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Utah A.G. Brown to Continue Case Against Live Nation/Ticketmaster for Illegally Monopolizing the Live Entertainment Industry
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 12 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news on March 11, 2026:
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Attorney General Derek Brown to continue case against Live Nation/Ticketmaster for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry
Attorney General Derek Brown confirmed that Utah will continue to pursue litigation over Live Nation and Ticketmaster monopoly despite the settlement announced by the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday. Utah is part of a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general working to ensure competition is restored for fans, performers, and local
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SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 12 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news on March 11, 2026:
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Attorney General Derek Brown to continue case against Live Nation/Ticketmaster for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry
Attorney General Derek Brown confirmed that Utah will continue to pursue litigation over Live Nation and Ticketmaster monopoly despite the settlement announced by the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday. Utah is part of a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general working to ensure competition is restored for fans, performers, and localbusinesses.
"For years, Live Nation and Ticketmaster have made it harder for Utahns to see the artists they love by driving up ticket prices and squeezing out the competition. As Utah's Attorney General, I'm committed to securing the best outcome possible for Utah consumers who have been forced to pay too much at Live Nation and Ticketmaster venues," said Attorney General Derek Brown.
Utah joined the U.S. Department of Justice and 38 other states in a lawsuit against Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster, alleging the companies used their dominance in the live entertainment industry to drive up prices and limit competition. Utah argues that:
* Live Nation holds a dominant position across the music and concert industry, including artist management, concert promotion, venue ownership, and ticketing.
* The company is accused of using unfair practices to maintain that dominance.
* These practices include buying rivals, tying artists' use of promotion services to amphitheaters, and locking venues into long-term contracts that block competition.
* The result has been higher ticket prices, numerous additional fees, and fewer affordable, transparent ticket options for Utah families.
Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly has impacted fans across Utah. Utahns spent $400.4 million on live entertainment in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
The jury trial commenced last week and was scheduled to continue for another four weeks in the Southern District of New York. The Office of the Attorney General remains committed to restoring competitive fairness and protecting fans.
States joining Utah in this litigation include Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and the District of Columbia.
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Original text here: https://attorneygeneral.utah.gov/utah-ticketmaster-case/
Statement From Md. A.G. Brown on the Court's Order to Temporarily Halt Construction of Unlawful ICE Detention Facility in Washington County
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 12 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following statement on March 11, 2026:
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Statement from Attorney General Brown on the Court's Order to Temporarily Halt Construction of Unlawful ICE Detention Facility in Washington County
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) immediately pausing any construction or retrofitting of a warehouse near Williamsport, Maryland, that the Trump administration is attempting to convert
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BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 12 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following statement on March 11, 2026:
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Statement from Attorney General Brown on the Court's Order to Temporarily Halt Construction of Unlawful ICE Detention Facility in Washington County
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) immediately pausing any construction or retrofitting of a warehouse near Williamsport, Maryland, that the Trump administration is attempting to convertinto a mass immigration detention facility.
"Today a federal court handed Maryland a critical victory, stopping construction that threatened our waterways, endangered species, and communities before irreversible harm could be done. Though temporary, this ruling stops the construction of this massive immigration detention center while our lawsuit continues to play out in court. We will not let DHS and ICE rush through the proper legal process in their haste to ramp up deportations. We will keep fighting to make sure the law is followed and Marylanders are protected."
On February 23, 2026, Attorney General Brown filed a lawsuit against DHS and ICE challenging the purchase and planned conversion of a warehouse near Williamsport, Maryland in violation of federal administrative and environmental law. On March 10, 2026, Attorney General Brown filed an emergency motion asking the court to immediately pause construction for up to 14 days while the court considers the State's broader legal challenge. Today, the Court granted the emergency motion.
