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shutterstock_172399811-297x300The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that advisor Scott Reed (Reed) has been accused by clients of engaging in fraudulent investment activities including undisclosed outside business activities (OBAs) and private securities transactions.  According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Reed was employed by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC (Wells Fargo) at the time of the activity.  If you have been a victim of Reed’s alleged misconduct our firm may be able to assist you in recovering funds.

Reed has been subject to regulatory action by both FINRA and the State of Arizona.  With respect to the FINRA action, the regulator found that Reed consented to sanctions and findings that he participated in private securities transactions totaling at least $3.5 million without providing prior written notice to or obtaining advanced approval from his member firm.  Reed solicited individuals, including at least two firm customers, to invest in securities issued by a software and web development company believed to be Pebblekick, Inc. Reed participated in these investments away from the firm by providing written materials about the company to investors, and by communicating with them orally, by email and text message about the company and encouraging them to invest. Reed is alleged to have received selling compensation of $191,340 from the company for his role in soliciting and facilitating the investments.  It was also claimed that Reed had his own personal financial interest in the company and personally invested over $200,000 in the company.

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shutterstock_94632238-300x214The securities lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating investor losses in Behavioral Recognition Systems (BRS) – now known as Giant Grey.  Investors have contacted our firm concerning Scott Reed a former executive at brokerage firm David A. Noyes & Company (David Noyes) who recommended stock in BRS to dozens of clients raising millions of dollars for the company.  David Noyes also sold other private placements including Power Energy Systems, Farris Floral, Evotem, and Digonex Technologies to investors.

BRS marketed itself to investors as a company that makes artificial intelligence technology that analyzes video information. Ray Davis (Davis) founded Behavioral Recognition Systems in 2005 and ran the company until 2015.  Davis raised $47 million for BRS and in 2010 hired his son, Charles, to be an executive vice president.

According to a lawsuit BRS (Giant Gray) accused Davis of defrauding the company out of $15 million by setting up a series of companies to disguise transactions as legitimate services. Instead, the company claims that Davis invoiced millions of dollars for non-existent services and used the money to support his lavish lifestyle.

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