Glenn Edwin Bridwell Jr. (also known as Ed Bridwell), of Wichita, Kansas, a stockbroker registered with FBL Marketing Services LLC, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for 10 days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Bridwell engaged in discretionary trading in customer accounts during the time that…
Stewart Ginn (also known as Stewart Taylor and as Paxton Ginn Jr.), of Santa Maria, California, a stockbroker registered with Independent Financial Group LLC, has been fined $50,000.00 and suspended for 18 months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Ginn engaged in excessive and unauthorized trading in…
New York-The Guiliano Law Group, P.C. announced today it has filed an arbitration claim on behalf of certain investors before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority or FINRA, against a national securities broker-dealer, based upon the conduct of its former registered representative for the violation of the federal securities laws and Regulation Best Interest, and for…
Craig Sherman Thistlethwaite, of Perrysburg, Ohio, a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley, has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended for 60 days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member because Thistlethwaite engaged in unauthorized trading and communicated with customers about securities business using unauthorized methods. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No….
David Paul Wilson Jr., of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a stockbroker registered with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim that was settled for $300,000.00 in damages based upon alleged unauthorized trading in stocks during the time that Wilson was associated with J.P….
Mark Allen Carter, of Charlotte, North Carolina, a stockbroker formerly registered with Pruco Securities LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint filed on April 4, 2014, in which the customer requested $500,000.00 in damages based upon alleged unauthorized trading in the customer’s retirement account when Carter was associated with Pruco Securities…
Tammy Louise Higgins (also known as Tammy Louise Jensen), of Edina, Minnesota, a stockbroker registered with RBC Capital Markets LLC, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint that was settled on July 18, 2022, for $73,135.75 in damages based upon the alleged unauthorized trading in municipal bonds during the time that Higgins…
Scott Eugene Buck of Stow, Ohio, a stockbroker registered with LPL Financial LLC, has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended for two months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Buck engaged in unauthorized trading and used unapproved methods to communicate with LPL Financial customers. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and…
Ronald G. Smith (also known as Ron Smith), of Stamford, Connecticut, a stockbroker registered with Sanford C. Bernstein Co. LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $250,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Smith made misrepresentations and omissions of…
Theresa Allen (also known as Theresa Binkley and Theresa Givens), of Newport Beach, California, a stockbroker formerly registered with First Republic Securities Company LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $1,750,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Allen engaged…
Donald Leo Hansen Jr., of San Francisco, California, a stockbroker registered with Merrill Lynch, has been permitted to resign on February 22, 2024, based upon allegations that Hansen engaged in unauthorized and excessive trading in customer accounts. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure shows that Hansen is also referenced in a customer initiated investment…
Gregory Lourdin of New York, a stockbroker registered with Newbridge Securities Corporation, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim that was settled for $12,500.00 in damages based upon allegations that Lourdin failed to supervise certain representatives, made unsuitable invesment recommendations, and was negligent in connection…
Joseph Edward Torres, of Staten Island, New York, a stockbroker registered with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith Incorporated, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim that was settled for $95,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Torres failed to follow instructions, made misrepresentations, and engaged…
Stephen R. Mihalek of Mentor, Ohio, a stockbroker registered with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint that was settled on April 25, 2024, for $45,300.49 in damages based upon allegations that Mihalek engaged in unauthorized trading when Mihalek was associated with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. This is…
Matthew Bradley Mitchell of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a stockbroker registered with BOK Financial Securities Inc., was the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint filed on January 18, 2024, in which the customer requested over $30,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Mitchell engaged in unsuitable and unauthorized trading when Mitchell was associated with BOK…
Joel Randy Freedman of West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, a stockbroker registered with Morgan Stanley, has been permitted to resign on March 14, 2024, based upon allegations that Freedman engaged in discretionary trading in a customer account and failed to internally report a customer’s complaint. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure additionally reveals that on March…
William Robert Mielke Jr., of Green Bay, Wisconsin, a stockbroker registered with Stifel Nicolaus Company Incorporated, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint that was settled on March 21, 2022, for $18,144.00 in damages based upon allegations that Mielke engaged in unauthorized trading in stocks, options, and mutual funds when Mielke was…
Zachary Ellis Taylor (also known as Zach Taylor), of Newport Beach, California, a stockbroker registered with Oppenheimer Co. Inc., is the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $426,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Taylor breached his fiduciary duties, breached a…
Christopher Joseph McCoy of Tampa, Florida, a stockbroker registered with Calton Associates Inc., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for one month from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because McCoy engaged in unauthorized discretionary trading. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2020067072101 (April 16, 2024). The regulatory…
Larry Joseph Michaels, of Orange, California, a stockbroker registered with Crown Capital Securities LP, has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended for two months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Michaels engaged in discretionary or unauthorized trading, which must be in writing and approved by the member, and…
Richard Ray Miller (also known as Rick Miller), of Shelton, Connecticut, a stockbroker registered with Ameriprise Financial Services, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint that was settled on March 13, 2024, to resolve allegations that Miller sold direct investments, over-the-counter equities, and stocks from the customer’s Ameriprise One account without authorization…
Valence Montgomery Williams, of New York, New York, a stockbroker registered with J.H. Darbie Co. Inc., has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended for five months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Williams engaged in unauthorized trading and mismarking of trade records. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent…
Thomas James Baumann, of New York, New York, a stockbroker previously registered with Spartan Capital Securities LLC, is the subject of an enforcement action initiated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), where the regulator is seeking sanctions against Baumann based upon allegations that Baumann failed to comply with an investigation into allegations of his…
Jae Hun Kim (also known as J.H. Kim), of Cortlandt Manor, New York, a stockbroker registered with E1 Asset Management Inc., has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Kim failed to provide the regulator with requested information and documents during an investigation into a customer…
Johnathan Paul Hagood, of Los Angeles, California, a stockbroker registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Hagood failed to respond to FINRA requests for information. FINRA Case No. 2023077635001 (January 8, 2024). On October 3, 2023, FINRA initiated…
John H. Klaasen IV, of Hayden Lake, Idaho, a stockbroker registered with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith Incorporated, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint filed on September 29, 2023. The customer requested compensatory damages based upon allegations that Klaasen supposedly failed to follow instructions regarding the purchase of certain securities from…
Kyle Michael Wool, of New York, New York, a stockbroker registered with Morgan Stanley, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim that was settled for $50,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Wool engaged in unauthorized trading in stocks during the time that Wool was…
Thomas Bradley Kintz, of Boynton Beach, Florida, a stockbroker registered with Benjamin F. Edwards Company Inc., has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended for two months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Kintz engaged in unauthorized trading during the time that he was associated with Benjamin F. Edwards…
Arun Kumar Aggarwal, of Raleigh, North Carolina, a stockbroker registered with Morgan Stanley, has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended for two months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Aggarwal exercised discretion in a customer’s account and caused inaccurate recordkeeping at the securities broker dealer. Letter of Acceptance,…
Luke Foster Lannister (also known as Lucas Foster Seward), of Rockville, Maryland, a stockbroker registered with Grove Point Investments LLC, has been discharged by the securities broker dealer on November 28, 2023, based upon allegations that Lannister charged excessive commissions and engaged in unauthorized trading in stocks. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure shows…
Robert Logan Jones (also known as Bob Jones), of Kissimmee, Florida, a stockbroker registered with Edward Jones, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because he refused to comply with the regulator during its investigation into allegations his potential unauthorized trading and use of unauthorized communication…
Jilena Yuen-Han Mok (also known as Jilena Yuenhan Mok and Yuen Han Mok), of San Francisco, California, a stockbroker registered with Edward Jones., has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended for two months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Mok engaged in unauthorized trading in customer accounts. Letter…
Matt Ward (also known as Matt Adeywardena and Abeywardena Ward), of Santa Monica, California, a stockbroker registered with Alliance Global Partners, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Ward engaged in unauthorized trading during the time that he was associated with Alliance…
Christina Dawn Peterman (also known as Christina Dawn Heighton, Christina Dawn Knippers, and Christina Dawn Lay), of Greensboro, North Carolina, a stockbroker registered with Truist Investment Services Inc., has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Peterman failed to comply with the regulator’s investigation concerning her…
Felipe Henao Vargas (also known as Felipe Henao and Felipe Henos), of Miami, Florida, a stockbroker formerly registered with Insigneo Securities LLC, has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended for 45 days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Henao engaged in unauthorized trading in a customer’s account. Letter…
Paul Kai Addo III, of Denver, Colorado, a stockbroker registered with UBS Financial Services Inc., is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint filed on September 29, 2023. The customer requested compensatory damages based upon allegations that Addo failed to follow instructions regarding the purchase of market-linked investments or structured products from January…
Yann C. Faho (also known as John Faho and Jann Faho), of New York, NY, a stockbroker registered with Aegis Capital Corp., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for two months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Faho used unauthorized communication devices to correspond with customers regarding…
Darren Nickolas Ting, of New York, New York, a stockbroker registered with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended for four months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Ting engaged in unauthorized trading and mismarked solicited trades during the time that he was associated…
Matthew Thomas Mierzycki of Round Rock, Texas, a stockbroker registered with Edward Jones, has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended for four months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Mierzycki engaged in unauthorized trading in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2021073142301 (Dec. 5, 2023)….
Jeffrey Allen Russell, of Newport Beach, California, a stockbroker registered with Morgan Stanley, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for six months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Russell engaged in unauthorized trading in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2021071685401 (November 16, 2023)….
William Savary of Gig Harbor, Washington, a stockbroker registered with Abraham Securities Corporation and previously with Spencer-Winston Securities Corporation, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for one year from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Savary engaged in unauthorized trading. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2022074468401…
William Worthen King (also known as Bill King), of Vero Beach, Florida, a stockbroker registered with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith Incorporated, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint filed on November 26, 2023, in which the customer requested compensatory damages based upon allegations that King engaged in unauthorized trading in options…
James Michael Green, of Chisago City, Minnesota, a stockbroker registered with Edward Jones, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Green failed to cooperate with a FINRA investigation. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2023079059301 (August 23, 2023). On August 23, 2023, FINRA asked…
Charles D. Shields Jr. of Wayne, Pennsylvania, a stockbroker associated with Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for 15 days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Shields engaged in unauthorized trading by exercising discretion in a customer’s account without prior written authorization…
Robert Joseph Stransky Jr. (also known as Bobby Joseph Stransky Jr.), of Littleton, Colorado, a stockbroker associated with MWA Financial Services Inc., has been permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because he failed to cooperate in a FINRA investigation. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No….
