{"id":5117,"date":"2017-11-22T19:41:44","date_gmt":"2017-11-23T00:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silverlaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/?p=5117"},"modified":"2017-12-08T16:39:04","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T21:39:04","slug":"woodbridge-group-companiess-ceo-president-robert-shapiro-pleads-fifth-sec-investigation-1-billion-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/woodbridge-group-companiess-ceo-president-robert-shapiro-pleads-fifth-sec-investigation-1-billion-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Woodbridge Group of Companies\u2019s CEO and President Robert Shapiro Pleads the Fifth in SEC Investigation Over $1 Billion Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pic-8-300x199.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3485\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/pic-8-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"How the SEC Plans to Tackle Fraud and Protect Retail Investors from Unnecessary Risk on silverlaw.com\" width=\"354\" height=\"235\" \/><\/a>CEO and President of Woodbridge Group of Companies (\u201cWoodbridge Group\u201d) Robert Shapiro is allegedly invoking his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent after the SEC has made repeated requests for documents from him and Woodbridge Group.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The SEC\u2019s Subpoena for Documents Against Woodbridge Group<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The SEC first launched an investigation into Woodbridge Group in November 2016.\u00a0 The SEC was looking into the \u201coffer and sale of unregistered securities, the sale of securities by unregistered brokers and the commission of fraud in connection with the offer, purchases and sale of securities.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/woodbridge-group-companiess-ceo-president-robert-shapiro-pleads-fifth-sec-investigation-1-billion-fraud\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Woodbridge Group of Companies\u2019s CEO and President Robert Shapiro Pleads the Fifth in SEC Investigation Over $1 Billion Fraud\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CEO and President of Woodbridge Group of Companies (\u201cWoodbridge Group\u201d) Robert Shapiro is allegedly invoking his Fifth Amendment right to remain silent after the SEC has made repeated requests for documents from him and Woodbridge Group. The SEC\u2019s Subpoena for Documents Against Woodbridge Group The SEC first launched an investigation into Woodbridge Group in November [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[578],"tags":[706,83,707,708],"class_list":["post-5117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-releases","tag-robert-shapiro","tag-sec-investigation","tag-woodbridge-structured-funding","tag-woodbridge-wealth"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Woodbridge Group of Companies\u2019s CEO and President Robert Shapiro Pleads the Fifth in SEC Investigation Over $1 Billion Fraud<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you have invested with Woodbridge Wealth or Woodbridge Structured Funding, contact our firm so 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