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November 18, 2009
Financial Advisor from Monmouth County Pleads Guilty to Stealing $9.8 Million from Clients
September 30, 2009
Spring Lake Resident Ordered to Pay $5.1 Million in Penalties and Restitution for Fraudulently Pushing Penny Stock
September 3, 2009
Judge Finds Monmouth County Company Defrauded Investors via a Ponzi Scheme, Orders $7 Million to be Paid in Restitution
July 21, 2009
Garfield Man Charged with Defrauding Investors of $1.7 Millon by Selling Unregistered Stock in Horseshoe Manufacturing Venture
June 3 , 2009
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. Pays $1M to the New Jersey Bureau of Securities to Settle Auction-Rate Securities Case
May 28, 2009
Three Men Who Targeted Wyckoff Church Members Reach Settlements with the N.J. Bureau of Securities
May 20, 2009
Citigroup Pays $3.3M to New Jersey Bureau of Securities to Settle Auction Rate Securities Case
April 6, 2009
New N.J. Bureau of Securities Chief Starts Work Today
March 9, 2009
Attorney General Announces Lawsuit Against Unregistered Investment Firm Accused of Defrauding $15 Million from Clients
February 20, 2009
New Jersey's Bureau of Securities Targets Financial Scams Against Military Members
February 2, 2009
State Permanently Bars Three Securities Brokers for Market Timing Violations and Assesses $1.15 Million in Civil Penalties
December 23, 2008
Former Financial Advisor Pleads Guilty to Misusing &7,100 from Non-profit Foundation
December 18, 2008
State and Federal Authorities Arrest Salem County Investment Broker for Defrauding Eldery Citizens Out of $1.3 Million
November 25, 2008
N.J. Bureau of Securities Revokes Registrations of Two Agents Who Defrauded Elderly Investors
August 27, 2008
N.J. Bureau of Securities Files Suit Against Burlington County Resident Who Defrauded Investors
August 15, 2008
N.J. Bureau of Securities Participates in Auction Rate Securities Settlement With Wachovia
August 14, 2008
N.J. Bureau of Securities Participates in Auction Rate Securities Settlement with Morgan Stanley and J.P. Morgan
August 8, 2008
Bureau of Securities Files Suit Against Scammers Who Targeted Wyckoff Church Members
August 7, 2008
N.J. Bureau of Securities Participates in Settlement With Citigroup
May 19, 2008
Defendant Agrees to Pay $275,000 to Settle Stock Fraud Lawsuit
March 20, 2008
International Securities Fraud Ring Uncovered By N.J. Bureau of Securities
March 20, 2008
States Files Suit Against Monmouth County Investment Company; Investors Lost $12 Million in Ponzi Scheme
March 7, 2008
Monmouth County Man Indicted On Charges Of Securities Fraud, Theft And Money Laundering For Stealing $690,000 From Investors
February 14, 2008
Couple Accused of Stealing Investments from Philadelphia Philanthropist Barred from the N.J. Securities Industry
February 13, 2008
N.J. Bureau of Securities Reminds Investors that Scams Often Hide Behind Today's Headlines
January 11, 2008
Defendants Ordered to Pay $7.95 Million In Investor Restitution and Civil Penalties in Securities Fraud Case
October 12, 2007
Vincent J. Oliva Appointed Chief of the N.J. Bureau of Securities
September 27, 2007
Couple Indicted for Allegedly Stealing More than $500,000 from Clients of Their Investment Firm
July 24, 2007
Citigroup/Smith Barney Pays $5 Million to State of New Jersey for Failure to Supervise Certain Agents Engaged in Deceptive Market Timing Activities
July 19, 2007
Citigroup/Smith Barney Pays $978,000 For Failure to Supervise Employees Involved With Unsuitable Short Selling Strategy
February 15, 2007
N.J. Bureau of Securities Obtains Restitution for Defrauded Investor Defunct Securities Dealer Operated from Monmouth County and Texas
October 13, 2006
Penny Stock Digital Gas (DIGG.PK), Three Individuals Ordered to Cease Securities Related Activities, Asset Frozen
October 4, 2006
First Montauk Pays $475,000 to Settle Investigation with New Jersey as Chairman and Vice Chairman Agree to Resign from Parent Company
September 7, 2006
New Jersey to Receive $561,458 in Wachovia Settlement Multistate Enforcement Action Alleged Failure to Supervise Agents and Failed to Maintain Required Electronic Communications
August 28, 2006
Prudential Securities, Inc. Ordered to Pay $270 Million in Restitution
August 9, 2006
State Obtains Restitution Judgments for Investors in Excess of $69 Million in Securities Fraud Scheme
March 1, 2006
State Sues Spanlogix, Inc. and its Principals for Allegedly Defrauding Overseas Investors of $840,000
January 24, 2006
New Jersey Obtains $5 Million Judgement Against South Jersey Man Who Defrauded Investors Through Two Securities Scams
January 19, 2006
New Jersey's Top Securities Investigator, Richard Barry, Named Enforcer of the Year by North American Securities Administrators Association.
January 17, 2006
Attorney General Peter C. Harvey Reaches $10 Million Settlement
with Canary Capital and Edward Stern Over Late Trading, Market Timing

