The SEC is Late to a Real Estate Fraud

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged M. “Shi” Shailendra with making false representations to investors, misappropriating money, and acting as an unregistered broker. Shailendra was selling interests in his Interstate North 5 Acres fund known as Shi Six. He was purportedly using the money to acquire distressed real estate. Instead, he was pocketing most of … Read more »

Lawyers and Prime Bank Investments

If someone approaches you about investing in a Prime Bank investment program, walk away. Do not give them your time or money. It’s a scam. The Securities and Exchange Commission shut down another one of these scams. Unfortunately, the investors lost at least $1.2 million before the SEC could step in. According to the complaint, … Read more »

Trouble on Top of Trouble

MayfieldGentry Realty Advisors mastered the one-two by disclosing to a client that the firm stole their funds on the evening before they were brought up on charges for a pay-to-play violation. In May, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged former Detroit mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick, former city treasurer Jeffrey W. Beasley, and MayfieldGentry in … Read more »