Florida Former Advisor Pleads Guilty to Scamming Firms, Clients and Feds

You can find original article here WealthManagement. Subscribe to our free daily WealthManagement newsletters. A Florida-based former registered advisor who evaded authorities for several years has pleaded guilty to defrauding the owners of advisory firms and their investor clients, as well as to fraudulently obtaining Paycheck Protection Program loans during the COVID-19 crisis. According to the Justice Department, Jared Dean Eakes, 34, of Jacksonville, Fla., pleaded guilty to wire and bank fraud and face ...