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Court Enters Judgments Against Investment Adviser Firm and Owner for Undisclosed Compensation Practices

On July 6, 2021, a federal district court in Connecticut entered final judgments against investment adviser Westport Capital Markets, LLC and its sole owner, Christopher E. McClure. The judgments order that Westport Capital and McClure are jointly and severally liable for disgorgement of $632,954, along with $187,807 in prejudgment interest, for a total disgorgement and […]

Strategic Student & Senior Housing Trust, Inc. Investor Losses

Strategic Student & Senior Housing Trust, Inc.  is a public, non-traded REIT focused on student and senior housing. SSSHT was first marketed to investors in 2017 through a private placement and went public in May 2018, raising about $110 million from investors.  SSSHT advertises that it is intended to provide “stability, diversification, income, and potential […]

SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Defendant in Oil Company Scheme Targeting Chinese-Americans and Eb-5 Investors

On June 9, 2021, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California entered a final judgment against Bingqing Yang, the CEO of Luca International, LLC, in a previously-filed action against eight defendants alleging an affinity fraud scheme that generated more than $68 million from illegal sales of securities in an oil and […]

Investor Recovery of Infinity Q Losses

The firm is investigating potential claims for investors in the Infinity Q Diversified Alpha Fund Institutional Class (NASDAQ:IQDNX) and Infinity Q Diversified Alpha Fund Investor Class (NASDAQ:IQDAX), collectively (“Infinity Q”). The investigation concerns whether brokerage firm sales practices and due diligence conducted in connection with the recommendation to purchase or hold Infinity Q funds harmed […]

GPB Capital Founder and CEO Among Three Individuals Indicted in Private Equity Investment Fraud

An indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging three individuals affiliated with GPB Capital Holdings, LLC (“GPB”) with securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy.  Defendants David Gentile, the founder, owner and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of GPB; Jeffry Schneider, the owner and CEO of Ascendant Capital LLC (“Ascendant”); and Jeffrey Lash, a […]