Medical Capital Losses Lead to Investor Arbitration Claims and Lawsuits
Several brokerage firms face potential arbitration claims and stock fraud lawsuits from investors who suffered losses in Medical Capital investments, as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed fraud charges against Medical Capital Holdings in connection with the sale of private securities.
Investor claims filed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) allege that through basic due diligence, brokerage firms should have discovered the Medical Capital fraud and irregularities that are now being investigated.
Medical Capital was set up to purchase accounts receivables of medical providers and package them as private investments. The firm raised $2.2 billion from 20,000 investors over a six year period.
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Learn MoreIn July, the Securities Exchange Commission leveled charges of fraud against Medical Capitol, saying it has defrauded investors of millions of dollars. In a report filed earlier this month as part of the SEC Medical Capital lawsuit by a court-appointed receiver, Medical Capital conducted a number of questionable transactions with itself, some of which appeared to have included receivables that did not actually exist.
The report also indicated that the company swapped old receivables to new investment entities, despite the fact that receivables lose value with age, and also accused the company of overstating the value of some of its receivables.
In addition, the company allegedly made a number of investments into things which had nothing to do with medical receivables, such as investing $7 million into a mobile phone application consisting of live video feed of a hamster in a cage, and $20 million into the movie “The Perfect Game” about the first Mexican team to win the Little League World Series.
An Illinois couple who filed a FINRA arbitration claim against their brokerage, QA3 Financial Corp, is seeking to recoup $500,000 in Medical Capital losses and losses from other private placements. The claimants say that QA3 should have been able to discover that there were problems with Medical Capital by performing even the most basic investigation, and the statement of claim alleges fraud, deceptive practices, negligence and misrepresentations and omissions led to the losses.
The claim is one of several Medical Capital related lawsuits that are being investigated throughout the country by stock fraud lawyers against brokerage firms, which were receiving a due diligence fee in addition to their commissions when selling Medical Capital notes.
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5 Comments
henrySeptember 15, 2014 at 7:51 am
I investment 50,000 in medical 5 years ago and was told that it was a safe investment.I am 70 years old.i was know as a middle investor.I don't know if I should sue for the rest of the money.I received 18,000 out of fifty thousand.my investor told me this was a good .investment not will tell me if I will rceive any more money
JamesMarch 15, 2012 at 11:27 pm
In 2008 I bought 3 notes, (225k) in Medical Capitol, my broker said it was safe, "Wells Fargo Bank, was the Trustee". I wouldn't lose my money. Wells Fargo and Bank Of New York , the Trustees of the notes should have to pay the investors their money back. Management of Wells Fargo and BONY should be in the same cell as Madoff, there's NO difference in them, they all LIED. No wonder the country [Show More]In 2008 I bought 3 notes, (225k) in Medical Capitol, my broker said it was safe, "Wells Fargo Bank, was the Trustee". I wouldn't lose my money. Wells Fargo and Bank Of New York , the Trustees of the notes should have to pay the investors their money back. Management of Wells Fargo and BONY should be in the same cell as Madoff, there's NO difference in them, they all LIED. No wonder the country in in the shape it's in , when one of the largest Banks fails to uphold the meaning of TRUSTEE. My Broker also said Medical had 130% in assets, Wells Fargo as Trustee,my money was safe.
geraldMay 25, 2010 at 12:21 am
three years ago I invested 78k in med cap and am now in the same situation as those other 20k investors! My question are there any existing law suits that someone like me can join against the company. Are all suits against the broker? My broker says it can not be done because the company he worked for and its insurance when I made the investment no longer exists? Am i out of luck.
EdithApril 16, 2010 at 5:33 pm
My broker assured me that Medical Capital investment is safe thus I.bought their secured bond in 2006. In April 2008 I requested in writing to refund my investment.Fora few months they continued to pay monthly interests and promises to pay me off soon. I cannot get any information from the receivership about the staus of my claim.
FayeOctober 24, 2009 at 2:26 am
Our broker, who went through Securities America assured us that there was no way we could lose by investing. He assured us that Medical Capital had 130% in assets and told us we were as safe as investing with a bank and the FDIC insuring them.