January 12, 2006
Attorney General Peter C. Harvey Announces $50 Million Settlement with UBS Financial Services
December 12, 2005
Attorney General Peter C. Harvey Brings Lessons In Investing To New Jersey Students
June 29, 2005
Attorney Generag Harvey Reaches Agreement with American Express Financial Advisors Inc.
April 15, 2005
Attorney General Harvey Shuts Down Fraudulent Internet Securities Boiler Room
March 24, 2005
Attorney General Warns Investors of Top 10 Scams for 2005
March 15, 2005
Attorney General Harvey Revokes Licenses of Three New Jersey Brokers; Seeks Penalties for Their Deceptive Practices in Trading of Mutual Funds as Agents of Ubs Paine Webber and Merrill Lynch
March 8, 2005
Attorney General Harvey Reaches Agreement with
Merrill Lynch Covering Securities Practices
January 13, 2005
Attorney General Sues New York Man Who Allegedly Obtained $42 Million From Investors In Massive Securities Fraud Scheme
October 26, 2004
Media Advisory - Attorney General Sponsors Major Forum to Protect Seniors
October 8, 2004
Chief of N.J. Bureau of Securities Named President of North American Securities Administrators Association
August 26, 2004
Deutsche Bank Securities and Thomas Weisel Partners Enter lnto Multi-Million Dollar Agreement
August 23, 2004
Warning alerting New Jersey residents about a possible investment scam involving stock tips from strangers on your answering machine.
June 1, 2004
Attorney General Harvey Announces $18 Million Settlement with Allianz Dresdner Asset Management of America, PA Distributors and PEA Capital
May 17, 2004
Attorney General Obtains Court Order Freezing Assets of Ocean County Man and Firms He Allegedly Used to Defraud Investors of Millions
May 14, 2004
Attorney General Sues South Jersey Man Who Allegedly Swindled
Investors Out of $1.6 Million Through Two Securities Scams
April 26, 2004
Attorney General Obtains Order Freezing Assets of Toms River
Man Who Allegedly Defrauded Elderly Investors of $360,000 in Savings
April 15, 2004
Bureau of Securities Seeks Penalties Against Unregistered Broker-Dealer in Toms River
April 15, 2004
Bureau of Securities Obtains Restitution Order For Clients of Hazlet Investment Firm
April 5, 2004
Attorney General Seizes Assets of New Jersey Con Men Who Defrauded British Nationals of More Than $55 Million in Defense Industry Investment Scam
March 17, 2004
Attorney General Obtains Court Order Freezing Assets of Ocean County Man and Firms He Allegedly Used to Defraud Investors of Millions
February 18, 2004
Restitution for Investment Fraud Victims Advances Court Grants State Request to Freeze Assets, Appoint Receiver
February 18, 2004
New Jersey Bureau of Securities Bars Gloucester County Man From Securities Industry
February 17, 2004
Attorney General Harvey Charges PIMCO Mutual Fund Family with Fraudulent Market Timing Arrangement
February 3, 2004

Ocean County Man Sued For Securities Fraud State and Federal Authorities Target Man Who Stole Hundreds of Thousands of
Dollars from Victims Who Invested in His Invention

January 14, 2004
Investors Warned of Top 10 Scams for 2004
July 17, 2003
Bureau Chief's Letter Regarding Horse Syndications, July 17, 2003



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