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Oppenheimer Holdings faces $36.7M FINRA arbitration award over Horizon fraud
OPPENHEIMER HOLDINGS INC
- FINRA panel awarded $36,744,276 to 12 former customers over Horizon Private Equity scheme.
- Claimants alleged Oppenheimer failed to supervise former advisor John Woods.
- Oppenheimer plans to move to vacate the award on multiple grounds.
- Class action related to same scheme was dismissed without prejudice in Aug 2022.
- Award includes $5.7M compensatory, $14.2M RICO, $16.8M punitive/fees.