Aequitas criminal investigation expands, touches more former execs


Former Aequitas Capital executives Brian Rice and Andrew MacRitchie have asked a federal court for permission to use the collapsed firm's insurance to pay their legal costs related to a criminal investigation.

The Oregonian first reported the story.

Lake Oswego-based Aequitas collapsed in February 2016. At one point it claimed to manage $1.7 billion in assets. The Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil charges against Aequitas and three executives, including former CEO Bob Jesenik,…

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