(October 4) For those of us tracking the progress of former Eugene, Oregon financial planner Scott McKee through the court system, today the Lane County District Attorney Alex Gardner handed down an indictment with another 37 felony counts against him. The total includes nine counts of aggravated theft in the first degree, one count of…
Continue reading ›According to a complaint filed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today, Tuesday, February 15th, J. Scott McKee defrauded investors of at least $370,000 and improperly used at least $650,000 of his client’s money for his own benefit. The Eugene Register-Guard reports that McKee left a trail of victims including our clients. You can…
Continue reading ›Banks Law Office Continues To Warn Investors Not To Conduct Business With J. Scott McKee Since last summer, Robert Banks has been warning investors not to do business with Scott McKee, formerly with the brokerage firms of Morgan Stanley, Berthel Fisher and LPL Financial. Many were skeptical at the time and insisted that Mr. McKee…
Continue reading ›Banks Law Office PC Sends Demand on behalf of former Scott McKee investors in Oregon and Washington for return of losses in Bedrocks and DeWitt/Grand Slam Our office has sent a detailed settlement demand letter to Berthel Fisher & Co. Investment Services, outlining investment losses of more than $650,000 from illegal investment transactions involving Bedrocks…
Continue reading ›A group of aggrieved investors, including a church congregation and retired people throughout Oregon, has retained Banks Law Office to recover losses from investing through James Scott McKee and Berthel Fisher. Our office has been investigating Mr. McKee and receiving complaints about him for months and we are now taking action. We have also fully…
Continue reading ›Scott McKee Investor Update: In response to a number of recent inquiries from clients of Scott McKee, we are posting updated information. Here is what we can tell investors as of October 5, 2011. McKee No Longer at Morgan Stanley Mr. McKee’s last day at Morgan Stanley was September 30, 2011. At Morgan Stanley’s request,…
Continue reading ›Clients and former clients of financial advisor J. Scott McKee met in Eugene, Oregon last night with attorney Robert Banks to discuss their investment losses and hear an update about Banks Law Office’s investigation into McKee and the investments he sold. Investors were told about their investment rights, and there was a discussion about bases…
Continue reading ›Our office continues to receive complaints and information regarding James Scott McKee. We are offering our information as a public service to investors, and as a part of our commitment to assist state and federal regulators performing their own investigations. In addition to our current investigation into Bedrocks Coffee, we are now investigating other illiquid…
Continue reading ›Banks Law Office has received additional calls from investors and has continued its investigation into “off the books” investments sold through Scott McKee and Quality Financial of Eugene, Oregon. We will hold an informational meeting to report our findings and opinions on August 30, 2011 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. at The Valley River Inn,…
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