Former investment advisor sentenced to 40 months in federal prison

Lanas Evans Troxler, of Dallas, was sentenced this morning by U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade to 40 months in prison and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. Troxler was convicted in April 2008 on all 17 counts of an indictment that charged him with various offenses related to his operations as a licensed investment advisor and estate planner. Judge Kinkeade ordered that Troxler surrender to the Bureau of Prisons by September 30, 2009.

As a licensed investment advisor and estate planner, Troxler sold financial and tax advice to his clients. Troxler did business as Trust Management Services, Troxler Insurance Agency, Contingent Liability Services, Troxler Financial Services, and Troxler Advisory Services and operated these businesses from his office in Dallas from at least 1998 through 2002...

North Texas eNews: Former investment advisor sentenced to 40 months in federal prison