According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the District of Connecticut, New York based broker dealer, Jefferies LLC, entered into a non-prosecution agreement and will pay $25 million. The agreements stemmed from the companies trading in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and funds created through the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
The report stated that certain employes in the Jefferies’ Mortgage and Asset-Backed Securities Trading Group allegedly fraudulently misrepresented the risk of RMBS between buyers and sellers to increase the profitability of the trades. In addition, the employees purportedly charged the buyer an extra commision by concealing that the RMBS were sold from Jefferies’ own inventory.
To make matters worse, members of Jefferies management allegedly turned a blind eye to the scam and the employees who were making misrepresentations to customers. The report also indicated that when Jefferies became aware of the alleged fraud they conducted an internal investigation and cooperated fully with the government.
Under the terms of the agreement, up to $11 million will be paid in restitution to the victims and Jefferies will address the deficiency and policies of its Mortgage and Asset-Backed Securities Trading Group.
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Jefferies settlement Last modified: July 17, 2015
