On June 29, 2018 Judge Halil Suleyman Ozerden of the Southern District of Mississippi entered judgments against Malachi Financial Products, Inc., and its president and sole shareholder, Porter B. Bingham, for alleged...more
7/12/2018
/ Conflicts of Interest ,
False Billing ,
MSRB ,
Municipal Advisers ,
Municipal Bonds ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Public Finance ,
Registration ,
Rule G-17 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Violations
On March 1, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York (“Court”) charging Leonard Genova, town attorney and deputy supervisor for...more
3/7/2018
/ Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FBI ,
Municipal Securities Issuers ,
Municipal Securities Market ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Rule 10(b) ,
Rule 10b-5 ,
Section 17(a) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Fraud ,
Settlement Agreements
The SEC charged registered municipal advisor Malachi Financial Products, Inc. and its principal Porter B. Bingham with violations of Sections 15B(a)(5) and 15B(c)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) and...more
1/8/2018
/ Aiding and Abetting ,
Breach of Duty ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
MSRB ,
Municipal Advisers ,
Municipal Bonds ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Registration ,
Rule G-17 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Violations