NJ Bureau of Securities Orders Website to Cease and Desist Impersonating a Broker-Dealer in Internet Investment Recovery Scheme
Investors Urged to Beware of Entities Demanding Upfront Payment to Recover Lost Funds.
Investors Urged to Beware of Entities Demanding Upfront Payment to Recover Lost Funds.
Florida Firm Agrees to Stop Selling Unregistered Securities.
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin has appointed Elizabeth M. Harris to serve as Chief of the Bureau of Securities (“Bureau”), effective today. The Bureau, which operates within the Division of Consumer Affairs, is charged with protecting investors from investment fraud, and with regulating the securities industry in New Jersey.
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the New Jersey Bureau of Securities within the Division of Consumer Affairs has filed a civil enforcement action against the former vice-president of an NJ-based real estate investment firm that defrauded investors nationwide.
The Office of the Attorney General and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that the Bureau of Securities has joined a multi-state settlement with two Florida- based broker-dealers that have agreed to pay at least $8.25 million in refunds to investors who were charged unreasonable commission fees on small-dollar transactions.