Indictment: Ex-CCO charged with wire fraud over misappropriated funds
By 
Jeff Dale2022-06-03T13:56:00
Jennifer Campbell, a former chief compliance officer at an unnamed investment adviser in Buffalo, N.Y., faces criminal and civil charges for allegedly misappropriating approximately $500,000 in funds from client accounts.
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