On June 29, 2018 Judge Halil Suleyman Ozerden of the Southern District of Mississippi entered judgments against Malachi Financial Products, Inc., and its president and sole shareholder, Porter B. Bingham, for alleged...more
7/12/2018
/ Conflicts of Interest ,
False Billing ,
MSRB ,
Municipal Advisers ,
Municipal Bonds ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Public Finance ,
Registration ,
Rule G-17 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Violations
The SEC charged registered municipal advisor Malachi Financial Products, Inc. and its principal Porter B. Bingham with violations of Sections 15B(a)(5) and 15B(c)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) and...more
1/8/2018
/ Aiding and Abetting ,
Breach of Duty ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
MSRB ,
Municipal Advisers ,
Municipal Bonds ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Registration ,
Rule G-17 ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Securities Violations
On November 7, 2017, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a risk alert that described the staff’s observations from over 110 examinations...more