Robert S. Banks alerts investors to their potential claims against clawbacks in a press release article that you can read here

Innocent Meridian Mortgage investors were unpleasantly surprised to receive a letter from the K&L Gates law firm demanding that they repay interest and dividends they may have received from their Meridian investments as long ago as 2004.  One of our clients received such a letter, which threatened to sue him for the amount of his entire Meridian investment unless he agreed to repay more than $90,000 in dividend payments that he received –  and cashed –  in good faith.  We … Continue reading →

FINRA posted a tool for investors to calculate their risk for investment fraud. Answer a few simple question s on FINRA’s Risk Meter and you will find out if you share behaviors and characteristics that have been shown to make some investors more vulnerable to fraud. Click here to use the risk meter on the FINRA website: http://apps.finra.org/meters/1/riskmeter.aspx  

According to a complaint filed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today, Tuesday, February 15th, J. Scott McKee defrauded investors of at least $370,000 and improperly used at least $650,000 of his client’s money for his own benefit. The Eugene Register-Guard reports that McKee left a  trail of victims including our clients.  You can read the full 27 pages of the FINRA complaint here on our website at http://bankslawoffice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/finra-complaint-mckee.pdf. If you had financial dealings with McKee please contact us … Continue reading →

The Eugene Register-Guard reports on the relationship between Scott McKee and Steve Master. You can read the article here: http://www.registerguard.com/web/updates/27597070-55/master-mckee-uptown-development-fund.html.csp We encourage any McKee victims to contact the Eugene Police Department. Our office continues to advise investors who made suspicious investments with McKee while he was at Morgan Stanley.