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SEC accuses ‘RIA’ of using LinkedIn in alleged scam

The SEC has filed a cease-and-desist order against an Illinois who called himself a registered investment adviser and a representative of a broker-dealer online and used social media in an attempt to scam gullible investors.

The SEC has filed a cease-and-desist order against an Illinois man who called himself a registered investment adviser and a representative of a broker-dealer online and used social media in an attempt to scam gullible investors.
Anthony Fields, 54, and his companies Anthony Fields & Associates and

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