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Watch Jenice Malecki’s interview with Bob Singer on Case In Point, a weekly segment in Wealth Management. In this segment, Ms. Malecki speaks about the rise of elder fraud exploitation and responsible steps that financial industry professionals can take to protect seniors. Ms. Malecki, the owner of Malecki Law is known for spreading legal awareness on this topic and championing the rights of elderly investors through the media, speaking engagements, legal articles and community outreach. She is pleased to be on Bob Singer’s show today, known for his contributions to Wealth Management and his own blog BrokeandBroker, sending the message out to his financially astute audiences.

CLICK HERE to watch Ms. Malecki’s video.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today that is has formally charged Malcolm Segal with running a Ponzi scheme and stealing investor money from his office in Pennsylvania. According to his BrokerCheck Report, Mr. Segal was formerly a registered stockbroker with Aegis Capital Corp. and Cumberland Advisors. Mr. Segal reportedly was a partner in J&M Financial and the president of National CD Sales.

According to the SEC, Mr. Segal allegedly sold what he called certificates of deposit (CDs) to his brokerage customers under the false pretense that he could get them a higher rate of interest than was then available through banks. Mr. Segal allegedly represented to his victims that his CDs were FDIC insured and risk-free. Mr. Segal reportedly defrauded at least fifty investors out of roughly $15.5 million.

As his scheme was unravelling, Mr. Segal allegedly began to steal from his customers’ brokerage accounts by falsifying fraudulent paperwork such as letters of authorization. This fake paperwork reportedly allowed Mr. Segal to withdraw funds from his customers’ accounts without them knowing. Ultimately, in July 2014, the scheme collapsed completely. Mr. Segal has since been barred from the securities industry by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

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Jenice Malecki on Bill Singer’s Show Today

SEC Charges Malcolm Segal Of Running Ponzi Scheme From His Pennsylvania Office