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Ken Starr's e-mails should bar release on bail, U.S. Says
RIAS MAY 27, 2010
Ken Starr's e-mails should bar release on bail, U.S. Says

Kenneth I. Starr, the money manager who pleaded guilty to fraud in September, should stay in jail until he's sentenced because of a series of e-mails in which he expressed “extraordinary contempt” for his brothers, who would guarantee his bail, U.S. prosecutors argued.

By Bloomberg
SEC sues Ken Starr lawyer for helping steal $25M adviser's clients
RIAS MAY 27, 2010
SEC sues Ken Starr lawyer for helping steal $25M adviser's clients

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued an attorney for Kenneth Starr, claiming he helped the former New York money manager steal more than $25 million from investors.

By Mark Bruno
Bank of America sues adviser to the stars
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 27, 2010
Bank of America sues adviser to the stars

Kenneth Starr, who pleaded guilty in September in a $59 million fraud case, was sued by Bank of America Corp. over an unpaid $500,000 debt.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 27, 2010
Celebrity adviser Ken Starr set to face the heat

Money manager Kenneth I. Starr faces a Nov. 1 criminal trial on charges that he defrauded his celebrity and socialite clients of at least $59 million.

By Bloomberg
Martin Scorsese sued by Kenneth Starr receiver
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 27, 2010
Martin Scorsese sued by Kenneth Starr receiver

The receiver for firms once controlled by jailed money manager Kenneth I. Starr sued filmmaker Martin Scorsese and his production company for about $600,000.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 27, 2010
Ken Starr: How he became the adviser to the stars

Kenneth I. Starr knew how to cultivate relationships with powerful people, and he did it in the most transparent way -- by serial name-dropping.

By Bloomberg
Starr struck: Celebrity financial adviser slapped with suit
RIAS MAY 27, 2010
Starr struck: Celebrity financial adviser slapped with suit

Kenneth Starr, the investment adviser accused in a criminal indictment of stealing at least $59 million from clients, was sued by City National Bank, according to state court records in New York.

By Bloomberg
Thirty-year scam paid for adviser's 'sordid' secret life
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 27, 2010
Thirty-year scam paid for adviser's 'sordid' secret life

Clients say adviser Roberto Heckscher was a modest guy. His small practice was located over a flower shop in a quiet neighborhood. He drove a Saturn. What outsiders didn't know: Heckscher led a secret life as a casino high roller -- a double life he financed by scamming clients for decades.

By Associated Press
Ken Starr indicted; clients' estimated losses double
RIAS MAY 27, 2010
Ken Starr indicted; clients' estimated losses double

Kenneth Ira Starr, the New York investment adviser who represented actors Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes, was indicted for stealing at least $59 million from clients, almost double the amount previously thought. <b><a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=CI&amp;Dato=20100527&amp;Kategori=FREE&amp;Lopenr=527009999&amp;Ref=PH>Starr studded: Adviser's celebrity client list</a></b>

By Mark Bruno
Ken Starr denies charges of $59M fraud
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 27, 2010
Ken Starr denies charges of $59M fraud

Kenneth Ira Starr, the New York investment adviser who faces federal charges that he defrauded his celebrity and socialite clients, denied wrongdoing today in a brief court appearance.

By Mark Bruno
Ken Starr denies fraud charges; feds allege he stole $59 million 'and counting'
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 27, 2010
Ken Starr denies fraud charges; feds allege he stole $59 million 'and counting'

Less than 24 hours after federal prosecutors revised their estimate of Kenneth Ira Starr's alleged theft to at least twice as large as their original figure of $30 million, the financial adviser to the stars denied any wrongdoing in a brief court appearance.

By InvestmentNews Staff
Kenneth Starr's lawyer: SEC should not be 'heartless' in treatment of jailed adviser
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 27, 2010
Kenneth Starr's lawyer: SEC should not be 'heartless' in treatment of jailed adviser

Lawyer Abbe Lowell appeared in court to at least temporarily represent jailed money manager Kenneth Starr and his wife and urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission not to be &#8220;heartless.&#8221;

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 27, 2010
Ex-con promised returns of 17,000% in 'massive' global investment scam: Prosecutors

A Canadian national who the U.S. government says swindled $70 million from 40,000 investors on six continents carried out the same kind of Ponzi scheme the one-time bank robber mocked on his website, federal investigators allege.

By Associated Press
Starr's alleged star victims: The search goes on
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 27, 2010
Starr's alleged star victims: The search goes on

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara (above) said that investigators were searching Ken Starr's office and are trying to freeze 23 bank accounts as they search for more high-profile victims of the financial adviser, who was arrested for fraud yesterday. <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=CI&amp;Dato=20100527&amp;Kategori=FREE&amp;Lopenr=527009999&amp;Ref=PH&amp;nocache=1&amp;Params=Itemnr=1><b>A-List:</b> A look at Kenneth Starr's famous clients</a>

By InvestmentNews Staff
The Starr treatment: How celeb adviser allegedly got away with it
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 27, 2010
The Starr treatment: How celeb adviser allegedly got away with it

The publicity surrounding Kenneth Starr's arrest constitutes another black eye for the financial advice business. A look at the details of the case reveals something many advisers already know: custody matters<br><a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=CI&amp;Dato=20100527&amp;Kategori=FREE&amp;Lopenr=527009999&amp;Ref=PH><b>Gallery</b>: Kenneth Starr's A-list roster of clients</a>

By Hilary Johnson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 27, 2010
Starr case highlights issue of custody

As the Securities and Exchange Commission continues its investigation of New York-based celebrity adviser Kenneth Starr and his alleged $30 million fraud, custody is emerging as a central issue.

By Hilary Johnson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 27, 2010
Starr clients: A look at Kenneth Ira Starr's book of business

By Mark Bruno
Ken Starr, financial adviser to the stars, charged with fraud
RIAS MAY 27, 2010
Ken Starr, financial adviser to the stars, charged with fraud

Kenneth Ira Starr, whose advisory firm manages $700 million -- including the assets of scores of celebrities -- was charged by the U.S. with defrauding clients.<br><a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=CI&amp;Dato=20100527&amp;Kategori=FREE&amp;Lopenr=527009999&amp;Ref=PH&amp;nocache=1&amp;Params=Itemnr=1><b>A-List:</b> A look at Kenneth Starr's famous clients</a>

By Hilary Johnson
INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 27, 2010
UBS to clients: Sell stocks and junk, raise cash

They're not &#8220;outright bearish,&#8221; but strategists at UBS AG's Wealth Management Americas unit are recommending a more cautious allocation of client assets

By Jed Horowitz
BROKER DEALERS MAY 27, 2010
Top wirehouse brokers snub indie broker-dealers

Despite all the hoopla about breakaway brokers, most of the wirehouse representatives going to independent broker-dealers are relatively low producers who fit the B-Ds' packaged-product and fee-based model.

By Dan Jamieson