David Lawrence Poulnot, of Daniel Island, South Carolina, a stockbroker currently registered with Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation, is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on March 2, 2020, where the customer sought compensatory damages founded on accusations of Poulnot failing to disclose the illiquidity of a real estate investment trust purchased by…

David Phillip Brandt, of St. Louis, Missouri, a stockbroker currently registered with Oppenheimer Co. Inc., is identified in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on April 23, 2020, in which the customer requested $59,653.06 in damages supported by allegations that the risks of a variable annuity had not been disclosed by Brandt when he…

Michael Francis Shillin, of Altoona, Wisconsin, a stockbroker formerly registered with Alliance Global Partners (AGP), has been charged by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with defrauding investors about stock and insurance transactions when he was registered with Alliance Global Partners, Raymond James Financial Services Inc., Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc., Shillin Wealth Management LLC,…

Melinda Joyce Abood of New York New York a stockbroker currently registered with UBS Financial Services is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on April 21, 2020 where the customer requested $42,000.00 in damages founded on allegations that the customer’s investment instructions were not followed concerning securities held in their UBS…

Menard Sanford Schwartz of Chicago Illinois a stockbroker currently registered with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith Incorporated is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint which settled for $61,883.00 on January 10, 2017 founded on accusations that investment recommendations made to the customer were not suitable concerning over-the-counter equities held in their…

Larry Lee Aschebrook, of Chicago, Illinois, a former officer of Gentry Securities, LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related civil action that settled for $140,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that misrepresentations were made to the customer regarding private placements. Civil Action No. 2015-CH-18129 (Oct. 25, 2016). The customer also alleged that…

Citigroup Global Markets Inc. was censured and fined $725,000 this month by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for its failure to comply with disclosure requirements. From January 2007 through about March 2010, Citigroup Global failed to comply with the disclosure requirements of Rule 2711 of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), a predecessor to…