Benjamin Edwards In The News

WealthManagement.com
A jury partially ruled that a Massachusetts-based investment advisory firm (and its CEO) violated federal securities laws by not disclosing details about commissions from annuity products. However, the jury opted against finding the firm guilty of the most egregious fraud charges it faced.
Las Vegas Review Journal
The debasement of presidential pardon power continued this week, when President Donald Trump granted clemency to former Las Vegas City Councilwoman Michele Fiore. The move was in nobody’s best interest but hers, but she may not be free and clear just yet.
K.L.A.S. T.V. 8 News Now
Michele Fiore, the disgraced politician once convicted of scheming to capitalize on a community tragedy and now pardoned by the President of the United States, could face state charges for fraud or election finance crimes, according to a legal expert interviewed by the 8 News Now Investigators.
Nevada Current
When state lawmakers talk about enticing businesses to Nevada, they are typically referring to businesses relocating or expanding operations within the state, creating new jobs, perhaps in new professions, for residents, and generating new revenue through tax collection. But one state lawmaker believes there exists another untapped market: corporate litigation.
Law360
Legislation pushed through Delaware's General Assembly last week has called into question dozens of corporate law precedents.
Las Vegas Review Journal
When a top Nevada official promoted the state as a home for corporate filings last year, he cited a few firms that wanted in.
K.L.A.S. T.V. 8 News Now
\A volunteer hearing panel opted to spare Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones’ law license, rejecting the state bar counsel’s urge to disbar Jones for deleting text messages related to a controversial real estate development project near Red Rock Canyon. Moreover, it rejected outright the state bar’s claim that Jones bribed then-county-commissioner and eventual Democratic Governor Steve Sisolak.
WealthManagement.com
The U.S. Supreme Court denied broker/dealer Alpine Securities’ attempt to immediately stop FINRA's pursuit to expel it from the industry.