Anthony Lynn Cross (also known as Tony Cross), of Edmond, Oklahoma, a stockbroker associated with The O.N. Equity Sales Company (ONESCO), has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for 20 days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Cross engaged in unauthorized trading in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance,…
John E. Pelletier of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, a stockbroker registered with BMO Harris Financial Advisors Inc., is the subject of an enforcement action initiated by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in which the regulator is seeking sanctions against Pelletier based upon allegations that Pelletier engaged in unauthorized trading in the individual retirement account of a customer…
Craig Sherman Thistlethwaite, of Perrysburg, Ohio, a stockbroker associated with Morgan Stanley, has been discharged by the securities broker dealer on January 17, 2023. The termination was based upon Thistlethwaite supposedly entering transactions in two related customers’ accounts without receiving verbal confirmation, purchasing a timeshare from a customer without firm approval, and engaging in unauthorized…
David Edwin Alvarado, of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly associated with SW Financial, also known as Saloman Whitney LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim. The customer seeks $30,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Alvarado engaged in unsuitable, excessive, and unauthorized…
Gustavo Rodrigo III, of Boca Raton, Florida, a stockbroker associated with Westpark Capital Inc., has been fined $2,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because he exercised discretion in a customer’s account without written authorization from the customer and without the securities broker dealer having accepted…
Kwame Adusei, of Poughkeepsie, New York, a stockbroker associated with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (MSWM), was permitted to resign on July 24, 2023. This resignation was based on a customer alleging that Adusei encouraged her to take part in an outside residential property investment. The customer reportedly claimed that Adusei conducted “unauthorized trading” in her…
Ronald L. Bucher (also known as Ron Bucher), of Fort Myers, Florida, a stockbroker associated with Pinnacle Investments LLC, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint in which the customer requested $77,772.32 in damages. The customer claimed that Bucher engaged in unauthorized and unsuitable trading in stocks and equities. This complaint was…
Arthur Gilbert Faren of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a stockbroker registered with SunTrust Investment Services Inc., was the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim that was settled for $29,500.00 in damages based upon allegations that Faren did not follow the customer’s instructions regarding stop limit orders when Faren…
Kevin Joseph Carroll of Glastonbury, Connecticut, a stockbroker formerly registered with LPL Financial LLC, has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended for four months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member because he borrowed a customer’s funds and engaged in unauthorized trading in unit investment trusts during the time that he was associated…
Lilia Nia (also known as Lilia Niyazova), of Fairfield, New Jersey, a stockbroker registered with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments Inc. (PKS), has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for twelve months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Nia engaged in unauthorized trading. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent…
Henry Joseph Cormier of Farmington, Connecticut, a stockbroker registered with Ameriprise Financial Services LLC, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint that was settled on January 31, 2022, for $41,277.44 in damages based upon allegations that Cormier engaged in unauthorized trading in over-the-counter equities when Cormier was associated with Ameriprise Financial Services…
Joseph Brian Lascala Jr. (also known as Joe Lascala), of Melville, New York, a stockbroker registered with Aegis Capital Corp., is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint filed on March 15, 2023, in which the customer requested compensation based upon allegations that Lascala engaged in unauthorized trading during the time that Lascala…
Raymond William Clark of Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, a stockbroker registered with Monmouth Capital Management LLC, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Clark failed to testify when FINRA investigated the stockbroker for possible violations of FINRA rules. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent…
William Sideny Friedman (also known as Willie Friedman and Bill Friedman), of Boca Raton, Florida, a stockbroker registered with Newbridge Securities Corporation, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested compensation based upon allegations that Friedman breached a contract, breached his…
Michael Steven Yarus (also known as Michael Steven Yarus), of Paramus, New Jersey, a stockbroker registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC, has been discharged by the securities broker dealer on January 25, 2023, based upon allegations that Yarus engaged in unauthorized trading. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure shows that Yarus is referenced…
David Harrison Miller of Atlanta, Georgia, a stockbroker registered with PeachCap Securities Inc., has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Miller failed to testify when FINRA investigated the stockbroker for possible violations of FINRA rules during the time that he was associated with PeachCap Securities…
Eduardo Andrew Martinez (also known as Andrew Martins and Andrew Martin), of New York, New York, a stockbroker registered with PHX Financial Inc., is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $33,269.42 in damages based upon allegations that Martinez engaged in unauthorized trading, breached fiduciary…
Ivan Richard Gefen of Boca Raton, Florida, a stockbroker registered with Newbridge Securities Corporation, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $1,200,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Gefen breached a contract, committed fraud, was negligent, and breached fiduciary duties in connection with the…
Anthony Lynn Cross (also known as Tony Cross), of Edmond, Oklahoma, a stockbroker registered with The ON Equity Sales Company (ONESCO), has been suspended as a stockbroker for ten days by Oklahoma Department of Securities because Cross engaged in discretionary trading. Consent Order No. 20-011 (August 26, 2021). Oklahoma Securities Department claimed that Cross made…
Biaggio Anthony Caroleo (also known as Blaise Anthony Caroleo), of New York, New York, a stockbroker registered with SW Financial, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $264,475.00 in damages based upon allegations that Caroleo was negligent, engaged in unauthorized…
Dominic Joseph Carlo, of New York, New York, a stockbroker registered with National Securities Corporation, has been fined $2,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Carlo engaged in unauthorized trading. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2021070378301 (July 5, 2023). According to the AWC,…
Gustavo Santos Miramontes, of Los Angeles, California, a stockbroker registered with Oppenheimer Co. Inc., was the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint that was settled on October 14, 2022, for $7,957.00 in damages based upon allegations that Miramontes engaged in unauthorized and unsuitable trading in stocks and mutual funds when Miramontes was associated…
Jeremy Jefferson Jacobson, of Metairie, Louisiana, a stockbroker registered with LPL Financial LLC, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for three months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Jacobson engaged in discretionary trading. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2021071954502 (June 6, 2023). According to the…
Kumail Abbas (also known as Ken Abbas), of Melville, New York, a stockbroker registered with Laidlaw Company (UK) Ltd., is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $181,056.00 in damages based upon allegations that Abbas charged excessive commissions and engaged in excessive and unauthorized trading…
Michelle Liao Wu of San Jose, California, a stockbroker registered with Principal Securities Inc., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for 20 days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Wu engaged in unauthorized or discretionary trading. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2022074969501 (June 16, 2023)….
Patrick Thomas Gilbride of Brooklyn, New York, a stockbroker registered with Edward Jones, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint that was settled on October 13, 2022, for $5,190.00 in damages based upon allegations that Gilbride engaged in unauthorized trading in mutual funds when Gilbride was registered with Edward Jones. This is…
Bryan Edward Davidson of Scottsdale, Arizona, a stockbroker registered with LPL Financial LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint filed on December 26, 2022, in which the customer requested compensation based upon allegations that Davidson mismanaged the customer’s account during the time that Davidson was associated with LPL Financial LLC. The…
Matthew Eric Platnico of New York, New York, a stockbroker registered with Allied Millennial Partners LLC, has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended for nine months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Platnico engaged in unsuitable and unauthorized trading in a customer’s account. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and…
William Benjamin Greenman of Bellmore, New York, a stockbroker registered with Equitable Advisors LLC, has been discharged by the securities broker dealer on November 21, 2022, based upon allegations that Greenman was the subject of a customer complaint. Public Disclosure reveals that on November 14, 2022 – a week prior to the termination – a…
Kenneth Joseph Fisher III of Sewickley, Pennsylvania, a stockbroker registered with RBC Capital Markets LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $10,142.17 in damages based upon allegations that Fisher breached his fiduciary duties in connection with the recommendation and sale of stocks when…
David Jonathon Feigeles of Melville, New York, a stockbroker registered with Oppenheimer Co. Inc., is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $3,500,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Feigeles breached his fiduciary duties, breached a contract, converted funds, was negligent, failed to supervise certain…
Lon Charles Faccini Jr. of Coram, New York, a stockbroker registered with Arive Capital Markets, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for six months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Faccini engaged in excessive and unsuitable trading and had inappropriately used margin in customer accounts. Letter of…
Michael Ciro Colletti of Glen Cove, New York, a stockbroker registered with The Investment Center Inc., is the subject of an enforcement action initiated by FINRA in which the regulator is seeking sanctions against Colletti based upon allegations that Colletti engaged in unauthorized and unsuitable trading. Department of Enforcement v. Colletti, Complaint No. 2019061942901 (February…
Mitchell Charles Barnes (also known as Mitch Barnes), of Louisville, Kentucky, a stockbroker registered with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $87,374.00 in damages based upon allegations that Barnes engaged in unauthorized trading in a trust account without…
Shahab Seyedshahab Tagnavidinani (also known as Shahab Dinani, Sean S. TagnaviDinani, and as Sean Tag), of Irvine, California, a stockbroker registered with Park Avenue Securities LLC, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for 45 days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because TagnaviDinani engaged in unauthorized trading. Letter…
William Lee Notrica of Newport Beach, California, a stockbroker registered with RBC Capital Markets LLC, has been discharged by the securities broker dealer on January 20, 2022, based upon allegations that Notrica engaged in discretionary trading. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure shows that Notrica is referenced in nine customer initiated investment related disputes concerning…
Andrew Justin Grant (also known as Andy Grant), of Melville, New York, a stockbroker registered with Laidlaw Company (UK) Ltd., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for one month from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Grant engaged in unauthorized trading during the time that he was associated…
David Earl Kimbler of Ferndale, Washington, a stockbroker registered with Securities America Inc., was the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint filed on November 14, 2022, in which the customer requested compensation based upon allegations that Kimbler withdrew customer funds without authorization and engaged in unauthorized trading during the time that Kimbler was…
Miche D. Jean of Rockville, Maryland, a stockbroker registered with Morgan Stanley, is the subject of an enforcement action initiated by FINRA in which the regulator is seeking sanctions against Jean based upon allegations that Jean failed to provide information and documents and failed to testify during the time that FINRA investigated the stockbroker for…
Patrick Keith Sloan of Kewanee, Illinois, a stockbroker registered with LPL Financial LLC, has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended for three months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Sloan committed forgery, caused the securities broker dealer to maintain false records or books, and engaged in unauthorized or…
Todd Anthony Cirella of Melville, New York, a stockbroker registered with Laidlaw Company Ltd., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for three months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Cirella made unsuitable recommendations and engaged in churning or excessive trading. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No….
Joseph Michael Fedorko Jr., of Greenwich, Connecticut, a stockbroker registered with Laidlaw Company Ltd., has been fined $7,500.00 by Connecticut’s Banking Commissioner because Fedorko engaged in excessive and unauthorized trading and engaged in business as an unregistered investment adviser agent. Case No. CO-22-20225-S (May 17, 2022). Fedorko has also been fined $7,500.00 and suspended for…
Leonid Yurovsky (also known as Lenny Yurovsky), of Mineola, New York, a stockbroker registered with Joseph Stone Capital LLC., has been suspended for five months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Yurovsky engaged in excessive and unsuitable trading. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2020066888401 (December…
David Earl Kimbler of Ferndale, Washington, a stockbroker registered with Securities America Inc., was the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint filed on November 14, 2022, in which the customer requested compensation based upon allegations that Kimbler engaged in unauthorized trading and withdrew funds without authorization when Kimbler was associated with Securities America…
William Joseph Conn (also known as Bill Conn), of San Francisco, California, a stockbroker registered with Raymond James Associates Inc., is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Conn made unsuitable recommendations, made omissions of…
Joel Christopher Riedel of Lockport, New York, a stockbroker registered with NYLIFE Securities LLC, has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended for four months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized trading and mismarked an order ticket when he was…
Robert Allen Koestler (also known as Bob Koestler), of Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin, a stockbroker registered with LPL Financial LLC, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Koestler failed to testify during the period that FINRA investigated the stockbroker for possible violations of FINRA rules….
David Lau (also known as David Luu), of Santa Rosa, California, a stockbroker registered with Morgan Stanley, has been fined $6,000.00 and suspended for twenty days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Lau engaged in unauthorized trading. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2021070917301 (November 18,…
Patrick Anthony Perugino II (also known as Pat Perugino) of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Spartan Capital Securities LLC, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for one month from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Perugino engaged in unauthorized trading. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver,…
Richard Foerster Reynolds of Garden City, New York, a stockbroker registered with Worden Capital Management LLC, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim that was settled for $100,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Reynolds made unsuitable investment recommendations, engaged in unauthorized trading, churned the customer’s accounts, committed fraud,…
Mark Fred Augusta (also known as Mark Fredrick Augusta), of Cardiff, California, a stockbroker registered with Hilltop Securities Inc., was the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim that was settled for $24,999.00 in damages based upon allegations that Augusta engaged in unauthorized trading and made unsuitable investment recommendations when Augusta…
Chad Edward Allen of New York, New York, a stockbroker registered with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., was the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim that was settled for $50,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Allen committed fraud, engaged in excessive and unauthorized trading, made unsuitable recommendations, and failed to…
Brian Robert Roth of Morristown, NJ, a stockbroker registered with Newbridge Securities Corporation, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $1,500,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Roth made misrepresentations and omissions of material fact and failed to supervise certain registered representatives in connection…
Sean T. Sullivan of Melville, NY, a stockbroker registered with Aegis Capital Corp., is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint filed on October 21, 2022, in which the customer requested compensation based upon allegations that Sullivan made unsuitable investment recommendations when Sullivan was associated with Aegis Capital Corp. FINRA Public Disclosure shows…
Albert Foronda of New York, NY, a stockbroker registered with Worden Capital Management LLC, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim that was settled for $50,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Foronda breached his fiduciary duties, breached a contract, and was negligent in connection with the recommendation and…
Regan Allen Rohl, of Fargo, ND, a stockbroker registered with Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim that was settled for $2,025,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Rohl engaged in unauthorized trading and made unsuitable recommendations of Master Limited Partnerships “MLPs” during…
Tim Russell Gerds (also known as Tim Gerds), of Hubertus, WI, a stockbroker registered with J.W. Cole Financial Inc., was the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint that was settled on August 16, 2021, for $50,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Gerds engaged in unauthorized trading and charged excessive fees in connection…
Bernard F. Jasmin (also known as Berny Francis and Berny Jazz), of New York, NY, a stockbroker registered with Empire Asset Management Company, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $4,800,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Jasmin committed fraud, churned the customer’s accounts,…
Christopher John Shaw (also known as Chris Shaw), of Belmont, North Carolina, a stockbroker registered with Pruco Securities LLC, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Shaw engaged in unauthorized trading. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2020067955001 (November 7, 2022)….
M. B. Schreiber (also known as Mickey Schreiber), of Red Bank, New Jersey, a stockbroker registered with Aegis Capital Corp., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for three months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Schreiber engaged in unauthorized trading. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No….