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Original text here: https://oag.maryland.gov/News/pages/Statement-from-Attorney-General-Brown-on-the-Court%e2%80%99s-Order-to-Temporarily-Halt-Construction-of-Unlawful-ICE-Detention-Facil.aspx
R.I. A.G. Neronha, Coalition Sue to Stop Unlawful Data Demand to Colleges and Universities
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 12 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on March 11, 2026:
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Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue to stop unlawful data demand to colleges and universities
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in challenging the Trump Administration's demand that higher education institutions provide new data via a recently added component to the Integrated Postsecondary Education System (IPEDS), a collection of interrelated surveys administered by the Department of Education, following
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PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 12 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on March 11, 2026:
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Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue to stop unlawful data demand to colleges and universities
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in challenging the Trump Administration's demand that higher education institutions provide new data via a recently added component to the Integrated Postsecondary Education System (IPEDS), a collection of interrelated surveys administered by the Department of Education, followingthe Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.
The coalition argues the rushed implementation of the new survey requirements leaves institutions vulnerable to inadvertent errors and unreliable data that could lead to costly penalties and baseless investigations into their practices, and that it jeopardizes student privacy by requesting in-depth information about individual students.
Administered through the Department of Education (ED), IPEDS is a mandatory survey that gathers data from colleges, universities, and technical and vocational programs participating in federal student financial programs. Since 1986, it has served as a valuable tool for reliable data collection and statistical reporting by universities. On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued a memo stating that IPEDS would now become a tool to track "consideration of race in higher education" and investigate universities' compliance with Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.
Following the memo, ED Secretary Linda McMahon announced new requirements for institutions demanding they report data via IPEDS disaggregated by race and sex and retroactively report data from the past seven years. On December 18, 2025, following a notice and comment period in which members of the coalition provided comments strongly opposing the new rules, the Trump Administration finalized the new requirements. The deadline for institutions to provide the new data is March 18, 2026.
In the lawsuit, the coalition argues that the ED's rushed implementation of the new data requirements ignores the incredible burden they place on institutions and dramatically increases the possibility of inadvertent reporting errors and unreliable data. For example, in their haste to roll out the new requirements, ED failed to provide definitions for critical terms, leaving universities guessing what information they are supposed to provide, and facing severe financial penalties if they guess wrong. Furthermore, the Trump Administration has eliminated hundreds of positions within ED, including within the very offices responsible for providing clarity about the requirements to universities.
Moreover, the coalition argues the new data demands jeopardize student privacy and could lead to individuals being easily identified. Many institutions have data protection obligations to their students, which are placed at risk by the Administration's new IPEDS demands for in-depth information about individual students.
The attorneys general argue the Trump Administration's actions are contrary to law, fail to observe the procedure required by law, and are arbitrary and capricious. They argue the implementation of the new data requirements was unlawful and will place an undue burden on colleges and universities.
Joining Attorney General Neronha in filing this lawsuit are the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Washington.
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Original text here: https://riag.ri.gov/press-releases/attorney-general-neronha-coalition-sue-stop-unlawful-data-demand-colleges-and
Okla. A.G. Drummond Seeks Court Order to Force Charter School Board to Follow the Law
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 12 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on March 11, 2026:
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Drummond seeks court order to force Charter School Board to follow the law
Attorney General Gentner Drummond today is asking a court to order the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board to tell the whole truth on why it rejected an application to establish the Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School. At its meeting this week, the Board cited only religion as its reason, ignoring flaws the Board previously identified in the application that were never remedied.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 12 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on March 11, 2026:
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Drummond seeks court order to force Charter School Board to follow the law
Attorney General Gentner Drummond today is asking a court to order the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board to tell the whole truth on why it rejected an application to establish the Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School. At its meeting this week, the Board cited only religion as its reason, ignoring flaws the Board previously identified in the application that were never remedied.
"ThisBoard is playing politics with the taxpayers' money," said Drummond. "The revised Ben Gamla application had multiple serious flaws, which this Board itself identified just weeks earlier. But instead of doing its job and listing every valid reason for rejection, the Board deliberately suppressed those findings to manufacture a cleaner path to federal court. I will not allow this Board to rig the record at taxpayers' expense."
The Board has a statutory duty to reject weak or inadequate applications. In February, the Board did just that - rejected the Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation's application and listed all the reasons for the denial.
