Two executives at New York-based Momentum Advisors, including the firm’s chief compliance officer, allegedly misappropriated more than $220,000, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said.

Investment firms handle large amounts of money from members of the public, and as such, they are obligated by SEC and other rules to safeguard those funds and to closely oversee and report transactions.

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