Mason Wayne Gann of Dallas, Texas, a stockbroker registered with Berthel Fisher Company Financial Services Inc., was the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint that was settled on June 4, 2020, for $4,500.00 in damages based upon allegations that Gann made unsuitable recommendations of stocks when Gann was associated with Berthel Fisher Company…
Edward Joseph Rudiger Jr., of New York, New York, a the Chief Executive Officer of Reid Rudiger LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint filed on August 8, 2022, in which the customer requested damages based upon allegations that Rudiger charged excessive commissions and engaged in the unauthorized trading of over-the-counter…
Bradley S. Lay (also known as Brad Lay), of Franklin, Tennessee, a stockbroker registered with Raymond James Associates Inc., is the subject of an investigation initiated by Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance on March 29, 2022, into allegations that Lay failed to disclose a prior regulatory enforcement action. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public…
James J. Mariani of Mineola, New York, a stockbroker registered with Aegis Capital Corp., was the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim that was settled for $50,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Mariani made unsuitable recommendations, engaged in excessive and unauthorized trading, breached his fiduciary duties, was negligent, and…
Richard Clarence DeYoung Jr. of St. Louis, Missouri, a stockbroker registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC, was the subject of a customer-investment related complaint filed on March 12, 2020, in which the customer requested compensatory damages based upon allegations that DeYoung engaged in unauthorized trading in the customer’s Wells Fargo account. This is not the…
James Baroutas of New York, New York, a stockbroker registered with B. Riley Wealth Management, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $300,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Baroutas engaged in unauthorized trading and other misconduct in connection with…
Frederick Lanfear Browne of Radnor, Pennsylvania, a stockbroker registered with Janney Montgomery Scott LLC has been discharged by the securities broker dealer based upon allegations that Browne engaged in authorized trading by effecting trades in customer accounts without their prior authorization. This is not the first time that Browne has been terminated by a securities…
Wynston Hill Capital LLC was the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim in which the customer was awarded $476,676.85 in damages. The Statement of Claim alleges unsuitable recommendations, the overconcentration of the customer’s account, unauthorized trading, fraud, and failure to supervise in connection with the sale…
Miche D. Jean of Rockville, Maryland, a stockbroker registered with Morgan Stanley, has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity for two months based upon allegations that Jean engaged in unauthorized trading in his customer accounts. FINRA Enforcement (AWC) No. 2020068648601 (Sept. 26, 2022)….
John Michael Lopinto of New York, New York, a stockbroker registered with Worden Capital Management LLC has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity for nine months based upon allegations that Lopinto engaged in the excessive and unauthorized trading of his customer accounts. FINRA…
Praxedes Russi of Garden City, New York, a stockbroker registered with Worden Capital Management LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $15,974.00 in damages based upon allegations that Russi churned the customer’s account, charged the customer excessive commissions, made unauthorized…
Nicholas James Schiano of New York, New York, a stockbroker registered with Spartan Capital Securities LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $350,343.10 in damages based upon allegations that Schiano churned the customer’s account, made unsuitable investment recommendations, breached…
Michael Brandon Stalcup, of Little Rock, Arkansas, an investment advisor representative with Magann Capital Corp, is the subject of an enforcement action initiated by Arkansas Securities Department in which the regulator is seeking sanctions against Stalcup based upon allegations that Stalcup made unsuitable recommendations of inverse or leveraged ETFs. (Feb. 11, 2022). Financial Industry Regulatory…
Joseph Paul Todaro, of Melville, New York, a stockbroker registered with SW Financial, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $194,599.73 in damages based upon allegations that Todaro engaged in excessive trading, charged the customer excessive commissions, and engaged in…
Ronald Robert Walchack (also known as Ron Walchack), of Sewickley, Pennsylvania, a stockbroker registered with Ameriprise Financial Services LLC, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Walchack failed to testify when FINRA investigated the stockbroker for possible violations of FINRA rules. Case No. 2021072021501 (Sept….
Eugene Arthur McAdams of Center Moriches, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Joseph Stone Capital LLC, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because McAdams failed to comply with a FINRA investigation relating to his investment recommendations during the time that he was associated with…
Edward Lawrence Turley (also known as Ed Turley) of San Francisco, California, a stockbroker formerly registered with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $55,615,696.00 in damages based upon allegations that Turley effected unauthorized and unsuitable transactions and made misrepresentations…
Thomas Caine Shultz of Scottsdale, Arizona, a stockbroker formerly registered with Coastal Equities Inc., is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested compensatory damages based upon allegations that Shultz failed to perform due diligence and made unsuitable recommendations with regard to the sale of direct…
Stephen Patrick Tosha of Dallas, Texas, a stockbroker currently registered with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith Incorporated, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint on February 25, 2022, in which the customer requested compensatory damages based upon allegations that Tosha engaged in unauthorized trading in connection with the sale of foreign securities…
Robert Charles Mehlin of Fairfield, New Jersey, a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended for three months from associating with any FINRA member in any capacity based upon allegations that Mehlin engaged in unauthorized trading and used unauthorized communications devices to correspond with customers. Letter…
Darryl Matthew Cohen of Westlake Village, California, a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because he did not comply with an investigation into his use of customer funds. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No. 2020066797301 (February 16, 2022)….
John Charles Barnes of Naples, Florida, a stockbroker formerly registered with RBC Capital Markets LLC, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for one month from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because of Barnes’ unauthorized trading in customer accounts during the time that he was associated with RBC Capital…
Conrad Kenneth Branson of Mill Valley, California, a stockbroker formerly registered with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith Incorporated, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for 45 days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because of Branson’s unauthorized trading in customer accounts during the time that he was associated…
James William Dunn Jr., of Vienna, Virginia, a stockbroker formerly registered with Ameriprise Financial Services Inc., is done, and has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon the refusal to cooperate with a FINRA investigation into allegations of his unauthorized trading. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver,…
Andrew David Schell of Colorado Springs, Colorado, a stockbroker formerly registered with D.A. Davidson Co., is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint that was settled on June 22, 2022, for $36,801.00 in damages based upon accusations that Schell made unauthorized options transactions when Schell was associated with D.A. Davidson Co. FINRA Public…
Ahmad Mohamed Maklouf (also known as Ed Maklouf) of New York, New York, a stockbroker currently registered with Spartan Capital Management LLC, is referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim where the customer sought $350,343.10 in damages based upon allegations that Maklouf churned accounts, breached a fiduciary duty, made unsuitable and…
Patrick Allen English of Phoenix, Arizona, a stockbroker formerly registered with Comerica Securities, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon accusations that English refused to cooperate with a FINRA investigation into allegations of unauthorized trading. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2022075677601 (August…
John Dennis Lowry of New York, New York, the owner of Spartan Capital Securities LLC, was identified in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim which was settled for $75,000.00 in damages because Lowry allegedly breached a fiduciary duty and had recommended unsuitable investments while he was registered with Spartan Capital Securities. Financial…
David Gene Menashe of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Allied Millennial Partners LLC, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because he refused to comply with FINRA when he was under investigation for excessive and unsuitable trading. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and…
Adam Ray Melville of Sherman Oaks, California, a stockbroker currently registered with Hilltop Securities Inc., is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on February 13, 2020, in which the customer requested $35,000.00 in damages because Melville allegedly made unauthorized trades involving municipal bonds during the time that he was associated with…
Stephen James Sullivan of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Newbridge Securities Corporation, was identified in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim which was settled for $30,000.00 in damages because Sullivan allegedly made unauthorized, unsuitable, and excessive securities transactions in the customer’s Newbridge Securities Corporation account. Financial Industry Regulatory…
Thomas Duggan of Melville, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Aegis Capital Corp, was referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim which was settled for $7,500.00 in damages based upon accusations that Duggan made excessive and unauthorized trades while he was registered with Aegis Capital Corp. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority…
Thomas Michael Hallberg (also known as Tom Hallberg) of Forest Lake, Minnesota, a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings of Hallberg’s unauthorized trading in a customer’s account when he was registered with Edward…
James A. Parrelly (also known as Jim Anthony Parrelly) of Dearborn, Michigan, a stockbroker formerly registered with Investment Planners Inc., has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings of Parrelly’s refusal to comply with a FINRA investigation concerning his potential unauthorized communications relating to…
Paul Itzchak Antevy of North Miami Beach, Florida, a stockbroker registered with FMSBonds Inc., is referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim which was resolved for $14,999.00 in damages supported by accusations of the customer being misled by Antevy regarding investments in corporate debt while Antevy was employed by FMSBonds. Financial…
William Mark Heiden of Newport Beach, California, a stockbroker formerly registered with Wedbush Securities, is identified in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim which was resolved for $70,000.00 in damages based upon accusations of unsuitable and unauthorized trading of stocks by Heiden during the time that he was registered with Wedbush Securities…
Robert James D’Andria (also known as Bobby Dandria and Bob Dandria) of Spring Lakes, New Jersey, a stockbroker currently registered with International Assets Advisory LLC, is referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim which was settled for $45,000.00 in damages founded on accusations of negligent supervision, fraud, unauthorized trading, breach of…
Robert C. David of Farmington Hills, Michigan, a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, has been fined $15,000.00 and suspended for 20 months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that he falsified customer account information, overconcentrated customers’ accounts in lower-quality securities, and…
John Joseph Conroy of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Andrew Garrett Inc., is referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim which was settled for $14,999.00 in damages supported by allegations of negligence and fraud as it pertained to stock trades executed in the customer’s account while Conroy…
Neil David Berlant of Los Angeles, California, a stockbroker formerly registered with DA Davidson Co., has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended for five months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that he executed discretionary trades in customer accounts without written authorization and mismarked customer order…
Michael McDermott Sr. of Mobile, Alabama, a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC, has been suspended for three months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that he engaged in unauthorized trading and had falsified documents during the time that he was registered…
Marc Augustus Reda of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Spartan Capital Securities, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based on findings that he churned investor accounts and made unauthorized trades when he was employed by Spartan Capital Securities. Department of Enforcement…
Mark Allen Frommer of Chicago, Illinois, a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley, is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on December 3, 2021, in which the customer sought $700,000.00 in damages supported by allegations of unauthorized trading by Frommer when he was registered with Morgan Stanley. Frommer has been identified in…
Eric Edward Nicolassy of Red Bank, New Jersey, a stockbroker formerly registered with Woodstock Financial Group Inc., has been suspended for four months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that Nicolassy engaged in unauthorized trades in customer accounts while he was employed by Woodstock Financial…
William David Hobby of Atlanta, Georgia, a stockbroker formerly registered with UBS Financial Services Inc., is identified in a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was resolved for $229,000.00 on October 2, 2019, supported by allegations of the customer being placed into unsuitable over-the-counter equities when Hobby was employed by UBS Financial Services. According…
Richard Foerster Reynolds of Garden City, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Worden Capital Management, is identified in a customer initiated investment related FINRA arbitration claim where the customer sought $1,606,034.39 in damages supported by allegations of breach of fiduciary duty and churning of the customer’s account by Reynolds when he was registered with…
Andrew Bruce Elsoffer of Pepper Pike, Ohio, a stockbroker formerly registered with Stifel Nicolaus Company Incorporated, has been fined $15,000.00 and suspended for two years from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that he engaged in unauthorized trading, loaned funds to a Stifel Nicolaus customer, and…
Serge Parakhnevich (also known as Serge Parker) of New York, New York, a stockbroker currently registered with PHX Financial Inc., is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA arbitration claim which was settled for $14,999.00 in damages based upon accusations of breach of fiduciary duty by Parakhnevich concerning over-the-counter equities executed in the…
Michael G. Mancinelli (also known as Michael Mann), a stockbroker formerly registered with Dinosaur Financial Group LLC, has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings that he engaged in unauthorized trading when he was registered with Dinosaur Financial Group. Letter of…
Sean P. McCabe, of Westbury, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Worden Capital Management, is referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer sought $330,113.00 in damages supported by accusations of misrepresentation relating to stock trading during the time that McCabe was employed by Worden Capital Management….
John Belk Daughtridge, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, a stockbroker formerly registered with Raymond James Associates Inc. and Morgan Stanley, is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint that was resolved on June 1, 2021, for $15,000.00 in compensation to the customer founded on accusations of unauthorized trading by Daughtridge at Morgan Stanley…
Christopher Edward Bond, of Melville, New York, a stockbroker currently registered with National Securities Corporation, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings that he engaged in unauthorized trading in National Securities Corporation customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No….
Marcious Dickerson (also known as Marty Dickerson), of Livonia, Michigan, a stockbroker currently registered with Centaurus Financial Inc., is referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim that was resolved for $39,500.00 in compensation to the customer founded on accusations that between March 23, 2020, and June 26, 2020, unauthorized trading of…
Pratul Victor Agnihotri (also known as Pratol Agnihotri), of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Spartan Capital Securities LLC and Spartan Capital Management LLC, is referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim where the customer sought $83,086.81 in damages based upon accusations that between 2013 and 2021, their…
Ronald Scott Bright, of Milwaukie, Oregon, a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that Bright effected unauthorized transactions in customer accounts during the time that he was employed by Edward Jones. Letter of…
Kirk Badii, of Los Angeles, California, a stockbroker formerly registered with UBS Financial Services Inc., is referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $3,000,000.00 in damages supported by accusations of mismanagement and unsuitable recommendations concerning alternative investments while Badii was associated with UBS Financial Services. Financial…
Joel Paul Kichline, of Saint Louis, Missouri, a stockbroker formerly registered with Raymond James Associates Inc., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings of Kichline’s unauthorized trading in Raymond James customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2020067473501…
Joseph Brian LaScala Jr. (also known as Joe LaScala Jr.), of Melville, New York, a stockbroker currently registered with Aegis Capital Corp, has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended for four months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings of LaScala’s unsuitable and unauthorized trading in Aegis…
Robert James McNamara, of Albany, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with 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 made discretionary trades without written authorization at Cadaret Grant. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No….
