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Austin attorney Robert Allen Helms and his business partner, Janniece S. Kaelin , were each sentenced to 78 months in federal prison on Sept. 12 for stealing millions of dollars from investors who sank money into an oil-and-gas royalties scam.
Helms and Kaelin had pleaded guilty on April...
'Unicorn' to Pay $1.2M in Restitution to Corpus Christi Woman
The Unicorn is paying the price for his financial crimes.
Nicholas Baratoff Jr. , a resident of the coastal village of Sea Cliff, N.Y., near New York City, paid $360,000 in restitution on Sept. 6 to an elderly Corpus Christi woman who invested in projects that were supposedly operated...
Travis Iles Appointed Texas Securities Commissioner
The Texas State Securities Board on Aug. 1 appointed Travis J. Iles as Securities Commissioner, effective Sept. 1.
Iles, a 16-year veteran of the agency, has served as Deputy Commissioner since September 2016. He previously served as Assistant Director of the Enforcement Division and...
San Antonio Investment Adviser Suspended, Fined
Michael Keith Parish , a San Antonio investment adviser, has been suspended for 30 days and fined $5,000 for for violating Texas State Securities Board rules regarding custody of client funds.
Texas Securities Commissioner John Morgan entered the Disciplinary Order on July 18.
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