Below is an interesting Reuters piece by Matt Goldstein which quotes Ross Intelisano regarding securities fraud and Ponzi schemes. Special Report: A fame-seeking Philly trader’s rap falls flat Photo Thu, May 12 2011 By Matthew Goldstein NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tyrone L. Gilliams Jr., a commodities trader, part-time online preacher…
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Ross Intelisano Now on Twitter
I couldn’t fight it any more. I started tweeting on securities fraud a few weeks ago. Here is the link: http://twitter.com/#!/rossbi – Basically, I’m curating (hipster word alert) news stories related to Wall Street with a little comment layered over it. Have found it very helpful to follow breaking news…
Citi Hit With $54 Million MAT Award
Sophisticated investors won a $54 million arbitration award against Citigroup Global Markets Inc. related to the MAT leveraged municipal arbitrage hedge fund. It is by far the largest FINRA award rendered against Citi related to MAT. The award in the matter named Hosier v. Citi also includes $17 million in…
FINRA Fines UBS for Principal Protected Notes
FINRA fined UBS Financial Services, Inc. $2.5 million, and required it to pay $8.25 million in restitution for omissions and misleading statements made regarding the “principal protection” feature of Lehman Brothers100% Principal-Protection Notes (PPNs). Our firm is presently representing investors of the Lehman PPNs against UBS in arbitrations at FINRA.…
Largest MAT Award Rendered Against Citi
A Florida FINRA panel awarded $6.4 million to an investor in Citi’s MAT municipal bond arbitrage fund this week. It’s the largest award rendered against Citi related to its MAT and Falcon proprietary fund blow-ups. The case is Berghorse v. Smith Barney (FINRA 08-04466). Although damages claimed on the award…
Rich & Intelisano Wins Punitive Damages Award
Rich & Intelisano recently won a FINRA arbitration award which included $100,000 in punitive damages. The case is Stora, et al. v. Strasbourger, Pearson et al. (FINRA 09-01769). We represented a group of investors who were defrauded by a broker dealer and its registered representatives. Matthew Woodruff of our office…
CNBC Guest Blog: Madoff Two Years Later – It’ll Never Be the Same
Below is a CNBC guest blog by Ross Intelisano on the two year anniversary of Madoff’s arrest. Madoff Two Years Later – It’ll Never Be the Same by Ross B. Intelisano – Rich & Intelisano, LLP December 11, 2008 started like a typical year-end work day. Then the phone rang…
NY Times: Goldman’s $20 Million Consequence
Below is a New York Times piece about the Firm’s $20.6 million arbitration award against Goldman Sachs being upheld by Judge Rakoff in a sternly written opinion. DealBook – A Financial News Service of The New York Times November 30, 2010, 6:16 pm Goldman’s $20 Million Consequence By SUSANNE CRAIG…
AP: Probe leads investors to wonder: Is game rigged?
Below is an AP article regarding insider trading which quotes Ross Intelisano. Probe leads investors to wonder: Is game rigged? By RACHEL BECK, BERNARD CONDON and PALLAVI GOGOI, AP Business Writers Rachel Beck, Bernard Condon And Pallavi Gogoi, Ap Business Writers Wed Nov 24, 4:13 pm ET NEW YORK –…
Procedures for Madoff Clawback Avoidance Actions Approved
On Wednesday, November 10, 2010, Judge Lifland approved an order outlining the procedures for the soon to be filed Madoff clawback lawsuits. Lax & Neville, LLP, along with other law firms, opposed the Trustee’s motion and asked the Court to stay all proceedings until the Second Circuit ruled on the…