Nathan Gersteen Katz, of Largo, Florida, a stockbroker formerly registered with American Independent Securities Group, is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on October 28, 2021, in which the customer sought damages supported by allegations of an unsuitable annuity rider being placed on the customer’s annuity, which was intended for the benefit…
Mark Julius Potocsny (also known as Mark Juluis Potocsny), of Madison, Connecticut, a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley, was discharged as a stockbroker on April 14, 2021, founded on accusations of his unauthorized trading. According to Morgan Stanley, trades were made by Potocsny without him talking to customers and getting confirmation at the time…
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith Inc., a securities broker dealer headquartered in New York, New York, has been censured and fined $1,200,000.00 by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), founded on findings that it failed to comply with FINRA during two misconduct investigations. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2018058015702 (December 20, 2021). According to…
Scott Alan Kaufman, of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, a stockbroker formerly registered with LPL Financial LLC, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based on findings that he failed to comply with FINRA’s investigation into accusations of his improper fixed income trading strategy while he was employed by…
Matthew Alexander Perry, of Columbia, Maryland, a stockbroker formerly registered with Stifel Nicolaus Company Incorporated, is identified in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim which was resolved for $40,000.00 in damages founded on allegations that between June of 2016 and March of 2019, unauthorized and unsuitable trades were made by Perry when…
Alan Scot Feigenbaum, of Boynton Beach, Florida, a stockbroker formerly registered with Newbridge Securities Corp, has been fined $15,000.00 and suspended for five months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that Feigenbaum effected unauthorized trades in customer accounts while he was associated with National Securities…
Bradley S. Lay (also known as Brad Lay), of Columbia, Tennessee, a stockbroker formerly registered with Raymond James Associates Inc., has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended for two months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that Lay engaged in unauthorized trading of customer accounts while…
Michael Edward Rulison, of Syracuse, New York, a stockbroker currently registered with Morgan Stanley, is identified in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on August 3, 2020, where the customer sought compensatory damages based upon allegations that unauthorized trades were effected in the customer’s account by Rulison while he was associated with Morgan Stanley…
Clifford Edward Bryan III, of Merrillville, Indiana, a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services, is referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim which was resolved for $695,000.00 in damages founded on accusations that Bryan failed to supervise a stockbroker’s recommendations in a customer’s account at Wells Fargo Clearing Services….
Seraphim M. Rine (also known as Sam Rine), of West Palm Beach, Florida, a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim where the customer requested $7,000,000.00 in damages based upon accusations of Rine’s unsuitable trading of common and preferred stock and municipal debt…
Alexander Steven Batt, of Vero Beach, Florida, a stockbroker formerly registered with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith, is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint that was settled for $51,678.00 in damages on January 21, 2020, founded on accusations of unauthorized trading involving a private equity fund when Batt was associated with Merrill…
George Lance Calhoun (also known as Dick Calhoun) of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Laidlaw Company, is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on December 4, 2019, in which the customer sought $250,000.00 in damages supported by accusations that unauthorized trades were executed in the customer’s account by…
Michael John Ovitt, of Williamsville, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC, is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was settled for $48,800.00 on February 25, 2020, founded on accusations of Ovitt’s unauthorized trading of Allied Motion stock in the customer’s account between 2017 and 2018…
Michael Philip Capolongo, of Garden City, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Worden Capital Management, is referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim where the customer requested $330,113.00 in damages based on allegations that Capolongo breached a fiduciary duty regarding common and preferred stock transactions during the period that he…
Michael John Giovannelli (also known as Michael Anthony Giovannelli), of Garden City, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Spartan Capital Securities, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity according to a Default Decision containing findings that Giovannelli engaged in unauthorized trading and had falsified documents…
Thomas Duggan, of Melville, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Aegis Capital Corp, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim which was resolved for $7,500.00 in damages based on allegations of excessive trading by Duggan while he was employed by Aegis Capital Corp. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)…
Albert Lewis DeGaetano, of Independence, Ohio, a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones, has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended for six months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded upon findings that DeGaetano made unauthorized trades in customer accounts when he was registered with Edward Jones. Letter of…
Yann C. Faho (also known as Jann C. Faho and as John Faho), of New York, New York, a stockbroker currently registered with Aegis Capital Corp, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim where the customer sought $180,000.00 in damages based upon allegations of unsuitable trading by Faho which…
Jamal Hiram Sampson (also known as Jay Sampson), of Red Bank, New Jersey, a stockbroker formerly registered with First Standard Financial Company, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $146,599.00 in damages founded on accusations of excessive turnover and commissions because of Sampson’s stock…
Keith Lawton James Connolly, of Melville, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Aegis Capital Corp, is referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim which was resolved for $45,000.00 in damages based upon allegations of unsuitable trading by Connolly during the period that he was registered with Aegis Capital Corp. Financial…
Brandie June Becker Osburn (also known as Brandie Becker Osburn) of Glen Allen Virginia a stockbroker currently registered with Pruco Securities is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on February 3, 2020, in which the customer sought $142,000.00 in damages supported by accusations that an unauthorized transaction was effected in their…
Trevor Bradner Rahn of Los Angeles California a stockbroker formerly registered with JP Morgan Securities LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim where the customer sought $1,000,000.00 in damages based on allegations of Rahn’s unsuitable stock trades while he was associated with JP Morgan Securities. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority…
Scott Neil Hananel of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Aegis Capital Corp is referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested compensatory damages founded upon accusations that Hananel executed unsuitable securities transactions during the time that he was associated with Aegis Capital Corp. Financial…
Alan Zelig Appelbaum a stockbroker formerly registered with Aegis Capital Corp is referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim where the customer sought $550,000.00 in damages supported by allegations that they had been sold unsuitable structured products when Appelbaum was registered with Aegis Capital Corp. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Arbitration…
Spartan Capital Securities a securities broker dealer headquartered in Manhattan New York—along with John D. Lowry (co-founder and CEO of Spartan) and Kim M. Monchik (CCO of Spartan)—have been charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Department of Enforcement with failing to disclose reportable events concerning Spartan stockbrokers, including customer complaints and arbitrations. Department of Enforcement…
Michael Miles Hartlett (also known as Mike Hartlett) of East Petersburg Pennsylvania a stockbroker formerly registered with LPL Financial LLC has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based on findings that he engaged in unauthorized trading of a customer’s account when he was…
Jennifer Ann Ayers (also known as Jenny Ayers and as Jennifer Ann Glow) of Roanoke Virginia a stockbroker formerly registered with Allstate Financial Services LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that she failed to cooperate with a FINRA investigation regarding her…
Stephen John Ferencik (also known as Stephen John Ferencilz) of Atlanta Georgia a stockbroker currently registered with Arkadios Capital is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim where the customer requested $200,000.00 in damages based upon allegations of unsuitable alternative investment transactions by Ferencik and Arkadios Capital between 2017 and…
Jeffrey Allen Russell of Newport Beach California a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley has been discharged as stockbroker on May 26, 2021. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure shows that Russell allegedly made unauthorized transactions in customer accounts. Morgan Stanley alleges that he did not have pre-trade customer authorization for transactions involving money…
Christopher Rice Callagy of New York New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Aegis Capital Corp is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim where the customer requested $180,000.00 in damages based on accusations of poor investment performance during the time that Callagy was associated with Aegis Capital Corp. Financial…
William Joseph Conn (also known as Bill Conn) of San Francisco California a stockbroker formerly registered with JP Morgan Securities LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer sought $2,000,000.00 in damages founded upon allegations that between 2012 and 2018, Conn effected unauthorized transactions while…
Thomas Boley Hunt of Twin Falls Idaho a stockbroker currently registered with Wells Fargo Advisors is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was resolved for $20,000.00 in damages on July 22, 2020 supported by allegations that Hunt’s transactions at Wells Fargo Advisors were not suitable for the customer. Hunt has…
Shirley Ellen Washam (also known as Shirley Ellen Davis and as Shirley Ellen Mazzanti) of Little Rock Arkansas a stockbroker formerly registered with Raymond James Associates Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was resolved for $45,000.00 in damages on December 9, 2020 founded on allegations of an unauthorized annuity…
Christopher Joseph Nelson of Brandon South Dakota a stockbroker formerly registered with Wynston Hill Capital LLC has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for four months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that Nelson falsified the records of Wynston Hill concerning trades in customer accounts. Letter…
Jordan David Samelson of Huntington New York a stockbroker currently registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim which was settled for $200,000.00 in damages supported by accusations of unauthorized trades during the period that Samelson was associated with Wells Fargo Clearing Services….
Cynthia Diane Cowden (also known as Cynthia Case) a stockbroker formerly registered with NPB Financial Group LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim where the customer sought $300,000.00 in damages based upon allegations of the violation of federal and state securities laws and the breach of a fiduciary…
Charles Scott Burford (also known as Scott Burford) of Dallas Texas a stockbroker formerly registered with Hilltop Securities Independent Network Inc. (now known as Momentum Independent Network Inc.) has been charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Department of Enforcement with making unauthorized trades in a customer’s account when he was employed by Hilltop Securities….
Douglas Keith Ellman of Boca Raton Florida a stockbroker currently registered with Shearson Financial Services is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested unspecified damages founded upon allegations that Ellman placed them into inappropriate common and preferred stock between February of 2019 and November of…
James Edward Lyons of Shreveport Louisiana a stockbroker formerly registered with Raymond James Associates Inc. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim where the customer sought $1,000,000.00 in damages founded on allegations of Lyons’ unsuitable trading of sector-specific investments and direct investments while he was associated with Raymond James…
Joseph Augustien Lianzo of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Laidlaw Company (UK) Ltd. has been suspended for eight months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that Lianzo made excessive and unauthorized trades in customers’ accounts when he was associated with Laidlaw Company….
Kevin Richard Wilson of New York New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Laidlaw Company (UK) Ltd. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim where the customer requested $100,000.00 in damages supported by accusations that they had been sold unsuitable private placements and over-the-counter equities by Wilson during the period…
Jason Lee Seale III of Novato California a stockbroker and investment adviser representative of American Wealth Management Inc. has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that unauthorized transactions were executed in the customer’s account by Seale when he was associated…
David John Strnad of Franklin Tennessee a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley has been suspended as a stockbroker between July 1, 2019 and December 31, 2020 by Florida Office of Financial Regulation based upon Strnad being sanctioned by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for unauthorized trading. Case No. 249967-19-AG. FINRA Public Disclosure shows that…
John Mark Ross of Missoula Montana a stockbroker formerly registered with US Bancorp Investments Inc. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was resolved for $127,210.30 in damages on January 9, 2019 founded on allegations of unauthorized trading by Ross while he was associated with Wells Fargo Advisors. According to…
Rick Douglas Konecny of Chicago Illinois a stockbroker formerly registered with JP Morgan Securities LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim which was settled for $200,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that unsuitable transactions were affected in customer accounts by Konecny when he was associated with JP Morgan Securities….
