Wedbush Morgan broker Bambi Holzer's Sale of Private Placements Including Provident Royalties Comes Under Fire
May 27, 2010
A broker whose employment record is littered with customer complaints over variable annuities is now the focus of investor lawsuits over highly illiquid and risky private-placement investments. The broker, Bambi Holzer, has 42 settled customer disputes, according to information posted by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. Four other disputes against her are currently pending, […]
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Provident Asset Management Expelled for Offering Fraudulent Private Placement Deal
March 18, 2010
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has expelled Provident Asset Management, LLC, a Dallas based broker-dealer. The expulsion stems from a series of fraudulent private placement offerings marketed through an affiliate, Provident Royalties, LLC. Some have called the offering a Ponzi scheme, a massive one at that, involving thousands of investors. […]
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Provident Royalties — SEC OBTAINS ASSET FREEZE IN $485 MILLION NATIONWIDE OFFERING FRAUD
July 5, 2009
On July 2, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a temporary restraining order and emergency asset freeze in a $485 million offering fraud and Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Paul R. Melbye, Brendan W. Coughlin and Henry D. Harrison through a company they owned and controlled, Provident Royalties LLC. In addition to the asset freeze, […]
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