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This file concerns the FBI's 1993 opening of a criminal investigation into Steven Hoffenberg and Towers Financial Corporation after the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a civil complaint. A memorandum dated February 10, 1993, says an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York was evaluating whether the SEC allegations warranted a criminal case and recommended that the FBI begin an investigation. The released material also includes FD-340 evidence receipts for original interview notes, with many pages withheld or marked as duplicates under privacy and law-enforcement exemptions. The readable records date to February and March 1993.

FBI file number: 196B-NEW | Documents span: 1993 | Released in 1 part
Names in this file: Steven Hoffenberg
Subjects: Towers Financial, securities fraud, SEC, Southern District of New York, FBI investigation