Walter Morrow Allen of Suffield Connecticut a stockbroker formerly registered with Cetera Advisors LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that he neglected to produce documents and information for FINRA during the course of the regulator’s investigation into Allen’s trading in the…
Dominic Anthony Tropiano of Cleveland Ohio a stockbroker formerly registered with America Northcoast Securities Inc. has been barred by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from being a stockbroker or investment adviser representative based on accusations that Tropiano effected unauthorized and unsuitable transactions in customer accounts causing customers to experience more than $1,000,000.00 in losses. SEC…
Hugues Guirand of Virginia Beach Virginia a stockbroker formerly registered with Woodstock Financial Group Inc. has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by a FINRA Office of Hearing Officers Default Decision containing findings that Guirand did not cooperate with FINRA in an investigation relating to…
Gilbert Anthony Kuta of Timonium Maryland a stockbroker formerly registered with Capitol Securities Management Inc. has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based on findings that Kuta executed trades in customer accounts without authorization while he was associated with Capitol Securities Management. Letter…
Cristiano Tempo Castellini of Beverly Hills California a stockbroker formerly registered with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on February 9, 2021 in which the customer requested compensatory damages based upon accusations that Castellini effected unauthorized trades in the customer’s account during the period that…
Roy Joseph Failla of Red Bank New Jersey a stockbroker formerly registered with First Standard Financial Company LLC has been fined $15,000.00 and suspended for 45 days from being a stockbroker in New Jersey according to a Consent Order containing findings that Failla executed unsuitable and excessive trades in customer accounts while Failla was associated…
Levi B. Robinson of Anchorage Alaska a stockbroker currently registered with UBS Financial Services Inc. has been referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was settled for $125,000.00 in damages on December 6, 2018 founded on accusations of misrepresentations by the stockbroker in regard to hedging and selling a customer’s investments. According…
Timothy Joseph Cunningham of White Plains New York a stockbroker formerly registered with JP Morgan Securities LLC and JP Morgan Chase Bank has been discharged on June 18, 2020 founded on allegations of Cunningham making unauthorized trades in a customer’s account. According to JP Morgan, Cunningham executed the sale of a security from the customer’s…
Daniel E. Jossen (also known as Dan Jossen) of Bethesda Maryland a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that Jossen failed to cooperate with FINRA’s requests when he was investigated by the regulator for unauthorized…
Nathan Gersteen Katz of Largo Florida a stockbroker formerly registered with American Independent Securities Group LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings of Katz refusing to cooperate with FINRA when he was investigated for potentially making unsuitable recommendations and effecting trades without…
Matthew Alexander Perry (also known as Alex Perry) of Columbia Montana a stockbroker formerly registered with Stifel Nicolaus Company incorporated has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that he refused to cooperate with FINRA when he was investigated for a customer complaint regarding…
Roger Lowell Wilkie of Overland Park Kansas a stockbroker and investment adviser representative of Wells Fargo Clearing Services has been discharged from employment on March 17, 2021 founded on accusations of Wilkie being involved in an unauthorized transaction involving the liquidation of securities from a customer’s account. Wilkie has been identified in six customer initiated…
Adam Thomas Marquardt of Rochester Minnesota a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network has been terminated on July 22, 2020 founded on accusations that he executed unauthorized transactions to address losses incurred by customers. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure also confirms that Marquardt is referenced in a customer initiated investment…
Joel Lansat of Palm Beach Gardens Florida a stockbroker currently registered with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith Incorporated is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on April 9, 2020 in which the customer sought compensatory damages based upon accusations that unauthorized trades were effected in the customer’s Merrill Lynch investment account…
Michael John Giovannelli of Garden City New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Spartan Capital Securities LLC has been charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Department of Enforcement with effecting an unauthorized trade in a customer’s account when Giovannelli was associated with Spartan Capital Securities. Department of Enforcement v. Michael J. Giovannelli Disciplinary Proceeding…
Ricardo Turlan (also known as Ricardo Patricio Perez-Turlan and as Ricardo Patricio Ramirez) of San Antonio Texas a stockbroker formerly registered with UBS Financial Services Inc. has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended for two-months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that he effected unauthorized trades…
Matthew Gregory Zanowiak of Lancaster Pennsylvania a stockbroker currently registered with Cadaret Grant Co. Inc. 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 Zanowiak made unauthorized trades in a customer’s account during the time that he was associated with Cadaret…
Kenneth Leopold Williams of Red Bank New Jersey a stockbroker formerly registered with Paulson Investment Company LLC has been discharged by the securities broker dealer on August 20, 2020 supported by allegations that Williams was not compliant with Paulson’s instructions. According to the claim, customers were provided with private information from Williams against company policy….
John Sebastion Cangialosi of New York New York a stockbroker registered with Worden Capital Management and SW Financial is under a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) investigation in which Cangialosi may face disciplinary action for allegedly making unsuitable recommendations to customers. Case No. 20170564326 (Sept. 15, 2020). According to FINRA Public Disclosure, FINRA recommended for…
Adam Gerard Belardino of Elmsford New York a stockbroker formerly registered with MML Investors Services has been charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) with failing to cooperate with an investigation in which he was being examined for possible excessive trading in customer accounts. Department of Enforcement v. Adam Gerald Belardino Disciplinary Proceeding No. 2019062347102…
Alex Gerardo Herrera of Coral Gables Florida a stockbroker formerly registered with UBS Financial Services has been suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon accusations that he failed to comply with an arbitration award or otherwise inform FINRA about his compliance. FINRA Arbitration No. 20-00245 (Aug….
Michael John Giovannelli (also known as Michael Anthony Giovannelli) of Garden City New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Spartan Capital Securities is the subject of a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) investigation in which the regulator made an initial determination to recommend that Giovannelli be sanctioned for engaging in unauthorized trading and for providing…
Scott David Fergang of Paramus New Jersey a stockbroker formerly registered with RBC Capital Markets has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that he executed unauthorized trades in a customer’s account. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No. 2018059478701 (Apr….
PHILADELPHIA (May 27, 2021). The Guiliano Law Group is pleased to announce that a FINRA Securties Arbitration Panel, siting in Atlanta, after a series of lengthy hearings last month, rendered an Final Award in the amount of $1,978,713 for our clients in 18-04008 Executed Award. The Award includes interest, costs and attorney’s fees of $328,540,…
Paul Andrew Spero of Liverpool New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Cadaret Grant Co. Inc. has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for fifteen days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that he effected unauthorized trades in a customer’s account. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and…
Constantinos George Maniatis of Dallas Texas a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for 30 days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings that he effected trades in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No. 2019062788601…
Matthew Angelo Siliato of Bronx New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Wynston Hill Capital LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings that he did not cooperate with FINRA’s investigation into allegations of him making unauthorized and excessive trades. Letter of Acceptance…
Sun Hyung Kim of Los Angeles California a stockbroker formerly registered with Kayan Securities Inc. has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that he made unauthorized trades in customer accounts and had provided FINRA with misleading and false information when he was investigated…
Kevin David Barton of Vista California a stockbroker currently registered with Crown Capital Securities LP has been fined $17,500.00 and suspended for four months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings that he took part in outside business activities and had executed unauthorized trades in customer…
Ignacio Erhart Del Campo of Boca Raton Florida a stockbroker formerly registered with Northeast Securities Inc. has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended for two months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that Erhart Del Campo executed unauthorized trades in the customer’s account resulting in losses….
Trevor Bradner Rahn of Los Angeles California a stockbroker formerly registered with JP Morgan Securities LLC has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended for 18 months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that Rahn made unsuitable recommendations and unauthorized trades when he was associated with JP…
Mark Larry Delgadillo of Santa Barbara California a stockbroker formerly registered with DA Davidson Co. has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for one month from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that Delgadillo effected unauthorized trades in a customer’s account. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent…
Corey Alexander Johnson of Melville New York a stockbroker currently registered with Aegis Capital Corp has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that Johnson executed unauthorized transactions in customer accounts during the time that he was associated with Aegis Capital…
Kishan Parikh (also known as Sean Parikh) of New York New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Aegis Capital Corp has been charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Department of Enforcement with executing unsuitable, excessive and unauthorized trades in the accounts of Aegis Capital Corp customers. Department of Enforcement v. Kishan Parikh Disciplinary Proceeding…
Lang Phu Nguyen of Campton Hills Illinois a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for 45 days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings that Nguyen executed unauthorized trades in customer accounts when he was associated with Edward Jones. Letter…
Frank Fornshell Venable III of Knoxville Tennessee a stockbroker currently registered with Morgan Stanley has been fined by Tennessee Securities Division based upon Venable having been sanctioned by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for effecting discretionary trades in customer accounts. Case No. TSD No. 20-013 (June 26, 2020). The Securities Division found Venable to be…
William Lief Collins (also known as Bill Collins) of Birmingham Michigan a stockbroker currently registered with Morgan Stanley is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $800,000.00 in damages supported by accusations that unauthorized trades were executed in the customer’s account between March 1, 2019…
Darrell Anthony Smith Jr of Memphis Tennessee a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings that he failed to cooperate with FINRA personnel during the time that he was investigated for allegedly effecting unauthorized transactions…
Robert Wade LaPietra of New York New York a former stockbroker and investment adviser representative of Aegis Capital Corp is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim which was settled for $80,000.00 in damages founded on accusations that an unsuitable investment strategy had been used by the stockbroker during the…
John Frederick Griner of Atlanta Georgia a stockbroker and investment adviser representative of Morgan Stanley has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings that he enganged in unauthorized trading in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No. 2019064538201 (Jan….
Michael Allen Kamperman of Waco Texas a stockbroker formerly registered with HD Vest Investment Services is referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim where the customer requested $300,000.00 in damages supported by allegations that unsuitable over-the-counter equities trades were executed in the customer’s account during the period that Kamperman was associated…
Arthur Obermeier (also known as Art Obermeier) of Boulder Colorado a stockbroker formerly registered with LPL Financial has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for 60 days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that Obermeier executed unauthorized trades in the accounts of LPL Financial customers. Letter…
Matthew Eric Platnico of New York New York a stockbroker and investment adviser representative of Allied Millennial Partners LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim where the customer requested $1,460,000.00 in damages founded on accusations that unauthorized indexed options trades were executed in the customer’s account because of Platnico…
Ezri Shechter (also known as Eddie Shechter) of Jersey City New Jersey a stockbroker registered with Spencer-Winston Securities Corporation is referenced in a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) investigation on June 17, 2020 in which Shechter’s activities with a customer are being reviewed for possible FINRA violations. FINRA Case No. 20190646958. FINRA Public Disclosure confirms…
Steven Robert Luftschein (also known as Steven Lerner) a stockbroker formerly registered with Aegis Capital Corp has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member according to an Order Accepting Offer of Settlement issued by FINRA Office of Hearing Officers who found that Luftschein had churned customers’ accounts and had made…
Paul Lawrence Fowler Jr. of Washington DC a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for one month from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that Fowler executed unauthorized trades in a customer’s account when he was associated with…
Jack B. McBride of Plymouth Michigan a stockbroker currently registered with B Riley Wealth Management is referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim where the customer requested $380,000.00 in damages based upon accusations that the stockbroker provided unsuitable investment advice to the B Riley customer concerning exchange traded funds, stocks and…
Drew R. Mantel (also known as Drew R. Mentel) of Miamisburg Ohio a stockbroker formerly registered with Ameriprise Financial Services has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for three months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that Mantel executed trades in customers’ accounts on an unauthorized…
Richard Clarence DeYoung Jr. of The Woodlands Texas a stockbroker and investment adviser representative of Wells Fargo Clearing Services is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on March 12, 2020 in which the customer sought more than $5,000.00 in damages supported by allegations that unauthorized transactions were executed in the customer’s account…
John D. Craft of Philadelphia Pennsylvania a stockbroker formerly registered with Cetera Financial Specialists LLC has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for two months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that Craft executed trades without authorization. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No. 2019062964801 (Dec….
Juergen Weber of New York New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Benjamin Jerold Brokerage LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer was awarded $150,000.00 in compensatory damages based on Weber being found liable on the customer’s claims including the violation of California Elder…
Kevin Kimball Meadows of Liverpool New York a stockbroker formerly registered with First Allied Securities and Cape Securities is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on April 30, 2020 where the customer requested $168,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that transactions executed in the First Allied Securities customer’s account were not suitable…
Anthony John Leopizzi of White Plains New York a stockbroker currently registered with Ameriprise Financial Services is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was settled on July 20, 2020 for $27,586.23 in damages based upon allegations of stock being sold from the customer’s Ameriprise Financial Services account without the customer’s…
Jay Clint Tomlinson of New York New York a stockbroker currently registered with RF Lafferty Co. Inc. has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended for three months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based on findings that he effected trades in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance Waiver…
Timothy David O’Brien of Inver Grove Heights Minnesota a stockbroker formerly registered with Feltl Company has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended for 45 days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings that O’Brien engaged in unauthorized trading in a customer’s account. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent…
Julian Howard Gingold of New York New York a stockbroker formerly registered with UBS Financial Services is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on February 25, 2019 where the customer sought more than $5,000.00 in damages founded on allegations that a fiduciary duty that was owed to the customer had been…
Richard Jay Bernstein (also known as Richard Jay Berstein) of Incline Village Nevada a stockbroker and investment adviser representative of Wells Fargo Clearing Services is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was settled for $15,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that unauthorized trades were executed in the customer’s account and…
Marlon O. Cole of New York New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Spartan Capital Securities is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was resolved for $20,000.00 in damages based upon accusations of unsuitable margin use and the breach of a fiduciary duty by Cole concerning his over-the-counter equities transactions…
Adam S. Feierstein of Redondo Beach California a stockbroker formerly registered with ProEquities Inc. has been discharged by the securities broker dealer on October 28, 2020 founded on allegations that Feierstein engaged in unauthorized private security transactions and had concealed his communications about securities business from ProEquities. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure also…
Thomas Wayne Chandler of Fort Lauderdale Florida a stockbroker formerly registered with Kovack Securities Inc. has been terminated from employment on April 3, 2020 founded on allegations that Chandler neglected to abide by procedures and policies of the securities broker dealer in reference to customer accounts. Chandler was associated with Kovack Securities between March 25,…
Michael Christopher Venturino of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Aegis Capital Corporation is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought between $100,000.00 and $500,000.00 in damages supported by accusations that a contract between the customer and the securities broker dealer had been breached and that…
Robert Barnard of Las Cruces New Mexico a stockbroker formerly registered with Principal Securities Inc. has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that Barnard did not comply with FINRA’s instructions when he was under investigation for effecting unauthorized transactions while associated with Principal…
Nina MacGinn Maines (also known as Nina MacGinn Sander) of Baldwinsville New York a stockbroker and investment adviser representative of Cadaret Grant Co. Inc. 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 she engaged in unauthorized transactions during the period…
Paul Francis Seymour of Plattsburgh New York a stockbroker currently registered with Cadaret Grant Co. Inc. 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 Seymour engaged in unauthorized trading in investor accounts. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No. 2019061646404 (Oct….
