Future Income Payments, LLC represented itself as a structured cash flow investment that purchased pensions at a discount from pensioners and then sold a portion of those pensions as a “pension stream to investors.” Future Income Payments, LLC reportedly promised investors a 6.5% to 8% rate of return. In April 2018, Future Income Payments, LLC ceased business, owing nearly $300 million in unpaid investor payments to over 2,600 individuals. In March 2019, Future Income Payments, LLC and its owner, Scott A. Kohn, were indicted by a Federal Grand Jury alleging a conspiracy to engage in mail and wire fraud. According to the indictment, Future Income Payments, LLC operated a Ponzi scheme.
If you invested in Future Income Payments, LLC and have suffered financial losses, contact New York securities arbitration law firm Iorio Altamirano LLP for a free and confidential evaluation of your account. Iorio Altamirano LLP represents investors nationwide.
Financial Advisor: Private Securities TransactionsLicensed financial advisors must adhere to FINRA rules, which exist to protect investors. One such rule, FINRA Rule 3280, prohibits financial advisors from soliciting customers to participate in any private securities transactions unless the financial advisor provided his firm with the appropriate notice and, if necessary, obtain the firm’s approval. A private securities transaction is defined as any securities transaction outside the regular scope of an associated person’s employment. Brokerage firms often have written policies that prohibit private securities transactions without prior written approval from the firm.
For example, a financial advisor recommends to a customer an investment called Future Income Payments, LLC. However, Future Income Payments, LLC was not an investment offered on the employing brokerage firm’s platform or provided in the regular scope of the firm’s business. The financial advisor also failed to notify his employer correctly and obtain the firm’s approval. This type of transaction would be considered a “private securities transaction,” as defined by FINRA Rule 3280, and would have been inappropriate.
Financial Advisors Across the Country Disciplined for Inappropriately Selling Future Income Payments, LLC:Unfortunately, the example above allegedly occurred all over the country. According to public records, FINRA has suspended or barred from the securities industry at least eight different financial advisors across the country for inappropriately soliciting investors to purchase securities of Future Income Payments, LLC:
| Financial Advisor | Employing Firm | Location | FINRA Discipline |
| Joe M. Albright | Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC | Odessa, TX | 6/8/2020 Suspension |
| Dee Dee Brooks | Signator Investors, Inc. | Huntington Beach, CA | 6/9/2020 Barred |
| Micha W. Patterson | MML Investors Services, LLC | Centerville, UT | 6/23/2020 Suspension |
| Neemit M. Shah | MML Investors Services, LLC | Glen Allen, VA | 10/6/2020 Suspension |
| Lonna R. Dehn Ristvedt | National Planning Corporation | Fargo, ND | 10/13/2020 Suspension |
| Troy R. Baily | Sagepoint Financial, Inc. | Omaha, NE | 10/19/2020 Suspension |
| John A. Westbrook | Center Street Securities, Inc. | Montgomery, AL | 11/10/2020 Suspension |
| David T. Phillips | ProEquities, Inc. | Gilbert, AZ | 11/18/2020 Suspension |
If you have lost money with any of these financial advisors, contact investment loss lawyers at Iorio Altamirano LLP for a free and confidential evaluation of your account.
Brokerage Firms: Failure to SuperviseA brokerage firm has a duty to supervise its brokers. If a stockbroker violates the law or acts negligently, and the customer suffers losses as a result, the firm may be responsible for failing to supervise its brokers.
Future Income Payments, LLC: Related EntitiesReportedly, the following entities are related to Future Income Payments, Inc:
Financially desperate military veterans and innocent investors were the targets of this fraud. If you or a loved one have suffered losses from investments in any of these entities, contact New York securities arbitration law firm Iorio Altamirano LLP for a free and confidential evaluation.
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