If you invested in a Woodbridge promissory note(s) upon the recommendation of broker Peter David Holler (CRD# 838897), you may be able to recover your losses through securities arbitration before FINRA. As disclosed by FINRA on May 21, 2018, registered representative Peter Holler has been suspended from the securities industry…
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Woodbridge Investors Solicited by Former Royal Alliance Broker Frank Capuano May Have Arbitration Claims
If you invested in Woodbridge Units or Notes, as further defined below — based upon a recommendation by financial advisor Frank Capuano — you may be able to recover your losses through securities arbitration before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). Publicly available information through FINRA BrokerCheck indicates that Frank…
Woodbridge Bankruptcy Update: Chief Restructuring Officer Resigns Amid Concerns Related to Need for Independent Trustee Oversight
As highlighted in our most recent blog posts concerning the Woodbridge Group of Companies (“Woodbridge”) of Sherman Oaks, CA, Woodbridge filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on December 4, 2017, in Delaware Bankruptcy Court (Case No. 17-12560-KJC). Thereafter, on December 21st, the SEC formally filed charges against Woodbridge and its owner…
Woodbridge Bankruptcy Update: SEC Seeks Appointment of Chapter 11 Trustee to Ensure Adequate Representation of Woodbridge Investors
As we have discussed in previous blog posts, on December 21, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) formally announced charges against the Woodbridge Group of Companies (“Woodbridge”) of Sherman Oaks, CA, as well as Woodbridge’s related unregistered investment funds and the firm’s owner and former CEO, Robert Shapiro. Essentially,…
SEC Charges Operators of Woodbridge with Running $1.2 Billion Ponzi Scheme
On December 21, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) formally announced charges, as well as an asset freeze, against the Woodbridge Group of Companies (“Woodbridge”) and its related unregistered investment funds, as well against Woodbridge’s owner and former CEO, Robert Shapiro. Through initiating litigation (the “Complaint”) in Florida federal…
Woodbridge Group of Companies Tells Investors Bankruptcy Is “Effort To Recapitalize Debt And Establish Stronger Financial Platform”
On December 4, 2017, the Woodbridge Group of Companies, LLC (“Woodbridge”) of Sherman Oaks, CA, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. As we have previously highlighted in a series of blog posts, Woodbridge has come under considerable regulatory scrutiny over…
Woodbridge Group of Companies Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
On December 4, 2017, the Woodbridge Group of Companies, LLC (“Woodbridge”) of Sherman Oaks, CA, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. As we have previously highlighted in a series of blog posts, Woodbridge has come under considerable regulatory scrutiny over…
Woodbridge Group of Companies Targeted In Contempt of Court Motion By SEC
As recently reported, the Woodbridge Group of Companies, LLC (“Woodbridge”) of Sherman Oaks, CA, continues to face considerable regulatory scrutiny in connection with allegations of offering and selling unregistered securities. To date, Woodbridge has been the subject of investigations by state securities regulators in Arizona, Texas, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. …
SEC Subpoenas Numerous Woodbridge LLCs in Probe of Sales of Unregistered Securities
Recently, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requested documents form a group of companies known as Woodbridge that has previously been accused of selling unregistered securities by state securities regulators. The SEC reportedly has now asked a Miami federal judge to enforce subpoenas against nearly 250 companies affiliated with Woodbridge as part…