Vincent James Mazza of Jersey City New Jersey a stockbroker formerly registered with National Securities Corporation is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought $400,000.00 in damages supported by allegations that unauthorized over-the-counter equities trades were effected in the customer’s account during the time that Mazza was associated…
Marc Augustus Reda of New York New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Spartan Capital Securities LLC has been referenced in a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) investigation in which the regulator has made an initial determination for Reda to face disciplinary action supported by accusations of Reda effecting trades in customer accounts on an…
Douglas William Stopkey of Richmond Virginia a stockbroker formerly registered with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith has been suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based on findings that he effected unauthorized trades in customer accounts while registered with Merrill Lynch. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No….
Jeffrey Allan Broten of Morristown New Jersey a stockbroker formerly registered with First Standard Financial Co. LLC and National Securities Corporation is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer sought $100,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that over-the-counter equities transactions effected in the customer’s account by the stockbroker failed…
Capital City Securities LLC a securities broker dealer headquartered in Powell Ohio has been censured by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) based upon findings that Capital City failed to supervise the suitability of trades that its stockbrokers effected in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No….
Shapour Reza Ejlal of Great Neck New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Aegis Capital Corp. is identified in a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was settled for $17,500.00 in damages on March 1, 2019 based upon accusations that unauthorized transactions were effected in the customer’s account and that the customer was placed…
Deborah Leah Beal of Downers Grove Illinois a stockbroker formerly registered with JP Morgan Securities LLC has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for two months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings that she engaged in unauthorized transactions in the accounts of JP Morgan Securities customers….
Scott Thomas Wolfrum of Indianapolis Indiana a stockbroker formerly registered with Huntleigh Securities Corporation is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was settled for $449,300.00 on April 9, 2019 based upon accusations that the customer was placed into a private placement without authorization in January of 2018 when Wolfrum was…
Katherine S. Clark (also known as Katherine St. Charles) of Chevy Chase Maryland a stockbroker and investment adviser representative of RBC Capital Markets LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related complaint on June 9, 2020 in which the customer sought more than $5,000.00 in damages supported by allegations that unauthorized transactions were executed…
Marc Winters of Los Angeles California a stockbroker formerly registered with Wedbush Securities Inc. has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon accusations that Winters failed to cooperate with FINRA’s request for his information following the stockbroker’s termination from Wedbush Securities. Case No. 2019061943701 (June…
Ramon Arturo Herrera of Jersey City New Jersey a stockbroker and financial advisor formerly registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC is the subject of a New Jersey Bureau of Securities Order dated October 18, 2019 in which Herrera’s stockbroker and investment adviser representative registrations in the State of New Jersey have been revoked based…
Stephen Paul Florio (also known as Flo Florio and as Florio Paul Stephen) of Fort Lauderdale Florida a stockbroker formerly employed by Raymond James Associates Inc. 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 Florio effected trades in a Raymond…
Giustino DeStefano (also known as Justin Antonio DeStefano) of Williamsville New York a stockbroker formerly employed by Merrill Lynch and Securities America is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was settled for $485,000.00 in damages supported by allegations of elder abuse and the violation of California Securities Act. Financial Industry…
Joseph Paul Woitkoski of Pittsfield Massachusetts a stockbroker formerly employed by Raymond James Associates Inc. has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings that Woitkoski initiated unauthorized trades in customer accounts and caused false records and books to be maintained by…
Christopher Allan Swan of Irving Texas a stockbroker formerly registered with BBT Securities LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related civil action brought in the District Court of Dallas County Texas in which the customer requested $23,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that 529 accounts and other custodial accounts had been set…
Eugene Nathan Gordon (also known as Gene Gordon) of Palo Alto California a stockbroker currently employed by Fortune Financial Services has been issued an Order of Summary Revocation and Issuance of Restricted License by California Department of Insurance supported by allegations of Gordon having failed to disclose sanctions imposed against him by Financial Industry Regulatory…
Scott David Fergang of Paramus New Jersey a stockbroker formerly employed by RBC Capital Markets LLC has been terminated from employment on June 19, 2019 founded on allegations that trades were facilitated by the stockbroker on a discretionary basis without the stockbroker obtaining written permission from customers or the securities broker dealer. Fergang violated RBC…
Yvonne Marie Nirelli (also known as Yvonne Marie Fifield and as Yvonne Searles) of Canastota New York a stockbroker currently registered with Cadaret Grant Co. Inc. 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 she traded in customer accounts at…
Craig Allen Leppien of Traverse City Michigan of Cetera Investment Services has been identified in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on April 16, 2019 in which the customer requested $41,338.66 in damages supported by allegations that the customer’s investment had been switched by Leppien without the customer’s consent during the time that Leppien…
Athanasios Tomaras (also known as Thanasi Tomaras) of Oldsmar Florida a stockbroker formerly employed by Fulcrum Securities LLC and Fulcrum Advisory Services LLC is referenced in a Stipulation and Consent Licensing Order issued by Colorado Division of Securities in which Tomaras was placed on heightened supervision founded on allegations of customer disputes and regulatory infractions…
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…
Dudley Franklin Stephens (also known as Stephen Franklin Dudley) of New York New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Prospera Financial Services and Coastal Equities is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was resolved for $122,500.00 in damages based upon accusations that the customer had been placed into unsuitable investments…
Jeffrey Scott Olson of Minneapolis Minnesota a stockbroker and financial advisor formerly registered with Stifel Nicolaus is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer requested $90,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that unauthorized trades were effected in the customer’s account and that the customer received bad investment advice…
Benard Wayne Gann of Tyler Texas a stockbroker formerly associated with LPL Financial LLC has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for 30 days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based on his consent to findings that he facilitated an unauthorized transaction in a customer’s account. Letter of Acceptance…
Daniel Patrick Reilly of New York New York a stockbroker formerly employed by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has been identified in a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was resolved on July 30, 2018 for $40,000.00 in damages founded on accusations that unauthorized equity transactions were executed in the customer’s account between January of…
Jeffrey Allen Baber of Red Bank New Jersey a stockbroker and investment adviser representative formerly registered with First Standard Financial Company is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer requested unspecified damages based upon allegations that unsuitable equities transactions had been executed by Baber at First Standard Financial…
Robert James McNamara of Albany New York a stockbroker currently associated with Cadaret Grant Co. has been suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based on findings that McNamara facilitated unauthorized transactions in customer accounts during the period in which he was employed by Cadaret Grant. Letter of…
Robert Steven Clarke of Austin Texas a stockbroker employed by National Alliance Securities LLC (also known as NatAlliance) has been issued an Order by Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions in which he has been fined $3,000.00 and suspended as a stockbroker for five months supported by allegations that he facilitated transactions in NatAlliance customer accounts…
Kevin Marshall McCallum of Birmingham Alabama a stockbroker formerly associated with LPL Financial LLC has been referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer requested damages estimated to exceed $5,000.00 supported by allegations that unauthorized transactions were facilitated in the customer’s account during the period in which McCallum was employed…
Terry Au of New York New York a stockbroker formerly employed by WestPark Capital Inc. has been identified in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought $125,000.00 in damages founded on accusations that a fiduciary duty that was owed to the customer was breached by Au in regard to the customer’s…
Albert Dishner of New York New York a stockbroker formerly associated with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC 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 facilitated unauthorized transactions in the account of a Credit Suisse customer. Letter of Acceptance…
Barry John Hartwyk of Long Beach California a stockbroker formerly registered with RBC Capital Markets LLC has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for fifteen days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that unauthorized trades had been effected in the customer’s investment account by…
James Hal Heafner (also known as Jim Heafner) a stockbroker formerly registered with Taylor Capital Management Inc. (also known as TCM Securities Inc.) has been suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity on March 31, 2020 based upon accusations that Heafner failed to cooperate with a FINRA Arbitration…
Robert Silverman of Red Bank New Jersey a stockbroker formerly employed by Cetera Financial Specialists LLC has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended for four months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on the stockbroker’s consent to findings that he made unauthorized transactions in a customer’s account. Letter…
Evan Richard Wuhl of New York New York a stockbroker currently registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was settled for $400,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that stock recommendations which had been made by Wuhl failed to be suitable given the customer’s risk…
Marvin Egorin of Beverly Hills California a stockbroker formerly employed by Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC has been suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on accusations that he failed to provide FINRA with information that was requested of him in connection with a misconduct inquiry. Case…
Mark Katz of San Diego California a stockbroker formerly associated with Hilltop Securities Inc. has been referenced in a customer initiated investment related complaint on February 18, 2020 in which the customer requested $357,000.00 in damages supported by allegations of unauthorized and excessive trading in the customer’s account by Katz which caused the Hilltop Securities…
David Khezri of Holbrook New York a stockbroker formerly employed by Joseph Stone Capital LLC has been identified in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought $235,635.00 in damages founded on accusations of negligence and the breach of a fiduciary duty by Khezri as it pertained to stock trades executed in…
Terry Tzagarakis (also known as Terry Rakis) of New York New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Spartan Capital Securities LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought $6,645,956.00 in damages based upon accusations that (1) unauthorized transactions were effected in the customer’s account (2) stocks selected…
Donald Logan of Silverdale Washington a stockbroker registered with Waddell Reed Inc. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was settled for $15,000.00 in damages based upon accusations that the customer was poorly advised by Logan as it pertained to a variable universal life insurance policy that the customer purchased…
Brian Joseph Harte of Alexandria Virginia a stockbroker currently registered with E1 Asset Management Inc. has been suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings that unauthorized transactions were effected by him in the account of E1 customers. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No. 2018059689101…
James Anthony Parrelly (also known as Jim Anthony Parrelly) of Dearborn Michigan a stockbroker currently registered with Investment Planners Inc. has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized trades in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance…
Regan Allen Rohl of Fargo North Dakota a stockbroker formerly employed by Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC has been discharged on March 11, 2020 based upon allegations that he traded in Wells Fargo customer accounts without authorization and did not abide by the expectations that Wells Fargo set forth while he was under heightened…
William David Hobby of Atlanta Georgia a stockbroker formerly registered with UBS Financial Services Inc. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was settled for $130,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that between 2014 and 2018: (1) trades were effected in the customer’s account by the stockbroker without the customer’s…
Charles James Euler Jr. of Radnor Pennsylvania a stockbroker formerly registered with Janney Montgomery Scott LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he failed to comply with the regulator during an investigation into allegations against Euler of unsuitable recommendations….
