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July 27, 2006 |
Georgia Man Arrested on
Securities Fraud Charges for Allegedly Bilking Newton
County Woman of Retirement Savings |
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July 6, 2006 |
Middle Georgia Man Arrested on
Securities Fraud Charges for Allegedly Bilking Senior Citizens of Life Savings |
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May 15, 2006 |
Savannah Man Convicted on 7 Counts of Securities Fraud
Sentenced to 28 Years in Prison For Bilking Investors |
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April 18, 2006 |
Georgia Man Arrested on Securities Fraud Charges
for Allegedly Bilking $2 Million
From 21 Newton County Citizens
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February 17, 2006 |
Cox:
Georgians Beware of 13 “Investor Traps” in 2006 |
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February 10, 2006 |
Four Men Arrested on Securities
Fraud Charges for Allegedly Bilking More than $300,000 from Elderly Georgians |
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January 23, 2006 |
New Survey Shows Urgent Need for Investors to Learn Key
Investor Knowledge, Behavior |
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January 13, 2006 |
Macon Man Arrested on
Securities Fraud Charges for Allegedly Bilking Thousands from Elderly Georgians
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December 30, 2005 |
Secretary of
State Cathy Cox Warns Georgians About Fraudulent International Lottery Offers
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December 6, 2005 |
Secretary
of State Cox Urges Investors to Check Credentials of “Senior Specialists” |
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November 9, 2005 |
Sec. Cox: Marietta Man
Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison For Securities Fraud; Bilked Thousands from
Local Investors |
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September 30, 2005 |
Cox: Atlanta
Man Convicted of Money Laundering, Wire Fraud; Bilked $414 Million from Mostly
Elderly Investors |
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September 2, 2005 |
Secretary
of State Cox Joins in National Warning About Hurricane-Related Internet &
Investment Scams |
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March 23, 2005 |
Secretary of State Cox Names Top 10 Threats to Investors |
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January 30, 2005 |
Secretary Cox Names Attorney Tonya Cureton Curry Director
of Securities and Business Regulation Division |
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August 26, 2004 |
Secretary of State’s Investor Education Campaign Strikes Chord, Large Crowds
Attend “Money Counts” Seminars, Public Service Announcements Airing on Cable
Systems Statewide |
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June 2, 2004 |
Secretary of State Cathy Cox Hosts Free
“Money Counts”
Investor Education Seminar in Atlanta with Jane Bryant Quinn |
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May 7, 2004 |
Secretary of State Cathy Cox to Host Free
“Money Matters”
Investor Education Seminar in Rome
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April 19, 2004 |
Secretary
of State Cathy Cox Announces Conclusion of the
Largest Securities Settlement in State History |
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March 22, 2004 |
Secretary
of State Cathy Cox to Host Free
“Money Matters” Investor Education Seminar in
Macon |
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February
6, 2004 |
Secretary Cox Cites 11 Uncharitable Charities For High
Fundraising Costs & Low Percentage of Funds Devoted to Charitable Programs |
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December 22, 2003 |
Secretary Cox Issues Cease and Desist Order and Suspends Permit of Augusta Charitable Solicitation Company |
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December 15, 2003 |
Secretary Cox Named Chair
Of National Association of Secretaries of State Securities Committee |
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December 11, 2003 |
Secretary Cox to Release
Results of Survey of Georgia Investors Friday, Dec. 12th at 9:30 a.m. in Atlanta |
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October 2, 2003 |
“Global Settlement” Involving Conflicts of Interest Between
Research and Investment Banking Results in Penalties and Recovered Costs of Over
$4.7 Million, Largest Ever Paid to Georgia in a Securities Enforcement Action |
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September 29, 2003 |
Cox Issues Cease and Desist
Order Against Albany Company; Firm Was Illegally Charging “Donations” To Credit
Cards in 11 States |
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September 17, 2003
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Secretary Cox: Assets of Greene County
Businessman and Nine Related Companies Frozen by Court Order
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June 26, 2003 |
Georgians Can Sign up For National No-Call List
Beginning July 1st |
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May 14, 2003 |
Atlanta-Area Pastors Plead Guilty To Bilking Church
Members Out of Nearly $1 Million Through Promissory Notes and Fraudulent
Business Ventures |
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April
2, 2003
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Secretary of State
Cox Joins in National Warning About War-Related
Investment & Charity Scams
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March 18, 2003
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Secretary
Cox: South Georgia Corporation Agrees To Donate $20,305 to World Trade
Center Relief Fund
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February
11, 2003
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Sec. Cox: U. S.
