United States Securities and Exchange Commission v. Wakefield

  1. October 13, 2021

    Judge OKs Civil Settlement In $30M Treasury Bond Fraud Suit

    An Illinois federal judge Wednesday signed off on a civil enforcement agreement for a former fixed income securities trader accused of a $30 million fraud scheme that bankrupted his Atlanta-based employer, then paused the case while related criminal proceedings play out.

  2. September 30, 2021

    Feds Say Ill. Trader's $30M Fraud Bankrupted Broker-Dealer

    A defunct Atlanta broker-dealer's former head of fixed income securities got slapped Thursday with criminal and civil charges stemming from an alleged scheme in which he executed unauthorized trades that caused $30 million in losses and bankrupted his employer.