Gregory Spencer O’Brien of New York New York a stockbroker formerly employed by Aegis Capital Corp has been identified in a customer initiated investment related complaint on April 12, 2019 where the customer sought $153,300.00 in damages founded on accusations that margin was inappropriately utilized to effect securities transactions for the customer’s Aegis Capital Corp…
Eric Daniel Silvestre of Santa Monica California a stockbroker formerly associated with JP Morgan Securities LLC has been referenced in a customer initiated investment related complaint which was settled on December 5, 2019 for $47,217.54 in damages supported by allegations that between March 14, 2018 and June 27, 2019, options transactions were facilitated in the…
Scott Blake Mintz of Hartford Connecticut a stockbroker currently associated with UBS Financial Services Inc. is the subject of a Consent Order issued by the Massachusetts Securities Division in which the stockbroker has been sanctioned based upon allegations of his exercise of discretion in the accounts of UBS Financial Services customers without advanced written permission…
Charles Henry Postel (also known as Chuck Postel) of Westlake Ohio a stockbroker formerly registered with Stifel Nicolaus Company Incorporated has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings that the stockbroker effected unauthorized transactions in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance Waiver…
Bryan Gabriel Mazliach of Fort Lauderdale Florida a stockbroker associated with Laidlaw Company and Westpark Capital has been referenced in an investigation initiated by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) on September 27, 2019 in which the regulator recommended that the stockbroker be disciplined for allegedly making unsuitable and unauthorized trades in investor accounts. Wells Notice…
William Christian Gennity (also known as Billy Gennity) of Staten Island New York a stockbroker formerly registered with First Standard Financial Company LLC has been suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon accusations that the stockbroker failed to comply with a FINRA Arbitration Award in which…
William Nicholas Athas of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly registered with KC Ward Financial is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was resolved for $95,000.00 in damages based upon accusations that the customer was defrauded. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Arbitration No. 17-00213 (Feb. 22, 2018). According to the…
James Blake Daughtry of Dothan Alabama a stockbroker formerly registered with Kestra Investment Services has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he failed to cooperate with a FINRA investigation into allegations of his possible unauthorized transactions and fraudulent activities in…
Danilo Dereck Fuentes of Dayton Maryland a stockbroker employed by Dawson James Securities Inc. has been identified in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought $1,377,280.02 in damages founded on accusations that (1) transactions were effected by Fuentes without authorization and without Dawson James’ supervision (2) misrepresentations had been made to…
Christopher Stephen Jorgensen of Setauket New York a stockbroker formerly employed by Summit Brokerage Services Inc. has been identified in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which has been resolved for $70,000.00 in damages founded on accusations of unauthorized trading and overconcentration of the customer’s assets in investments including (1) exchange traded funds (2)…
Scott Douglas Williams of Franklin Tennessee a stockbroker formerly employed by LPL Financial has been identified in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which has been resolved for $61,050.00 in damages founded on accusations that the customer’s account had been churned and that unsuitable penny stocks and equities were traded in the customer’s LPL…
Paul Anthony Falcon of Boca Raton Florida a stockbroker currently registered with Aegis Capital Corp. has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for thirty days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings that the stockbroker used secretive and unapproved communication channels to correspond with customers of Aegis…
David Roger Hirons of San Diego California a stockbroker formerly registered with Wedbush Securities Inc. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer requested $712,080.00 in compensatory damages and $1,000,000.00 in punitive damages based upon allegations of unauthorized options trades that had been effected by Hirons in the…
Thomas Cameron Oakes of Grand Rapids Michigan a stockbroker associated with Royal Securities Company has been suspended by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) from associating with any member in any capacity supported by allegations of Oakes’ failure to confirm with the regulator whether he complied with a customer initiated investment related arbitration award. FINRA Case…
Douglas Anthony Leone of Melville New York a stockbroker associated with SW Financial has been referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer requested $250,000.00 in damages supported by allegations that (1) transactions effected in the customer’s account were not suitable (2) contractual and fiduciary obligations were violated (3) misleading…
Vincent James Mazza of Jersey City New Jersey a stockbroker employed by National Securities Corporation has been barred by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) from associating with any member in any capacity founded on accusations of the stockbroker’s failure to comply with the regulator’s request for information. Case No. 2018060932001 (Oct. 28, 2019). FINRA Public…
Andrew Stephen Vitek Jr. of Jenkintown Pennsylvania a stockbroker formerly employed by Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC has been identified in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought at least $152,000.00 in damages founded on accusations that (1) mutual funds and structured products were not suitable for the customer given their…
Stuart L. Pearl (also known as Stu Pearl) of Indianapolis Indiana a stockbroker formerly employed by David A. Noyes Company has been identified in a customer initiated investment related complaint which has been resolved on July 1, 2019 for $42,500.00 in damages founded on accusations that (1) a hedge fund position had been executed in…
Marcus Duane Parker of Santa Fe New Mexico a stockbroker associated with Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC has been referenced in a customer initiated investment related civil action in which the customer requested unspecified damages supported by allegations that transactions were facilitated in the customer’s account by the stockbroker without authorization in 2017 when Parker…
Mark Joseph Sachse of Overland Park Kansas a stockbroker registered with Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. has been barred by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) from associating with any FINRA member in any capacity based upon allegations that the stockbroker failed to respond to the regulator’s request for information about his activities. FINRA Case No. 2018057939001…
Richard French Judd (also known as Rick Judd) of Chicago Illinois a stockbroker employed by CIBC World Markets Corp. has been identified in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer was awarded compensatory damages founded on Judd being found liable on the customer’s claims which included that investments had been liquidated from…
James William Flower (also known as Jim Flower) of Garden City New York a stockbroker currently registered with Spartan Capital Securities is the subject of an investigation initiated by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) on October 15, 2019. According to Public Disclosure, the investigation concerns allegations that the stockbroker recommended excessive trades to a customer….
William David Lancaster of Wagoner Oklahoma a stockbroker formerly employed by Edward Jones has been barred by the Administrator of the Oklahoma Department of Securities from working as a stockbroker or investment adviser representative for twenty-four months founded on accusations that the stockbroker engaged in dishonest or unethical business practices when he was employed by…
Michael Christopher Venturino of Melville New York a stockbroker associated with Aegis Capital Corp. has been referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer requested $225,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that high pressure sales tactics had been used on the customer by Venturino which resulted in the customer being…
Peter Douglas Monson (also known as Pete Monson) of Minneapolis Minnesota a stockbroker currently registered with Van Clemens Co. Incorporated has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended for six months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings that the stockbroker effected unauthorized and inappropriate transactions in Van…
Shawn Evan Burns of Farmingdale New York a stockbroker associated with SW Financial (also known as Salomon Whitney Financial) has been referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was settled for $12,000.00 in damages supported by allegations that (1) stocks and over the counter equities were traded in the customer’s account by…
Daniel R. Castoriano of New Orleans Louisiana a stockbroker formerly registered with Century Securities Associates Inc. has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings that he effected unauthorized trades in a customer’s account. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No. 2019062882001…
Stephen Douglas Wood of Bedminster New Jersey a stockbroker currently employed by UBS Financial Services Inc. has been identified in an investigation initiated by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) on April 2, 2019 into accusations that (1) Wood failed to comply with FINRA Rule 2010 and NASD Rule 2510(b) by effecting purchases or sales of…
Thomas S. Martin of Sante Fe New Mexico a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that Martin effected unauthorized trades in the accounts of Edward Jones customers. Letter of Acceptance Waiver…
Robert Francis Stefanelli of New York New York a stockbroker currently associated with Alexander Capital LP has been referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which has been settled for $14,900.00 in damages supported by allegations that (1) common and preferred stock transactions that were facilitated in the customer’s account by the stockbroker…
Mark David Yadron (also known as Mark Lynn Yoder) of Scottsdale Arizona a stockbroker currently associated with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith Incorporated has been referenced in a customer initiated investment related complaint on September 24, 2019 in which the customer requested $129,584.00 in damages supported by allegations that in November of 2018, unsuitable investment…
Charles Louis Laubach (also known as Chuck Laubach) of Timonium Maryland a stockbroker associated with Capital Portfolio Management Inc. has been barred from working as a stockbroker or investment adviser representative and has been stripped of his licenses supported by allegations that the stockbroker neglected to comply with securities laws of the State of Maryland…
Raymond John Pirrello Jr. of Hackensack New Jersey a stockbroker formerly registered with Garden State Securities Inc. has been barred by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from being a stockbroker or investment advisor or otherwise associating with any securities broker dealer or investment adviser based upon a judgment rendered against the stockbroker permanently enjoining him…
Andrew Justin Grant of Melville New York a stockbroker currently registered with Laidlaw Company (UK) Ltd. has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected trades in the accounts of Laidlaw Company customers without authorization. Letter of…
Michael Alejandro Castillero of New York New York a stockbroker formerly associated with Alexander Capital LP has been referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer requested $150,000.00 in damages supported by allegations that (1) fiduciary obligations were not complied with (2) the elderly customer had been exploited or otherwise…
Steven Paul Reznik of Tallahassee Florida a stockbroker formerly registered with Raymond James Financial Services Inc. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which has been resolved for $20,000.00 in damages based upon accusations that (1) fiduciary obligations were breached (2) transactions lacked appropriate supervision from the securities broker dealer (3)…
Ezri Shechter (also known as Eddie Shechter) of Jersey City New Jersey a stockbroker currently registered with Spencer Winston Securities Corporation has been fined $12,500.00 and suspended for three months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by accusations that (1) Shechter executed unauthorized transactions in customer accounts…
David Robert Feigelman of Stowe Vermont a stockbroker currently registered with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith is referenced in a customer initiated investment related complaint on February 16, 2018 in which the customer requested damages estimated to exceed $5,000.00 supported by accusations that unauthorized exchange traded fund trades were effected in the customer’s Merrill Lynch…
Michael Douglas Brocker of Woodbury Minnesota a stockbroker currently registered with M. Holdings Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on January 30, 2018 where the customer sought $25,851.00 in damages based upon accusations that the customer’s instructions had been disregarded by Brocker as it pertained to the rebalancing of stock…
Michael Joseph David Kane of Virginia Beach Virginia a stockbroker currently registered with Davenport Company LLC has been fined $2,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized trading during the period in which he was associated with…
Craig Allen Leppien of Traverse City Michigan a stockbroker formerly registered with Cetera Investment Services LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on April 16, 2019 where the customer requested $41,338.86 in damages based upon accusations that unauthorized transactions were executed by the stockbroker when he was associated with Cetera Investment…
Peter Richard Erhart of Roanoke Virginia a stockbroker formerly registered with Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon accusations that he neglected to provide information to FINRA personnel that was requested of him during a pre-investigation inquiry. Case No. 2018058452701…
Juergen Weber of New York New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Benjamin Jerold Brokerage I LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that Weber neglected to cooperate with FINRA when he was investigated for effecting transactions in customer accounts without their…
Laurence Charles Greene of Ellijay Georgia a stockbroker formerly employed by Herbert J. Sims Co. Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was settled for $65,000.00 in damages supported by accusations that (1) false or misleading statements had been made in regard to investments Greene sold to the customer (2)…
Jeffrey Allen Baber of Red Bank New Jersey a stockbroker formerly registered with First Standard Financial Company LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer requested $2,000,000.00 in damages founded on allegations that (1) trades were executed by the stockbroker without the customer’s knowledge or consent and…
Regan Allen Rohl of Fargo North Dakota a stockbroker currently employed by Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was resolved for $35,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that (1) direct participation program interests or limited partnership interests recommendations were not suitable given the customer’s…
Bryce Patrick Jenney of Nashville Tennessee a stockbroker formerly registered with Raymond James Associates Inc. has been charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in a Complaint alleging that (1) Jenney neglected to furnish documentation and information to FINRA when he was under investigation and (2) Jenney failed to testify in response to allegations of…
Joshua Jon Beitel of Traverse City Michigan a stockbroker formerly registered with Cetera Investment Services LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on April 16, 2019 where the customer sought $41,338.86 in damages founded on accusations that the customer’s investments were modified without the customer’s knowledge or consent. Financial Industry…
Paul David Babaz of Atlanta Georgia a stockbroker formerly employed by Morgan Stanley has been terminated by the securities broker dealer on October 4, 2019 based upon allegations that (1) trades were effected in Morgan Stanley customer accounts without authorization and (2) trade adjustment forms had been improperly used by Babaz in reference to customers’…
Roy Joseph Failla of Red Bank New Jersey a stockbroker formerly registered with First Standard Financial Company LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer sought $26,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that (1) common and preferred stock trades effected by Failla failed to be suitable (2)…
Eugene Nathan Gordon (also known as Gene Gordon) of Palo Alto California a stockbroker formerly employed by Morgan Stanley has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for three months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that Gordon executed trades without the consent of a customer of…
Murry Meir Shapero of Miami Florida a stockbroker currently registered with Maxim Group LLC has been suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he placed unauthorized trades in accounts of seventy-five Maxim Group customers. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No. 2018056487801…
Carmelo Arce Alvarez of Hato Hey Puerto Rico a stockbroker currently registered with Nationwide Planning Associates Inc. has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for one month from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that Alvarez engaged in unauthorized trades in the accounts of Nationwide…
Robert C. David Jr. of Farmington Hills Michigan a stockbroker formerly employed by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has been discharged by the securities broker dealer on March 5, 2019 supported by allegations that (1) David used false information about customers to effect bond transactions in their Morgan Stanley accounts and (2) trades were effected by…
Jordan David Cooper of New York New York a stockbroker currently registered with Andrew Garrett Inc. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was settled to resolve allegations that between November 1, 2018 and January 31, 2019, unauthorized over-the-counter equities trades were executed in the customer’s Andrew Garrett Inc. account…
Zachary Samuel Berkey of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Four Points Capital Partners LLC has been barred by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from being a stockbroker or investment advisor or otherwise associating with securities broker dealers or investment advisories according to an SEC Order supported by allegations that Berkey: (1) executed…
Richard William Rokala Jr. of Minneapolis Minnesota a stockbroker formerly registered with Dougherty Company LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was resolved for $45,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that (1) the customer’s account was administered negligently (2) unauthorized trades were executed by the stockbroker (3) stock and…
