Jeffrey A. Citron
Jeffrey A. Citron is the chairman of Vonage, a voice-over-IP phone company. He was previously affiliated with Datek Online, the fourth-largest online stock brokerage at the time of its merger with Ameritrade in September 2002.[1]
Citron was the defendant in a civil enforcement action for securities fraud by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2003.[2] Citron paid approximately $22.5 million of a $70 million settlement to be paid by all the defendants. The SEC said these fines were "among the largest penalty amounts the SEC has ever obtained from individuals."[3] In February 2003, the SEC finalized the settlement, ordering that Citron was "barred from association with any broker or dealer."[4]
In 1999, Citron and his wife Suzanne Lynn founded the Charles Lafitte Foundation (CLF), which has donated over $5 million to nonprofit organizations in the US. The President of CLF is Jennifer McCann Vertetis.[5]
References
- ↑ TD AMERITRADE - History TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation AMTD.com
- ↑ SEC vs. Sheldon Maschler, Jeffrey A. Citron, (et al.) Securities and Exchange Commission January 14, 2003.
- ↑ SEC Charges Former Day-Trading Principals with Securities Fraud; (...) Defendants Agree to Pay Total of $70 Million U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. January 17, 2003.
- ↑ SEC Administrative Proceeding File No. 3-11031, In the Matter of Jeffrey A. Citron, Respondent. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 6, 2003.
- ↑ Board Members listing. Charles Lafitte Foundation website.