MARYLAND NEWS

The State Prosecutor Selection and Disabilities Commission will hold a meeting at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at the Office of the Attorney General at 200 Saint Paul Place, Baltimore, Maryland. The public is invited to attend. Source: Maryland State Prosecutor.

The Maryland Attorney announced that his Securities Division is participating in the nationwide “Operation Cryptosweep,” an initiative of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA).Since the beginning of the year, 35 enforcement actions against Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrency-related investment products have been completed by state and provincial securities regulators in the United States and Canada.

Also, the Maryland Securities Division announced a new NASAA video that examines common crypto investment schemes and provides instructions on guarding against becoming a victim. Source:  MD Attorney General.

Virginia Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Charge Relating to a Scheme to Provide Fraudulent Maryland Driver’s Licenses to Applicants Who Paid a Fee. Conspiracy Included Bribe Payments to Two Employees of the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration. Source: U.S. Attorney, District of Maryland.

Maryland men charged with stealing $8 million in disaster aid funds. Source: Baltimore Sun.

Former Maryland Insurance Agent and Financial Planner Sentenced to Almost Five Years in Federal Prison for $2.8 Million Fraud Scheme. Source: US DOJ.  Source: U.S. Attorney, District of Maryland.

Maryland Attorney General Announces Settlement with Jason Barry Oseroff and Evergreen Management LLC,a property management company for homeowners associations(“HOAs”) and condominiums, for misappropriating at least $2 million entrusted to them by at least 1,524consumers. Source: MD Attorney General.

Former Financial Advisor Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison For Her Conviction On 17 Federal Charges Related To $20 Million Ponzi Scheme. Source: U.S. Attorney, District of Maryland.

CONSUMER ALERT: Scammers Are Sending Fake Checks to Swindle Consumers Out of Thousands of Dollars. Source: MD Attorney General.

Maryland Attorney General Announces $600 Million Settlement with Equifax following 2017 data breach.

SEC Obtains Asset Freeze in Microcap Pump and Dump Scheme Targeting Elderly Retail Investors. Source:SEC