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Bank of America sues adviser to the stars
Kenneth Starr, who pleaded guilty in September in a $59 million fraud case, was sued by Bank of America Corp. over an unpaid $500,000 debt.
Martin Scorsese sued by Kenneth Starr receiver
The receiver for firms once controlled by jailed money manager Kenneth I. Starr sued filmmaker Martin Scorsese and his production company for about $600,000.
Celebrity adviser Ken Starr set to face the heat
Money manager Kenneth I. Starr faces a Nov. 1 criminal trial on charges that he defrauded his celebrity and socialite clients of at least $59 million.
Ken Starr: How he became the adviser to the stars
Kenneth I. Starr knew how to cultivate relationships with powerful people, and he did it in the most transparent way -- by serial name-dropping.
Starr struck: Celebrity financial adviser slapped with suit
Kenneth Starr, the investment adviser accused in a criminal indictment of stealing at least $59 million from clients, was sued by City National Bank, according to state court records in New York.
Ken Starr indicted; clients’ estimated losses double
Kenneth Ira Starr, the New York investment adviser who represented actors Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes, was indicted for stealing at least $59 million from clients, almost double the amount previously thought. Starr studded: Adviser's celebrity client list
Ken Starr denies fraud charges; feds allege he stole $59 million ‘and counting’
Less than 24 hours after federal prosecutors revised their estimate of Kenneth Ira Starr's alleged theft to at least twice as large as their original figure of $30 million, the financial adviser to the stars denied any wrongdoing in a brief court appearance.
Ken Starr denies charges of $59M fraud
Kenneth Ira Starr, the New York investment adviser who faces federal charges that he defrauded his celebrity and socialite clients, denied wrongdoing today in a brief court appearance.
Kenneth Starr’s lawyer: SEC should not be ‘heartless’ in treatment of jailed adviser
Lawyer Abbe Lowell appeared in court to at least temporarily represent jailed money manager Kenneth Starr and his wife and urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission not to be “heartless.”
Ex-con promised returns of 17,000% in ‘massive’ global investment scam: Prosecutors
A Canadian national who the U.S. government says swindled $70 million from 40,000 investors on six continents carried out the same kind of Ponzi scheme the one-time bank robber mocked on his website, federal investigators allege.
The Starr treatment: How celeb adviser allegedly got away with it
The publicity surrounding Kenneth Starr's arrest constitutes another black eye for the financial advice business. A look at the details of the case reveals something many advisers already know: custody mattersGallery: Kenneth Starr's A-list roster of clients
Starr’s alleged star victims: The search goes on
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara (above) said that investigators were searching Ken Starr's office and are trying to freeze 23 bank accounts as they search for more high-profile victims of the financial adviser, who was arrested for fraud yesterday. A-List: A look at Kenneth Starr's famous clients
Starr case highlights issue of custody
As the Securities and Exchange Commission continues its investigation of New York-based celebrity adviser Kenneth Starr and his alleged $30 million fraud, custody is emerging as a central issue.
Court decision could spell trouble for Lehman down under
A decision by Australia's high court clears the way for investors to sue the firm -- or what's left of it
And off to jail they go: Disney duo arrested for attempted insider trading
Hedge fund managers in the U.S. and Europe did a good turn for the Securities and Exchange Commission, and helped uncover an attempt at insider trading involving an employee of Walt Disney & Co.
Finra’s Ketchum: ‘Shock absorbers’ are a must
The U.S. brokerage industry's top regulator, responding to yesterday's market plunge, said Wall Street needs to be more vigilant in halting stock bids during periods of cascading share prices
Advisers count on reform bill to spotlight LTC planning
Clients may not be knocking down the doors to participate in the long-term-care-insurance program created last week by the passage of health care reform, but advisers are optimistic the program's existence will spur more discussion around the benefits of LTC planning.
Lehman Brothers estate sues JPMorgan Chase
The estate alleges in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that JPMorgan forced the now-failed bank to put up collateral that sapped Lehman of cash.
Don’t fall for fake SEC
A group of Internet con artists masquerading as the Securities and Exchange Commission is swindling investors