At its March 9 meeting, the Board met to consider the foundation's revised application, which did not address all of the reasons the application was originally denied. A representative from the Attorney General's office pointed to a ten-fold enrollment discrepancy as one reason to decline the application. Both the Oklahoma City and Tulsa Jewish communities oppose the school, and its founder admitted he had spoken with fewer than 20 Jewish Oklahomans before applying. These factors cast serious doubt on the school's ability to meet even its original enrollment projections, let alone the dramatically inflated numbers in the revised application.
Despite those concerns, chairman Brian Shellem blocked a motion to reject the application on all valid grounds and steered members to cite only religion as the reason for denial.
"The Board has announced plans to hire outside legal counsel to defend a threatened federal lawsuit, and it manipulated the record to make that lawsuit easier to lose -- not win," said Drummond. "A state agency that deliberately hobbles its own legal position is not doing its job -- it is betraying Oklahoma taxpayers. I will not allow that," said Drummond. "Let me be clear: This petition has nothing to do with the religious character of this school. Those questions were settled by the Oklahoma and U.S. Supreme Courts. It is about demanding that a state agency follow the law and issue a complete and honest rejection letter."
Read the Filing (https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/oag/news-documents/2026/march/2026.03.11%20Petition%20for%20Writ%20of%20Mandamus.pdf)
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Original text here: https://oklahoma.gov/oag/news/newsroom/2026/march/drummond-seeks-court-order-to-force-charter-school-board-to-follow-the-law.html
Md. A.G. Office: Independent-Investigations-Division-Investigating-Fatal-Police-Involved-Shooting-inthe-City-of-Baltimore
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 12 -- The Maryland Office of the Attorney General issued the following news release on March 11, 2026:
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Independent-Investigations-Division-Investigating-Fatal-Police-Involved-Shooting-inthe-City-of-Baltimore
The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating a fatal police-involved shooting that occurred on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in the city of Baltimore, Maryland.
The preliminary investigation revealed that at approximately 11:50 a.m., officers from the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were called
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BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 12 -- The Maryland Office of the Attorney General issued the following news release on March 11, 2026:
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Independent-Investigations-Division-Investigating-Fatal-Police-Involved-Shooting-inthe-City-of-Baltimore
The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating a fatal police-involved shooting that occurred on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in the city of Baltimore, Maryland.
The preliminary investigation revealed that at approximately 11:50 a.m., officers from the Baltimore Police Department (BPD) were calledto a residence in the 6200 block of Park Heights Avenue for a burglary. One man and two adult women were inside the residence. After officers arrived on the scene, shots were fired from the house. One woman jumped off a balcony into the backyard and was safely removed by officers. Additional shots were fired from the house, injuring one officer. A SWAT team officer arrived on scene and fired a shot that struck the man inside of the house. Medical aid was provided to the man, who was pronounced dead on scene. A handgun was recovered near the man. One officer was injured during the incident and was taken to an area hospital for treatment. Both women sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were also taken to an area hospital for treatment.
The IID will generally release the name of the decedent and involved officers within two business days of the incident, although that period may be extended, if necessary, pursuant to IID protocol.
Anyone with information about this incident, including cell phone or private surveillance video, is asked to contact the IID at (410) 576-7070 or by email at [email protected].
Officers on scene were equipped with body-worn cameras, which recorded the incident. The video will be released in accordance with BPD and IID protocols.
Pursuant to Maryland law, the OAG is required to investigate all police-involved fatalities in the State of Maryland. The OAG and BPD have reached an agreement to allow for the Attorney General's investigation while still allowing BPD to meet the investigatory obligations of its federal consent decree.
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Original text here: https://oag.maryland.gov/News/pages/Independent-Investigations-Division-Investigating-Fatal-Police-Involved-Shooting-inthe-City-of-Baltimore.aspx
Md. A.G. Brown Sues Trump Administration to Stop Unlawful Data Demand to Colleges and Universities
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 12 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 11, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Sues Trump Administration to Stop Unlawful Data Demand to Colleges and Universities
New Department of Education Data Reporting Requirements Jeopardize Student Privacy and Threaten Baseless Investigations of Colleges and Universities
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Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in challenging the Trump administration's demand that higher education institutions provide new data via a recently added
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BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 12 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 11, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Sues Trump Administration to Stop Unlawful Data Demand to Colleges and Universities
New Department of Education Data Reporting Requirements Jeopardize Student Privacy and Threaten Baseless Investigations of Colleges and Universities
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Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in challenging the Trump administration's demand that higher education institutions provide new data via a recently addedcomponent to the Integrated Postsecondary Education System (IPEDS), a collection of interrelated surveys administered by the Department of Education. The purpose of this new survey is to track institutions' compliance with the Supreme Court decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, which held that colleges and universities may not use race as a categorical factor in admissions.
