Richard G. Cody Securities Fraud Investigation Update

SEC Enters Final Judgment against Jailed Advisor Richard G. Cody

Concerned about investments with Former Broker Richard G. Cody?

Have you suffered losses investing with Richard G. Cody? If so, the securities attorneys at The White Law Group may be able to help you.

According to reports yesterday, a federal district court in Boston entered a final judgment against former financial advisor Richard G. Cody, who was reportedly charged by the SEC of defrauding Massachusetts’s retirees through an alleged scheme designed to hide losses as high as 90% in their retirement accounts.

As we told you in March, Cody, of Jacksonville, Fla., was reportedly sentenced to two years in prison and two years of supervised release after his prison term. He was also reportedly ordered to pay a fine of $30,000. Cody reportedly pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Investment Advisors Act of 1940 and two counts of making a false declaration in a court proceeding.

In granting the SEC a final judgement, the Boston court found that Cody, through his firm, Boston Investment Partners, LLC, reportedly operated his scam into 2016, allegedly defrauding at least three of his retired clients over a twelve-year period.

According to the SEC,  Cody’s clients did not know that their accounts had lost as much as 90%, because Cody allegedly concealed the extensive losses.

Cody reportedly managed the retirement savings of three victims, including two in Massachusetts, from May 2005 to August 2016. Cody allegedly lied to his clients, assuring them that their retirement savings were secure, when in fact he knew they were not.

By 2014, the total value of their retirement savings had substantially dwindled, and the retirement savings of two victims were entirely gone. Cody allegedly provided the victims with fake account statements and tax documents to hide the losses.

Further, Cody purportedly lied to the SEC during a March 2017 sworn deposition in connection with a civil enforcement action the SEC had filed against him in December 2016. Cody allegedly made false declarations regarding fraudulent documents that he denied giving to two victims of the scheme.

According to his FINRA BrokerCheck report, Richard Cody has 35 disclosure events listed on his record during his 18 years working in the securities industry. His broker record includes 6 regulatory events, and 21 customer disputes among others. Despite his checkered employment record, he has been affiliated with 7 different advisory firms during his career, including Concorde Investment Services in Spring Lake, NJ, and Westminster Financial Services in Providence, Rhode Island.

Investigating Potential Lawsuits

The White Law Group continues to investigate potential lawsuits involving Richard G. Cody and the liability his former employers may have for failure to properly supervise his alleged activities.

Brokerage firms are required to properly supervise all advisors they employ. They must ensure that those advisors are complying with applicable FINRA rules and regulations. If it can be demonstrated that Cody’s former employers failed to properly supervise him, his employers may be held responsible for the losses in a FINRA arbitration claim.

If you suffered losses investing with Richard G. Cody, the securities attorneys at The White Law Group may be able to help you. For a free consultation to discuss your recovery options, please call the offices of The White Law Group at 1-888-637-5510.

The White Law Group, LLC is a national securities fraud, securities arbitration, investor protection, and securities regulation/compliance law firm with offices in Chicago, Illinois and Franklin, Tennessee. For more information about the firm please visit www.whitesecuritieslaw.com.