A Guide for Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) Investors Facing Sponsor Insolvency If you invested in a Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) and recently learned that the sponsor or property entity has filed for bankruptcy, you are not alone. Over the past several years, numerous real estate DST programs have collapsed due to rising interest rates, operational…
Continue reading ›Iorio Law PLLC is actively investigating claims on behalf of investors facing losses tied to Hayworth Tanglewood DST, a Delaware Statutory Trust sponsored by Crew Enterprises, LLC (formerly known as Versity Invest, LLC). Current filings, arbitration claims, and sponsor disclosures point to serious financial irregularities, including misappropriation of funds, suspended distributions, and significant due diligence…
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The financial fallout from the collapse of GWG Holdings continues to catch up with the brokerage firms that made unsuitable recommendations of high-risk, speculative “L Bonds” to investors. Financial regulatory authorities are now stepping in to penalize firms that ignored their duty to protect client assets. Most recently, Kingswood Capital Partners, LLC has been hit…
Continue reading ›Iorio Law PLLC is investigating investor claims related to the sale of the Apex South Creek DST, a real estate investment sponsored by Versity Investments, LLC and now operating as Crew Enterprises, LLC. Recent developments—including loan defaults, suspended distributions, allegations of misappropriation of investor funds, and multiple Versity Investments lawsuits and Crew Enterprises lawsuits—raise significant…
Continue reading ›On November 4, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Bradley Heppner, the former Chief Executive Officer and Board Chairman of GWG Holdings, Inc. (“GWG”), was indicted on multiple counts of securities fraud, wire fraud, false statements to auditors, and falsification of records (DOJ press release). For investors in GWG L Bonds—many of…
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Yesterday, October 30, 2025, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) barred a former broker at Transamerica Financial Advisor, Mr. George Ndifor Jing, from associating with any FINRA member firm in all capacities as a result of failing to cooperate with an investigation. If you were a client of George N. Jing and suffered investment losses…
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated has agreed to pay $9.5 million to settle a FINRA arbitration claim filed by former Miami Dolphins safety Reshad Jones. The claim stemmed from alleged misconduct by Jones’s former financial advisor, Isaiah Thomas Williams, who was accused of misappropriating over $2.5 million from the NFL veteran’s investment accounts.…
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FINRA Sanctions Zachary Taylor The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has suspended former Merrill Lynch and Oppenheimer broker Zachary Ellis Taylor (CRD #6074776) for nine months in all capacities after finding that he willfully violated federal securities laws and FINRA rules. According to a FINRA settlement order (No. 2022075083801), between August 2020 and June 2023,…
Continue reading ›See more recent updates: Original Post: The GWG Wind Down Trust filed its latest status report on August 15, 2025, with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, providing new details for GWG L Bond investors. Liz Freeman, the GWG Wind Down Trustee, also released the trust’s recent financial statements. These reports cover the Trust’s activities for the…
Continue reading ›In another significant win for GWG L Bond investors, a FINRA arbitration panel has ordered Arete Wealth Management, LLC to pay $280,000 in compensatory damages to a harmed investor. The award, issued on August 11, 2025 (FINRA Arbitration Award No. 22-01257), marks the second time in as many years that the Chicago-based broker-dealer has been…
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