Cavner sentencing hearing moved to end of August

The sentencing hearing for Springfield financial consultant Nadia Cavner has been moved to Aug. 26, nearly a month later than its original date.

An Aug. 1 hearing was set after Cavner pleaded guilty April 12 to a felony interstate stalking charge, in which she acknowledged intentions to injure, harass or intimidate her college-age daughter’s ex-boyfriend.

Requested by federal attorneys, the motion to move the sentencing date was supported because the assistant U.S. attorney assigned to the case, Brian Coleman, is attending the National Bar Association Annual Convention that began July 26 and won't return until the evening of Aug. 1, according to court records. The motion was approved July 23 by U.S. District Judge John Fowlkes Jr.

The financial consultant known for managing roughly $490 million in assets for some 1,100 households, split from BancorpSouth in late April and, just days after, announced she was starting her own firm under The Nadia Cavner Group name. The office opened May 6 at 2659 E. Normandy St., Ste. 108, immediately southeast of the 2620 E. Sunshine St. BancorpSouth branch where she had practiced for eight years.

According to U.S. securities regulations, a felony would statutorily disqualify Cavner from selling securities in the U.S. for 10 years. According to her Financial Industry Regulatory Authority profile, Cavner remains in good legal standing to sell securities. Cavner and her attorneys have noted intentions to fight any disqualifications on the basis the crime was personal rather than financial in nature.