Fraud prevention

The ex-financial advisors used clients' money on their businesses and other expenses like homes and travel, according to investigators.

An AARP study found that the losses amount to tens of billions of dollars each year, with the vast majority going unreported to authorities or the industry.

Andrew Brown helped the president of the Law Enforcement Employees Benevolent Association misappropriate $500,000 in retirement savings, investigators said.

Ever since Silicon Valley and Signature banks collapsed in March, a scramble began among regulators, politicians, bank executives and others to manage the fallout from this spring's banking crisis. Here are 10 predictions of what still lies ahead to be dealt with.

Douglas Hawkins sold more than $2 million in risky alternative investments without even providing his clients a prospectus, investigators said.

The case offered the latest example of a serious prison term for financial exploitation of older adults — a problem experts say is even bigger than the sobering statistics.

The SEC's case against a barred former broker shows why regulators and the industry often struggle to catch repeat offenders before they harm investors again.

A 22-year veteran broker is headed to prison for "intentionally preying" on seniors and families of children with special needs, the district attorney says.

Adam and Daniel Kaplan kept getting jobs at RIAs despite the disturbing allegations that led to their firings at other firms.

Bradley Goodbred allegedly defrauded a widow in her 90s through a real estate investment scheme, the latest example of a rising number of scams targeting seniors.