District Court Ruling Upholding Georgia Cemetery Law is a Big Win For
Consumers
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December
20, 2002
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Secretary
Cox Cites 19 Uncharitable Charities For High Fundraising Costs
& Low Percentage of Funds Used For Charitable Programs
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May
21, 2002
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Secretary
Cox Applauds Enactment of HB 1220: Will Regulate the Sale of Viatical
Investments to Protect Georgia Consumers from Misleading or Fraudulent
Sales Practices
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April
5, 2002
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Secretary Cox: Four
Middle-Georgia Men Sentenced to 17+ Years Following Convictions in $150
Million Promissory Note Scheme, Four Others Await Sentencing
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February 7, 2002
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Secretary
Cox Seeks New Consumer Protections For Viatical Investors; HB
1220 Would Eliminate Regulatory Uncertainty, Establish New Standards For
Viatical Issuers
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February 7, 2002
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Secretary
Cox: Former Tifton Businessman, Eight Others Found Guilty in
$150 Million Promissory Note Scheme
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September
14, 2001
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Georgians Warned of Fraudulent
Charitable Solicitations in Wake Of Terrorist Attacks
on New York, Washington D.C.
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July
27, 2001
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Georgia
Man Arrested for Securities Fraud for Selling More Than $300,000 Worth of
Fraudulent Promissory Notes to
Fannin
County Residents
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July
3, 2001
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Secretary
Cox: Atlanta Man Receives 40 Year Sentence for Commodities Fraud,
Ordered to Pay $4.5 Million in Restitution |
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February
23, 2001
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Secretary
Cox: Two South Georgia Men Receive Lengthy Sentences for Securities Fraud In
$1.3 Million Promissory Note Scheme Targeting Elderly Consumers
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January
10, 2001
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Secretary
of State Cox: Former Atlanta Securities Salesman Found
Guilty of Securities Fraud In
Promissory Note Scheme
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October
26, 2000
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Secretary
of State Cox Joins SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt for “Investors Town Hall
Meeting”
Wednesday, November 1st
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August
25, 2000 |
Secretary
Cox Offers Guidelines for Safe Online Investing
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June 5, 2000
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Secretary
Cox: 72-Count Criminal Indictment Filed Against South Georgians in $150
Million
Promissory Note Scheme
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May 30, 2000
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Learn
the Facts on Saving and Investing
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March 23, 2000
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Secretary
Cox: Final Passage of New Cemetery and Funeral Law is Good News for
Georgia Consumers
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March 22, 2000
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Secretary
Cox Applauds Passage of SB 499, Strengthens Consumer Protection in Charitable
Solicitations
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February 10, 2000 |
Secretary
Cox, Sen. Mike Polak Propose Legislation to Strengthen Regulation of
Day Trading Securities Firms
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January 21, 2000
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Secretary
Cox: Georgia First in the Nation To Offer Web-Based "E-newals"
of Day
Trading Securities Firms
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| December
21, 1999 |
Agreement
With General Mills to Conclude Investigation Into Yoplait Charitable
Promotion
Results in Additional $63,000 for Breast Cancer Research
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| December
20, 1999 |
Secretary
of State Cox Names 18 "Uncharitable Charities" for Low
Percentage of Funds Retained For Charitable Programs
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| November
4, 1999 |
Secretary
of State Cathy Cox: Assets of Albany-based Southeastern Integrity, Inc.
Frozen by Court Order
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| October
14, 1999 |
Secretary
Cox Schedules Columbus Public Hearing to Discuss Cemetery, Funeral Service Consumer Issues
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| October
13, 1999 |
Secretary
Cox Schedules Atlanta-Area Public Hearing to Discuss Cemetery, Funeral Service Consumer Issues
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| September
17, 1999 |
Secretary
Cox Schedules Albany Public Hearing to Discuss Cemetery, Funeral Service Consumer Issues
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| September
14, 1999 |
Secretary
Cox: J.P. Turner Brokerage Enters Into Consent Order For Compliance Violations
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| August
12, 1999 |
Secretary
Cox Schedules Augusta Public Hearing to Discuss
Cemetery, Funeral Service Consumer Issues
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| August
8, 1999 |
Sec.
Cox Endorses Findings of State Securities Regulators on Day Trading, Suggests Additional Regulation Is Needed
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| July
27, 1999 |
Secretary
Cox Schedules Savannah Public Hearing to Discuss Cemetery, Funeral
Service Consumer Issues
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