The Phoenix area has grown significantly in the last two decades and has been one of the fastest growing cities in the country. With that growth and expansion comes both the good and bad. There have been many significant schemes involving securities and investment fraud. While these fraudsters are not as notorious as Bernie Madoff, they are nonetheless just as devastating to the victims of these fraudulent schemes.
The Phoenix area has seen numerous investment schemes in the last two decades, including involvement of advisors from Phoenix, Gilbert, Scottsdale, Mesa, and Apache Junction:
-In 2018, Cory Williams, an advisor from Gilbert, was sentenced to seven years in prison for running a scheme in which he stole money from customers. Williams was ordered to pay restitution of $13.5 million.
-In 2018, Robert Kerrigan, a broker from Scottsdale, was ordered to pay over $1.3 million for restitution for selling fraudulent investments.
-In 2019, the Arizona Corporation Commission brought an action against Bradley Tennison, an advisor from Mesa, alleging Tennison’s involvement in a $9.4 million scheme.
-In 2017, Eugene Anderson, an advisor in Apache Junction, was barred from the securities industry after he borrowed money from a customer with no intention or means to pay the loan back.
Israels & Neuman PLC is a national securities and investment fraud law firm with offices in Phoenix, Arizona; Denver, Colorado; Seattle, Washington; and Ann Arbor, Michigan. Our office in Phoenix is located at 4742 N. 24th Street, Suite 300, in Phoenix. We represent investors in FINRA arbitration proceedings in all 50 states, and we also represent investors locally, including in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Chandler, Mesa, Gilbert, Glendale, Tempe, Peoria, Apache Junction, and many others. Our attorneys have recovered millions of dollars for investors against many brokerage firms in the past. Attorney Aaron Israels is licensed to practice law in Arizona.