Eugene James Long (also known as EJ Long) a stockbroker currently employed by Cadaret Grant Co. has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that he executed unauthorized trades in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No. 2019061646402 (July…

Ace Diversified Capital Inc. a securities broker dealer headquartered in San Gabriel California has been censured and fined $20,000.00 by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) based upon findings that (1) Ace failed to supervise recommendations of non-traditional exchange traded notes and exchange traded funds recommended by one of its stockbrokers (2) Ace neglected to supervise…

William Jeffrey Carlton of Vienna Virginia a stockbroker currently employed by UBS Financial Services Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related complaint which was resolved for $657,998.24 in damages on May 24, 2017 founded on allegations that between January 4, 2016 and February 23, 2017: (1) excessive exchange traded fund trades were executed…

Steven Michael Richardson of Walnut Creek California a stockbroker formerly employed by Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on April 11, 2019 in which the customer requested unspecified damages based upon accusations that between January 1, 2018 and June 7, 2018, excessive exchange traded fund…

Damian Marlon Bell of Daphne Alabama a stockbroker formerly employed by WFG Investments is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint on June 15, 2018 where the customer sought $72,000.00 in damages founded on allegations that the customer was placed into unsuitable exchange traded note and mutual fund products; and was assessed unwarranted…

Demitrios Hallas, of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Forefront Capital Markets, LLC, has been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a Complaint alleging that he effected fraudulent securities transactions and misappropriated funds from customers. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Demitrios Hallas, 1:17-cv-029991:17-cv-02999 (Apr. 25, 2017). According to the…

Jason John Lenzi, of Beaver, Pennsylvania, a stockbroker formerly registered with The Huntington Investment Company, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon allegations that he did not cooperate with FINRA’s request for Lenzi’s information in reference to Lenzi’s business activities. Case No. 2015044007201 (Feb….

James Flower, of Melville, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Global Arena Capital Corp., has been suspended for three months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected unsuitable exchange traded notes recommendations to customers. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent,…

Michael Alexander Hanson, of La Mirada, California, a stockbroker formerly registered with LPL Financial LLC, has been named in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim on May 5, 2017, in which the customer requested $520,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that he effected unsuitable transactions in the customer’s account concerning inverse levered exchange traded…

Demitrios Hallas, a former registered representative of Forefront Capital Markets and and PHX Financial was charged today by the United States Securities & Exchange Commission with the violation of the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws in connection with the recommendation and sale of unsuitable securities.  United States Securities & Exchange Commission v. Hallas,…

Christopher J. Elliott, of Washington, District of Columbia, a stockbroker with Infinex Securities, Inc., was fined $7,500.00 and suspended for two years from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged customers in unsuitable recommendations and acted with unauthorized discretion in customers’ accounts. Letter…

The Office of Investor Education and Advocacy of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission issued an Investor Bulletin to educate investors about Exchange Trade Notes According to the SEC, Exchange Trade Notes are unsecured debt obligations of financial institutions that trade on a securities exchange. Exchange Trade Notes payment terms are linked to the…