The Securities Division of Tennessee's Department of Commerce and Industry has increased its enforcement activity during 2016. The recent actions include:
Final Administrative Orders:
Clifton Alexander and HugeROI.com - May 30, 2016
Anthony Dean Myers, Sr. - May 24, 2016
Cease & Desist Orders:
Broad Street Ventures - August 12, 2016
Cumulus Financial - October 29, 2015
Consent Orders:
Wortham Laboratories - August 12, 2016
Charles Sims, Jr. - August 3, 2016
Scott B. Chitwood - July 21, 2016
The Homes Email Business Corp. - May 23, 2016
Initial Orders:
Black Gold Resources, Inc. - August 22, 2016
Teresa Ferdon - July 29, 2016
Clifton Alexander and HugeROI.com - March 31, 2016
These enforcement actions follow last Fall's launch of a comprehensive three-year cycle examination program covering all Tennessee-based broker-dealers and state-registered investment advisers. We covered that here.
Summaries of the enforcement actions are available here.
Thomas K. Potter, III (tpotter@burr.com) is a partner in the Securities Litigation Practice Group at Burr & Forman, LLP. Tom is licensed in Tennessee, Texas and Louisiana. He has over 29 years' experience representing financial institutions in litigation, regulatory and compliance matters. See attorney profile. © 2016 by Thomas K. Potter, III (all rights reserved).
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Tom Potter is a Partner in the firm's Nashville office, and his practice focuses on securities, corporate disputes, and appellate litigation. Tom has over 35 years of experience representing business interests.
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