A disproportionate number of embezzlement cases involving registered securities agents pursued by the Office of the Kansas Securities Commissioner have originated from one to two person office locations. The following is a list of criminal actions filed by the Office of the Kansas Securities Commissioner in the last ten years involving registered securities agents. The data reflects that a disproportionate number have originated from one or two person office locations.

Date of Disposition

Agent

Broker-Dealer

Amount of Loss

Size of Office

3/3/89

Donald Meyer

Pruco

$95,142

1

4/12/89

James Spencer

Pruco

$85,000

1-2

5/15/89

John Duncan

Waddell & Reed, Inc.

$618,799

1

5/8/91

Mark Anthony Young

EQICO

$104,485

1

5/16/91

Jon Logan

Waddell & Reed

$127,484

1

8/28/91

Gerald Overton

Columbian Securities

$557,798

10+

5/20/92

Al Hyer

Hyer, Bikson & Henson

$80,000

2

10/19/92

Jim Bauer

Securities America

$361,000

1

5/13/93

Brad Holiday

Pruco

$5,000

1

4/19/95

Larry Wayne Lewis

Sun America

$14,500

10

6/12/95

Don Childers

VSR Financial Services

$10,250

1

9/7/95

Cindy Ruddy

IDS/American Express Financial Services

$36,263

8-10

10/31/95

Mark Sigurdson

Linsco Private Ledger/ Affiliated Financial Services

$671,135

1

3/14/97

Robin Yessen

Edward D. Jones

$490,811

1

5/29/97

John Jay Coleman

Walnut Street Securities

$6,282

1

9/17/97

James Randazzo

FBD Investments

$27,335

4

9/24/97

Steven Wages

B.C. Christopher

$88,863

4

10/15/97

Bobby Hsia

G.R. Phelps

$307,305

2

4/16/98

Asif Ameen

Primeline Securities

$275,000

$1,700,000

Total

4-5

6/16/94; 5/23/98

Mark Cook

North America Financial Investacorp., Inc. / First Affiliated Securities

$190,000

$14,300

1

7/16/98

Jeffrey Lee

Chapman Securities

$146,000

12

8/5/98

Allen Bodily

First American Capital

$62,500

1

Currently a

Fugitive

Ebrima Jeng

Pruco

$31,871

 

 

 

Total cases 23

Total cases 1-2 person offices 16 (70% of total)

 

Total loss $6,372,123

Total loss 1-2 person offices $3,526,364 (55% of total)