The SEC alleged in its report that Jason Galanis, who was previously charged with accounting and stock fraud in unrelated cases, conducted the operation, claiming that Galanis wrote in an email to associates that the “primary objective” of the plan was to obtain “discretionary liquidity.”
The SEC further alleged that Galanis and his father, John Galanis, structured limited recourse bonds and persuaded a Native American tribal entity affiliated with the Oglala Sioux Nation to issue them. The SEC claims that Galanis then installed officers at two investment firms to use clients’ funds to purchase $43 million in bonds. According to the SEC, the funds were transferred to a bank account in Florida controlled by Galanis and his associates, where they were used to purchase luxury goods.
The SEC is seeking permanent injunctions and disgorgement plus penalties and interest, as well as officer-and-director bans against four of the individuals.
The post Father and son charged with fraud over tribal bonds first appeared on SEONewsWire.net.]]>If you have served, someone you know in the unit, platoon or brigade was a Native American. The First Americans have a long and distinguished history of service to the country. As an ethnic group, Native Americans serve at a higher rate than other groups. That history is marked by 25 Medal of Honor recipients being Native American. You may not know that Native Americans have their own veteran service organization.
Starting in 2002, the Native American Veterans Association (NAVA) is a mutual fraternal non-profit organization (501 C 19), built around the American Military culture with a rich history and legacy that dates back to and around the creation of the nation. As a Native-American based organization, NAVA stretches its helping hand out to all tribal and non-tribal veterans and their families.
NAVA is an advocate dedicated to serving veterans and their families. This service includes assisting veterans and dependents when applying for Federal, State, and County benefits and all other rights to which they are entitled in the most expedient manner possible. The official colors of NAVA are Black, Red, Purple, and Gold. The Black represents POW/MIA’s and those who still have not returned. The Red represents the blood of those shed in battle. The Purple represents the Purple Heart. And the Gold represents Honor in Service.
The US Army recognizes the value of Native Americans to the country. You may find the attached article from Indian Country Media Today.
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The post Thank You Native American Veterans first appeared on SEONewsWire.net.]]>As I have traveled the country helping veterans, one group that is underserved are Native Americans. My friends in western State Veterans Affairs departments have told me of the issues these Native American veterans face. So it is with some pleasure that I learned the VA is going to focus on these veterans.
Native Americans have the highest rates of enlistment into the armed services and that there are well over 500 sovereign tribes. The VA has initiatives such as the 2010 VA-IHS Memorandum of Understanding in which the VA and Indian Health Service (IHS); the 2011 Tribal Consultation Policy in which the VA continues their discussion with tribes; and the 2012 Reimbursement Agreement, in which the VA more easily reimburses IHS facilities for the benefit of Native vets.
No veteran should be left behind. Our Native American veterans deserve all the benefits to which they are entitled.
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