigating Possible Claims Against Craig Scott Capital

Malecki Law is investigating possible claims against Craig Scott Capital, based in Long Island, NY. According to FINRA BrokerCheck, some customers of the firm have recently filed arbitrations related to the conduct of the firm’s brokers alleging “unsuitability, excessive trading and misrepresentation” against the firm. According to his CRD, the…

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Leveraged and Inverse ETFs Can Spell Trouble for Investors Who Buy Them and Brokerage Firms Who Sell Them

Just this past week, two brokerages units of Stifel Financial were ordered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) to pay more than $1 million related to the sale of leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”). Of the more than $1 million to be paid, $550,000 comes in the form…

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Maxwell B. Smith Sentenced for Running a New Jersey Ponzi Scheme: Investors Should Look to His Brokerage Firm for Relief

Maxwell B. Smith was sentenced to serve the next seven years in federal prison for operating a $9 million Ponzi scheme. Maxwell sold investments as a fund that made loans to nursing homes. Smith had previously plead guilty to several counts of mail fraud as well as money laundering. It…

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Apple Reverse Convertible Notes Mean Potentially Huge Losses for Investors Who Bought Them From UBS and Other Banks

Those who invested in many of the commonly called “Apple reverse convertibles,” now find themselves facing huge potential losses. But all hope is not lost, as investors may be able to recoup their losses. The plight of these investors has been well documented recently. What would you do if your…

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Falling Timber: Timberland REIT Reportedly Plunges In Value

As recently reported by InvestmentNews, the estimated value of common stock in real estate investment trust (or REIT) of Wells Timberland REIT, Inc. fell to $6.56 per share. Given the illiquidity of the trust, finding that price in the market may prove difficult. That figure marks a 35% plunge in…

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CBS Evening News Will Be Featuring the Lawsuit filed by Malecki Law relating to Alleged Ponzi Schemer Robert Van Zandt

Tonight, June 5, 2012, on the 6 O’Clock Evening News on CBS 2 New York, the lawsuit filed by Malecki Law on behalf of forty-three investors in the alleged Ponzi scheme run by Robert Van Zandt will be featured. This past December, Malecki Law announced the filing of a civil…

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New York Attorney General Announces Civil Suit Against Van Zandt to Recover Funds for Investors

On Thursday May 17, 2012, the New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued a press release announcing the filing of a summons and complaint to recover funds for investors. The filing coincided with an earlier press release disclosing that Mr. Robert (Bob) H. Van Zandt had been indicted and arrested…

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New York Attorney General Announces the Arrest of Robert Van Zandt

The New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today the unsealing of a 35-count indictment of and the arrest of Robert H. Van Zandt, a Bronx tax preparer who for years sold promissory notes in alleged real estate investments “guaranteeing” high rates of interest return. He sold these promissory…

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Malecki Law Announces Investigation Into the Unsuitable Sale of KBS Property Trust REIT to Investors

Malecki Law is investigating possible unsuitability claims against stock brokers and financial advisors who sold shares of KBS REIT I to investors. REITs are illiquid real estate investments, which may be unsuitable for both unsophisticated and elderly customers. Just recently, KBS informed investors that it would be dropping its share…

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Malecki Law Announces Investigation Into Credit Suisse’s TVIX Exchange Traded Notes

Malecki Law is currently investigating the potential for recovery of losses from VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETNb (TVIX), an exchange-traded note issued by Credit Suisse. The product is typically utilized to hedge against market decline, or as a presumptive bet on the decline of stocks. It appear that Credit…

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