In its lawsuit, the coalition argues the rushed implementation of the new survey requirements leaves institutions vulnerable to inadvertent errors and unreliable data that could lead to costly penalties and baseless investigations into their practices, and that it jeopardizes student privacy by requesting in-depth, personal information about individual students.
"This mandate puts Maryland's colleges and universities in an impossible position -- face the threat of federal penalties, or comply with vague, rushed rules, and risk exposing sensitive student data to a federal government that has already shown it will weaponize that information," said Attorney General Brown. "We are going to court to protect Maryland students' personal information and stand with Maryland colleges and universities in resisting these unreasonable and unlawful reporting requirements.
Administered through the Department of Education (ED), IPEDS is a mandatory survey that gathers data from colleges, universities, and technical and vocational programs participating in federal student financial programs. Since 1986, it has served as a valuable tool for reliable data collection and statistical reporting by universities. On August 7, 2025, President Trump issued a memo stating that IPEDS would now become a tool to track "consideration of race in higher education" and investigate universities' compliance with Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard.
Following the memo, ED Secretary Linda McMahon announced new requirements for institutions demanding they report data via IPEDS disaggregated by race and sex and retroactively report data from the past seven years. On December 18, 2025, following a notice and comment period in which members of the coalition provided comments strongly opposing the new rules, the Trump administration finalized the new requirements. The deadline for institutions to provide the new data is March 18, 2026.
In the lawsuit, Attorney General Brown and the coalition argue that the ED's rushed implementation of the new data requirements ignores the incredible burden they place on institutions and dramatically increases the possibility of inadvertent reporting errors and unreliable data. For example, in their haste to roll out the new requirements, ED failed to provide definitions for critical terms, leaving universities guessing what information they are supposed to provide, and facing severe financial penalties if they guess wrong. Furthermore, the Trump administration has eliminated hundreds of positions within ED, including within the very offices responsible for providing clarity about the requirements to universities.
Moreover, the coalition argues the new data demands jeopardize student privacy and could lead to individuals being easily identified. Many institutions have data protection obligations to their students, which are placed at risk by the Administration's new IPEDS demands.
The attorneys general argue the Trump administration's actions are contrary to law, fail to observe the procedure required by law, and are arbitrary and capricious. They argue the implementation of the new data requirements was unlawful and will place an undue burden on colleges and universities.
Joining Attorney General Brown in filing this lawsuit are the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Washington.
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Original text here: https://oag.maryland.gov/News/pages/Attorney-General-Brown-Sues-Trump-Administration-to-Stop-Unlawful-Data-Demand-to-Colleges-and-Universities-.aspx
A.G. Davenport, Bureau of Securities Announce Consent Order With N.J. Broker-Dealer That Failed to Maintain Programs to Prevent Money Laundering and Other Misconduct
TRENTON, New Jersey, March 12 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 11, 2026:
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AG Davenport, Bureau of Securities Announce Consent Order With NJ Broker-Dealer That Failed to Maintain Programs to Prevent Money Laundering and Other Misconduct
Firm Violated Securities Laws By Opening Hundreds of Accounts for Customers in Hong Kong and People's Republic of China Without Proper Proof of Identification
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the New Jersey Bureau of Securities ("Bureau") within the Division of Consumer Affairs ("Division")
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TRENTON, New Jersey, March 12 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 11, 2026:
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AG Davenport, Bureau of Securities Announce Consent Order With NJ Broker-Dealer That Failed to Maintain Programs to Prevent Money Laundering and Other Misconduct
Firm Violated Securities Laws By Opening Hundreds of Accounts for Customers in Hong Kong and People's Republic of China Without Proper Proof of Identification
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the New Jersey Bureau of Securities ("Bureau") within the Division of Consumer Affairs ("Division")announced today that a New Jersey-based broker-dealer has agreed to pay a $375,000 civil penalty and implement remedial measures after a Bureau investigation found that the firm violated the law by failing to establish and maintain reasonable anti-money laundering procedures and other supervisory procedures.
Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc. ("Network 1") of Red Bank, New Jersey, entered into a Consent Order with the Bureau today to resolve findings that it violated the New Jersey Uniform Securities Law ("Securities Law"). The Bureau found that Network 1 failed to establish and implement reasonable and adequate procedures related to anti-money laundering, failed to maintain an adequate program to identify customers, and failed to establish whether it had performed reasonable due diligence on the companies whose shares it was offering and selling in private placements, among other things.
"Investors work hard to build financial security and plan for an affordable future. But those investments are jeopardized when firms ignore their duty to protect the market from illegal conduct, manipulation, and abuse," said Attorney General Davenport. "We will protect investors' hard-earned money by ensuring financial firms operating in New Jersey comply with our laws, which require them to maintain strong supervision and anti-money laundering controls."
"For many people, every dollar invested represents years of hard work and careful planning," said Jeremy E. Hollander, Acting Director of the Division of Consumer Affairs. "New Jersey's financial markets must be kept fair, transparent, and trustworthy--so investors can participate with confidence and security. Today's announcement demonstrates the Division's continuing commitment to that goal."
"Broker-dealers and their agents perform the critical role of gatekeepers in our financial markets," said Bureau Chief Keith A. Alt. "They have a clear obligation to conduct meaningful due diligence of the securities they offer and sell, know the identity of their customers, and identify red flags that may signal fraud or market manipulation. When those safeguards break down, investors and market integrity are placed at risk."
Based on its investigation, the Bureau found that Network 1 violated the Securities Law by not reasonably supervising its agents who:
* opened and maintained several hundred accounts of customers in the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong without proper proof of customer identification in violation of its anti-money laundering and customer identification program procedures;
* failed to establish whether the firm had performed reasonable due diligence in connection with its offer and sale of private placements of three companies for which it acted as placement agent; and
* failed to detect and report potentially manipulative trades that may have been intended to artificially increase the stock price of one of these three companies.
Network 1 also violated the Securities Law by failing to make and keep required books and records, including those:
* documenting the due diligence undertaken by the firm in its offer and sale of private placements in three companies;
* documenting whether it verified the identity of new clients and obtained proper documentation for hundreds of accounts from the People's Republic of China and Hong Kong; and
* documenting whether it reviewed red flags of potentially manipulative customer trades in the shares of a company for which the firm acted as a placement agent.
Network 1 is no stranger to regulatory scrutiny. In March 2025, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") censured Network 1, fined it $400,000, and required it to retain a third-party consultant to examine and make recommendations regarding the firm's procedures. Today's Consent Order requires the consultant to report to the Bureau whether Network 1 has adequately implemented the FINRA-related recommendations and to also review and make recommendations on procedures and operations relevant to the Bureau's investigation.
Additionally, Network 1 has relieved Michael Molinaro of his responsibilities as the firm's Chief Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer. The Consent Order provides that he will not be reappointed to those positions or any other supervisory, compliance, or securities principal positions.
The Bureau's investigation was handled by Supervising Investigator Irwin Slotnick, Investigator Isaac Reyes, and Investigator Elizabeth Lugo. The Bureau was represented in this matter by Assistant Attorney General Brian F. McDonough and Deputy Attorney General Paul J. McEnroe of the Securities Fraud Prosecution Section in the Division of Law's Affirmative Civil Enforcement Practice Group.
View Consent Order (https://www.njoag.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-0311_Network-1-Consent-Order.pdf)
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Original text here: https://www.njoag.gov/ag-davenport-bureau-of-securities-announce-consent-order-with-nj-broker-dealer-that-failed-to-maintain-programs-to-prevent-money-laundering-and-other-misconduct/
