July 1, 2013
The founder of failed Kansas-based insurance franchising business Brooke Corp. has pleaded guilty to providing misleading information in a federal securities filing. Robert D. Orr, formerly of Smith Center, Kan., and now living in Denver, admitted to one count of …
December 7, 2012
Two former executives of the now defunct insurance agency franchising firm, Brooke Corp., have been indicted on federal financial fraud charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Kansas. A federal grand jury in mid-November charged Robert D. Orr of …
May 16, 2011
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged six executives of Kansas-based Brooke Corp and two of its subsidiaries with hiding critical information from investors and conducting financial fraud, according to a criminal complaint. The SEC says five executives have agreed …
May 4, 2011
Five executives of the failed Kansas-based insurance agency franchise firm Brooke Corp. have agreed to settle charges of financial fraud brought against them by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Charges against a sixth Brooke executive have not been settled. The …