Georgia and Metropolitan Atlanta Area Securities Fraud Attorney

One of the twenty largest economies in the world and home to Coca-Cola and the Home Depot, Atlanta, Georgia, was greatly affected by the recent economic downturn. Many Georgia and Atlanta-area investors found out the hard way that they had been victimized and duped by their advisors into investing in high-risk investments. Then there are those who intentionally misguide their clients and misrepresent their financial products, luring them into self-serving schemes. Hiring the right type of securities fraud attorney can make a difference towards recovering lost investments.

Stafford S. Maxwell, the former owner of Millennium Capital Exchange Inc. in Atlanta has reportedly been indicted for allegedly running a foreign exchange trade scam, where he raised $1 million by apparently promising 48% to 72% returns to investors by trading through his accounts in Geneva. He posed to be an expert forex trader and assured his investors that he would keep “reserve” funds to protect them from losses, neither of which turned out to be accurate claims according to the reports.

In 2019, a chief executive of MiMedx, an Atlanta-based biotech firm, was charged with accounting fraud by misrepresenting financial conditions of publicly traded companies. Falsifying sales revenue to veteran’s and government defense programs, deceiving the SEC, and covering up misconduct was among a few of the charges pled against this biopharmaceutical company that faces both SEC and DOJ matters. If allegations about misleading clients and an audit committee about their revenue, as well as allegations that they worked to cover it up for years are true, it may make this company liable for significant payback on top of any regulatory settlement or criminal plea they may take. For the allegations of defrauding investors by the SEC, the company eventually entered into a settlement of 1.5 million dollars.

Exploiting the tragedy of COVID-19, cases of fraud against investors have been growing and shameless. Christopher Parris in Georgia faces charges for participation in a Ponzi Scheme that cheated the Department of Veteran Affairs out of medical personal protective equipment. Parris claimed to be a supplier and contacted individuals in critical need of protective equipment. This wire fraud would have cost the department over $700 million dollars. Promising to provide nonexistent face masks to this cabinet-level federal agency may cost Parris 20 years in prison and a fine of over $200,000. These are among the few stories that have claimed headlines in Atlanta and the state of Georgia. These schemes and fraudulent behavior will continue to plague both average citizens and multi-million dollar corporations.

Securities fraud occurs in many forms from unsuitable investments, misrepresentation and omission to breach of contract and fiduciary duty. Only seasoned securities lawyers (as opposed to personal injury attorneys) are equipped to handle these complex cases.

Malecki Law is a securities fraud law firm that has served clients victimized by securities fraud for over two decades. Our securities fraud lawyers specialize in securities fraud and are equipped to handle a variety of cases that can expose investors to defective securities products and fraud, among other things. It is critical for Georgia and Atlanta-area investors to have representation from a firm that understands the intricacy of securities and commodities markets, the investment industry framework, and how investment strategies work and fail.

Through Ms. Malecki’s associations with the Board of Directors of the PIABA and its Foundation, FINRA’s National Arbitration and Mediation Committee (NAMC) and Securities and Exchanges Committee(SEC), Malecki Law’s securities fraud attorneys have earned the firm its reputation among Fortune 500 companies, as well as everyday citizens, as a firm that works for the good of their clients.

If you would like a consultation or to report anything, Malecki Law is ready and willing to help you through that process. To schedule a free initial consultation with Malecki Law, please call (212) 943-1233, or email jenice@maleckilaw.com.