Investment Advisory Services
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- Pending Government Action:Government Action: BBB reports on known government actions involving business’ marketplace conduct:Securities and Exchange Commission v. Marguerite Cassandra Toroian and Bell Rock Capital, LLC, No. 22-civ-715
2/25/2022: The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Rehoboth Beach, Delaware-based Bell Rock Capital, LLC, and its principal, M. Cassandra Toroian, for operating a multi-year cherry-picking scheme that defrauded Bell Rock clients.
The SEC's complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, charges Bell Rock and Toroian with violating the antifraud provisions of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, and Sections 206(1), 206(2) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. It also charges Bell Rock with failing to adopt and implement adequate compliance policies in violation of Section 206(4) of the Advisers Act and Rule 206(4)-7 thereunder and charges Toroian with aiding and abetting those violations. The full action can be found here: https://www.sec.gov/litigation/complaints/2022/comp25335.pdf
Bell Rock Capital Statement:
"The firm categorically denies that Ms. Toroian committed any violation of law or regulation and intend to vigorously dispute any allegations of wrongdoing. The allegations date back to 2011-2015. Bell Rock continues to do business as usual."
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