Investors in Hospitality Investors Trust Inc. (“HIT”), a publicly registered non-traded REIT formerly known as American Realty Capital Hospitality Trust, may have FINRA arbitration claims, if their investment was recommended by a financial advisor who lacked a reasonable basis for the recommendation, or if the nature of the investment was misrepresented by the broker or…
Continue reading ›Investors in Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III (“GAH REIT III”), may have FINRA arbitration claims, if their investment was recommended by a financial advisor who lacked a reasonable basis for the recommendation, or if the nature of the investment was misrepresented by the broker or financial advisor. GAH REIT III recently announced that it will cut…
Continue reading ›James T. Booth, a former LPL Financial broker, has been arrested and charged by U.S. authorities with securities and wire fraud in connection with his alleged operation of a Ponzi scheme. The scheme allegedly defrauded more than three dozen retail investors, including senior citizens saving for retirement, of nearly $4 million in assets. According to…
Continue reading ›Customers of Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. (“Voya Financial”) may have arbitration claims if they worked with Broker James T. Flynn between 2013 and 2017 or with IFS Securities, Inc. (“IFS Securities”) if they worked with Flynn between 2017 and 2018, and if Mr. Flynn recommended unsuitable securities transactions or made a misleading sales presentation to…
Continue reading ›Customers of former LPL Financial LLC (“LPL”) broker Kerry Hoffman (“Hoffman”) of Chicago, Illinois may have arbitration claims if they purchased unregistered GT Media Inc. on behalf of their clients between July 2015 and July 2018. Hoffman was a registered representative and an investment advisory representative associated with LPL. GT Media hired Hoffman as an…
Continue reading ›Funds offered by GPB Capital Holdings LLC (“GPB”) have shown signs of distress for some time now. First, it was reported that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (known as “FINRA”), the FBI, the State of Massachusetts, and the New York Business Integrity Commission are investigating GPB Capital Holdings LLC…
Continue reading ›The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has filed charges Cardinal Energy Group, Inc. (“Cardinal”), a Texas-based oil and gas company, as well as and its former CEO Timothy W. Crawford (“Crawford”). The SEC charges defendants with fraudulently concealing the loss of Cardinal’s major source of revenue. In mid-2017, Cardinal reportedly lost control of…
Continue reading ›Investors in Inland Residential Properties Trust Inc. (“Inland Residential”), a publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust or REIT, have an opportunity to sell their shares- but at a price far below the REIT’s estimated per-share value of $16.06 a share, or its initial $25.00 a share offering price. MacKenzie Capital Management recently announced an…
Continue reading ›Third-party investment firm CMG Partners LLC is reportedly offering to pay $3.21 per share of KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II (“KBS II”), a publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust or REIT. KBS II is urging its stockholders not to sell their shares in the tender offer. In December 2018, KBS II announced an…
Continue reading ›Investors in certain oil and gas limited partnerships offered and underwritten by David Lerner Associates, Inc. (“David Lerner”) — including Energy 11, L.P. (“Energy 11”) and Energy Resources 12, L.P. (“ER12”) — may be able to recover investment losses through FINRA arbitration, in the event that the investor’s broker lacked a reasonable basis for the…
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