{"id":8210,"date":"2019-05-21T11:34:23","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T15:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/?p=8210"},"modified":"2019-05-21T11:35:35","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T15:35:35","slug":"massachusetts-charges-former-advisor-with-stealing-from-retiree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/massachusetts-charges-former-advisor-with-stealing-from-retiree\/","title":{"rendered":"Massachusetts Charges Former Advisor with Stealing from Retiree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-481 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/The-SEC-Brings-Christopher-Brogdon-to-Justice-After-More-Than-a-Decade-of-Fraudulent-Activity-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"The Massachusetts Securities Division has charged former investment adviser, Bruce Colin Worthington, with allegedly withdrawing $100,000 from a client's bank account.Worthington has been charged with fraudulently misappropriating the investment funds of a retiree and using the money for personal use. He was affiliated with Founders Financial Securities for about five years, and before that, he was with Commonwealth Financial Network.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/The-SEC-Brings-Christopher-Brogdon-to-Justice-After-More-Than-a-Decade-of-Fraudulent-Activity-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/The-SEC-Brings-Christopher-Brogdon-to-Justice-After-More-Than-a-Decade-of-Fraudulent-Activity-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/The-SEC-Brings-Christopher-Brogdon-to-Justice-After-More-Than-a-Decade-of-Fraudulent-Activity.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Massachusetts Securities Division has charged former investment adviser, Bruce Colin Worthington, with allegedly withdrawing $100,000 from a client&#8217;s bank account.<\/p>\n<p>Worthington has been charged with fraudulently misappropriating the investment funds of a retiree and using the money for personal use. He was affiliated with Founders Financial Securities for about five years, and before that, he was with Commonwealth Financial Network. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/massachusetts-charges-former-advisor-with-stealing-from-retiree\/#more-8210\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Massachusetts Securities Division has charged former investment adviser, Bruce Colin Worthington, with allegedly withdrawing $100,000 from a client&#8217;s bank account. Worthington has been charged with fraudulently misappropriating the investment funds of a retiree and using the money for personal use. 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