June 2015
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THE SECURITIES LAW LETTER
The Law of the Financial Markets

Welcome to the Securities Law Letter, a publication of  SECLaw.com and  Sallah Astarita & Cox, LLC, with offices in New York, New Jersey and Florida. Sallah Astarita & Cox, LLC represents  brokers and firms  as well as aggrieved investors, in litigation, arbitration and regulatory matters, nationwide. For free consultation, call us at 212-509-6544 or email us.

FINRA Admits Broker Check Being Used for Fraud

Read Mark Astarita's commentary on the fraudulent use of FINRA's Broker Check.

Former SEC ALJ Claims Bias

There is more information coming out from the Wall Street Journal's article on the failure of defendants to get a fair trial before the SEC's own administrative law judges. 

SEC Wins Big When Bringing Cases In Front of Its Own Judges
This story is not going away, and the SEC needs to pull its collective heads out of the sand and stop denying what everyone knows. Using an administrative law judge, which you appoint, to decide charges that you decided to bring, by a prosecutor that you pay, is not, and cannot result in a fair hearing. Read more here.
Be Wary of Famous People Promoting Penny Stocks
The penny stock market has the potential for significant profits, and of course, significant losses. Investing in start-ups and small companies is speculative, and high risk, but has an allure for a certain type of investor.One problem with this market segment is the promotion of such investments to individuals who are unsuitable for the investment. Read more here.
Additional Articles
We publish breaking articles and commentary at the Securities Law Blog as events occur. Recent posts include SEC press releases, commentary on recent insider trading cases and related commentary. The blog is at The Securities Law Blog. Those articles also appear at SECLaw.com - The Securities Law Home Page.

For over 25 years, Mark Astarita has been representing financial professionals, broker-dealers, investment advisers, and their investors, in all aspects of the legal and regulatory environment.

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