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Investment Firm AG Morgan Accused of Squandering Client Retirement Savings

Eyewitness News ABC7NYSeptember 5, 20253 min11,630 views
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Allegations Against AG Morgan Financial Advisors

  • 🎯 An investment firm based in Massapequa, AG Morgan Financial Advisors, is accused of misappropriating client retirement savings.
  • ⚠️ Hundreds of victims, potentially up to 400, claim to have lost millions of dollars entrusted to the firm.
  • 💡 Investments were marketed as safe, secure, and conservative, leading clients to deposit their life savings.

Impact on Retirees

  • 📉 Retirees like Pat Booker, aged 70, are forced to seek part-time employment after losing their life savings.
  • 💔 Booker lost $24,000 plus interest, a fraction of the total losses, and fears never seeing her funds again.
  • 💰 The firm allegedly promised monthly interest payments and principal return via promissory notes, which were never fulfilled.

Federal Investigation and Legal Action

  • 🔍 The FBI has confirmed a federal crime victim status for individuals in their case against AG Morgan and its CEO, Vincent Kamarda, and chief compliance officer, James MacArthur.
  • ⚖️ The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a complaint in 2022, alleging AG Morgan unlawfully offered and sold securities and acted as unregistered broker-dealers, involving over $500 million.
  • 📈 Attorneys are winning cases against AG Morgan, but the challenge lies in recovering the lost funds for the victims.
  • 💰 One attorney reported a single client lost over $1.1 million.
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Investment FraudRetirement SavingsAG Morgan Financial AdvisorsSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)Elder Financial AbuseUnregistered Broker-DealerPromissory NotesAsset MisappropriationVictim Compensation
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