Barry Steven Synder of Palm Beach Gardens Florida a stockbroker formerly registered with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought $500,000.00 in damages supported by accusations that during the period in which Synder was employed by J.P. Morgan Securities (1) unauthorized over-the-counter equities…
Robert N. Newman of Los Angeles California a stockbroker currently registered with Morgan Stanley is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on May 20, 2019 where the customer sought $89,400.00 in damages founded on accusations that exchange traded funds and stocks had been traded by the stockbroker between 2005 and July…
David Alan Tucker of Daytona Beach Florida a stockbroker formerly registered with Center Street Securities Inc. has been charged by Florida Office of Financial Regulation in an Administrative Complaint containing allegations that (1) Tucker engaged in outside business activities which were not disclosed to Center Street Securities and (2) Tucker sold exchange traded funds or…
Peter Charlton Budd Jr. of Morristown New Jersey a stockbroker formerly employed by Benjamin F. Edwards Company Inc. has been terminated by the securities broker dealer on July 15, 2019 founded on allegations that (1) he effected unauthorized trades in the accounts of Benjamin F. Edwards customers and (2) he engaged in securities business without…
Elizabeth Ann Guarino of Woodbury New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended for fifteen months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that (1) Guarino executed unauthorized trades in a customer’s account and (2) Guarino gave…
Matthew Thomas Cochran of Charlotte North Carolina a stockbroker formerly employed by Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer requested $300,000.00 in damages based upon accusations that from 2015 to 2018: (1) the customer had been provided bad investment recommendations in regard…
James Joseph Kearney of Houston Texas a stockbroker formerly registered with Raymond James Associates Inc. has been fined $2,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that Kearney executed more than two-hundred unauthorized trades in the accounts of Raymond James customers. Letter…
Mark Thomas Lamkin of Louisville Kentucky a stockbroker formerly registered with LPL Financial LLC is referenced in a disciplinary action brought by the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Department of Financial Institutions in which the regulator is seeking revocation of Lamkin’s stockbroker or advisory licensure in the state founded on allegations of Lamkin engaging in unauthorized activities…
Clint Harley Keener of Powell Ohio a stockbroker formerly employed by Capital City Securities LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that Keener failed to comply with an investigation into accusations of customers receiving bad investment advice from Keener. Letter of Acceptance…
Jeffrey Travis King of Kansas City Missouri a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was resolved for $40,818.00 in damages on August 28, 2019 supported by accusations that unfounded statements had been made by the stockbroker in regards to the customer’s Edward Jones Advisory…
Harold Mandell (also known as Hal Mandell) of San Antonio Texas a stockbroker formerly registered with Next Financial Group Inc. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was settled for $17,500.00 on June 20, 2019 based upon allegations that (1) Mandell executed speculative and aggressive trades in the customer’s account…
John Gunther Hoagland of Troy Michigan a stockbroker formerly employed by Morgan Stanley has been fined $5,000.00 and 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 trades in the accounts of Morgan Stanley customers without authorization. Letter of…
Fredrika Nadja Sidoroff of New York New York a stockbroker formerly employed by Morgan Stanley is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on September 6, 2019 in which the customer sought unspecified damages supported by allegations that exchanged traded funds had been purchased in the accounts of a Morgan Stanley customer…
Steven Tarasius Yellen of El Paso Texas a stockbroker formerly registered with Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. has been fined $25,000.00 and suspended for one year from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings which included that (1) unauthorized trades were executed in a customer’s investment account by…
Harold Alan Schwartz of Lutz Florida a stockbroker formerly employed by Royal Alliance Associates Inc. has been terminated from the securities broker dealer on February 1, 2019 based upon allegations that Schwartz violated its procedures or policies through his unauthorized transactions pertaining to a customer’s investment account. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure confirms…
Marcus Christian Decker of Fort Lauderdale Florida a stockbroker formerly registered with MML Investors Services LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on August 23, 2019 in which the customer sought more than $10,000.00 in damages based upon accusations that (1) unauthorized transactions were effected by Decker after the customer…
Steven Eric Erickson of Vancouver Washington a stockbroker formerly employed by LPL Financial LLC has been discharged by the firm on December 31, 2018 founded on accusations that (1) Erickson failed to comply with the policies and procedures of the firm by soliciting customers’ investments in unlisted and low-priced securities and (2) Erickson placed trades…
Stephen John Klinger (also known as Steve Klinger) of Asheville North Carolina a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that Klinger failed to cooperate with FINRA personnel during its investigation into Klingler’s options…
Sam Azizieh (also known as Sam Aziz and as Sam Yehya) a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on June 27, 2019 where the customer sought $447,000.00 in damages supported by accusations that during the period in which Azizieh was…
Louis Mark Miller of Jericho New York a stockbroker formerly registered with LPL Financial LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings of Miller having failed to comply with FINRA personnel during the period in which he was investigated for effecting discretionary trades…
Charles Harper Bridgers of Wilson North Carolina a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that (1) trades were executed by Bridgers in the account of a Wells Fargo customer…
Jeffrey Lawrence Vasiloff of Vermilion Ohio a stockbroker formerly employed by LPL Financial LLC has been fined $2,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that trades were executed by Vasiloff on a discretionary basis and without the stockbroker receiving written permission from customers…
Jack David Stone of Hillside Illinois a stockbroker and securities principal formerly registered with Forest Securities Inc. has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that Stone neglected to provide recorded testimony before FINRA personnel when he was investigated by the regulator…
Clay Gavin Erickson of Salt Lake City Utah a stockbroker formerly employed by Hornor Townsend Kent Inc. has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended for nine months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that Erickson effected transactions in Hornor Townsend customers’ accounts without any permission from…
Kevin Scott Gunnip of Southlake Texas a stockbroker formerly employed by Morgan Stanley has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that Gunnip neglected to provide testimony before FINRA personnel when the stockbroker was investigated for allegedly effecting unsuitable trades in customer…
Dimitrios Aivaliotis (also known as Jim Aivaliotis and as Jimmy Aivaliotis) of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly registered with SW Financial is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was resolved for $14,999.00 in damages supported by allegations that (1) trades were effected without authorization (2) contractual obligations had been violated…
William George Davis of Atlanta Georgia a stockbroker formerly employed by Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by accusations that (1) Davis solicited investments that were not authorized by Ameriprise to be solicited and (2) Davis mismarked…
Alex Gerardo Herrera of Coral Gables Florida a stockbroker formerly registered with UBS Financial Services Inc. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint which was settled for $137,500.00 on August 19, 2019 supported by allegations that between 2013 and 2016, the customer’s funds had been relocated by Herrera without the customer’s permission….
Martin David Batstone (also known as Marty David Batstone) of San Diego California a stockbroker formerly employed by Independent Financial Group is the subject of a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investigation in which the regulator determined that disciplinary action should be taken by FINRA Department of Enforcement against the stockbroker founded on allegations of…
Michael Patrick Nixon 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 Nixon executed trades in accounts of Paulson Investment Company customers without written authorization from either customers or the securities broker dealer. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No. 2018056269002…
William Andrew Hightower of Houston Texas a stockbroker formerly registered with Legacy Asset Securities Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought unspecified damages supported by accusations that (1) the customer’s account had been liquidated by Hightower without the customer’s authorization and (2) funds were improperly used to…
Stefan Anton Pastor of Fort Lauderdale Florida a stockbroker formerly registered with Raymond James Financial Services Inc. has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he failed to cooperate with an investigation into allegations of him: (1) effecting trades in a…
Daniel Joe Wilson of Columbus Junction Iowa a stockbroker formerly registered with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services has been terminated on February 5, 2018 based upon allegations of (1) Wilson engaging in unauthorized activities in a customer’s account and (2) Wilson engaging in unapproved activities during a time that he was suspended by Financial Industry Regulatory…
Robert Hayes Hoffman of Indianapolis Indiana a stockbroker formerly registered with Woodbury Financial Services has been barred from being a stockbroker in the State of Indiana according to an Indiana Securities Division Order based upon findings of Hoffman being expelled from a self-regulatory organization for misconduct in the securities industry. Case No. 18-0001 SB (Jan….
Robert John Murray of New York New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Spartan Capital Securities LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which ten customers collectively requested $6,645,956.00 in damages based upon allegations that (1) fiduciary duties owed to customers had been violated (2) misrepresentations had been made concerning…
David Lloyd Barber of San Diego California a stockbroker formerly registered with Madison Avenue Securities LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was settled on August 1, 2018 for $22,500.00 in damages founded on allegations that (1) trades were executed in the customer’s account in an excessive manner and (2)…
Scott Richard Riley of Hooksett New Hampshire a stockbroker formerly employed by Edward Jones has been suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that (1) Riley exercised discretion in customer accounts without having any written authorization (2) Riley executed trades without customers’ consent….
John Scott Simpson of Hunt Valley Maryland a stockbroker formerly registered with RBC Capital Markets LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was resolved for $27,500.00 in damages founded on accusations that between 2012 and 2016: (1) false or misleading statements had been made concerning the performance of the customer’s…
Arlyn Roy Stokesbary of Slayton Minnesota a stockbroker formerly registered with Thrivent Investment Management Inc. has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that Stokesbary executed unauthorized trades in customer accounts during the period in which he was associated with the…
Michael Christopher Venturino of Garden City New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Aegis Capital Corp is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was settled for $300,668.16 in damages based upon accusations that (1) investment recommendations made to the customer failed to be suitable (2) unauthorized trades were effected in…
Peter Michael Riley of Plano Texas a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint which was resolved for $20,000.00 on July 19, 2018 based upon accusations that unauthorized stock trades were executed in the customer’s account by Riley between March of 2013 and May of 2018….
Michael Patrick Nixon of Tampa Florida a stockbroker currently registered with Paulson Investment Company LLC 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 Nixon executed trades in accounts of Paulson Investment Company customers without written authorization from either customers or…
Stephen Allen Kelbick of Villanova Pennsylvania a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that Kelbick effected unauthorized trades in customer accounts while registered with Wells Fargo. Letter of Acceptance Waiver…
Daniel Gordon Maughan of Los Angeles California a stockbroker registered with Financial West Group has been charged in a Complaint brought by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Department of Enforcement alleging that (1) Maughan churned a customer’s investment account and (2) Maughan made unsuitable trades while he was employed by Financial West Group. Department of…
Rocco Roveccio of Staten Island New York a stockbroker registered with Alexander Capital L.P. has been barred from being a stockbroker or investment adviser or otherwise associating with any securities broker dealers or investment advisories according to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Order Instituting Administrative Proceedings supported by allegations that (1) Roveccio effected unauthorized…
Yousuf Saljooki (also known as Joe Saljooki) of Melville New York a stockbroker employed by Worden Capital Management LLC has been fined $20,000.00 and suspended for nine months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based in part on findings that (1) Saljooki gave customers investment advice and sold…
Michael Lee Child of Draper Utah a stockbroker registered with H. Beck Inc. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint on April 24, 2018 in which the customer requested $20,000.00 in damages founded on accusations that Child advised the customer to purchase investments which failed to be appropriate for the customer. Financial…
Jon Timothy Vanslooten of Toledo Ohio a stockbroker registered with Edward Jones is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was settled on September 10, 2018 to resolve allegations that Vanslooten placed the customer in Energy Transfer Partners LP – a direct investment which was unsuitable for the customer. FINRA Public…
Steve Baptist of New York New York a stockbroker registered with Joseph Gunnar Co. LLC has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that (1) Baptist executed unauthorized trades in customers’ accounts and (2) Baptist exercised discretion in customer…
Michael Patrick Spolar of Orlando Florida a stockbroker formerly registered with International Assets Advisory LLC has been suspended for fifteen months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that (1) Spolar effected trades in the investment accounts of International Assets Advisory customers without authorization from either…
Luigi Edward Mancusi (also known as Lou Mancusi) of Lake Forrest Illinois a stockbroker formerly registered with Oppenheimer Co. Inc. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was resolved for $25,000.00 in damages based upon accusations that (1) Mancusi churned the customer’s account (2) Mancusi executed unauthorized trades and (3)…
Eric Nichols of Rolling Hills California a stockbroker formerly employed by Morgan Stanley has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that Nichols resolved a customer’s investment related dispute outside the firm’s auspices. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent…
Matthew David Albers of Vienna Virginia a stockbroker formerly registered with Paulson Investment Company LLC has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that trades were placed by Albers in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No….
Joseph Francis Valdini of Garden City New York a stockbroker formerly employed by Worden Capital Management LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by accusations that Valdini failed to respond to a request FINRA made regarding Valdini’s activities which possibly related to his disclosures…
Daniel Terry Fischer of New York New York a stockbroker formerly employed by Four Points Capital Partners has been barred from being a stockbroker or investment adviser as well as associating with securities broker dealers or investment advisories according to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Order Instituting Administrative Proceedings pursuant to Securities Exchange Act…
Louis Mark Miller of Jericho New York a stockbroker formerly employed by LPL Financial LLC has been charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in a Complaint alleging that Miller failed to testify before FINRA personnel during an investigation into accusations of Miller’s unauthorized trading in customers’ brokerage accounts when he was employed by LPL…
Michael David Garris of Los Angeles California a stockbroker formerly employed by Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for one year from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that Garris effected trades in the account of a Wells Fargo customer who…
Lance R. Shaw of Wynnewood Pennsylvania a stockbroker formerly employed by LPL Financial LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which settled for $65,000.00 in damages founded on accusations that (1) unauthorized trades were executed in the customer’s account (2) trades were effected in an excessive manner (3) misrepresentations had…
Brian Gregory DiJulio of Bellevue Washington a stockbroker formerly registered with NBC Securities Inc. has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that (1) DiJulio executed unauthorized trades in customer accounts while employed by NBC Securities Inc. and (2)…
William Francis Gillis of Seattle Washington a stockbroker formerly registered with National Securities Corporation is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which settled for $514,600.00 in damages based upon accusations that Gillis gave the customer bad investment recommendations particularly concerning the common or preferred stocks held in the customer’s account while Gillis…
Andre Vincent LaBarbera of Dix Hills New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Titus Rockefeller LLC has been barred by Florida Office of Financial Regulation based upon findings that (1) LaBarbera churned customer accounts to generate commissions (2) LaBarbera effected trades that failed to be suitable for customers given their investment profiles (3) LaBarbera utilized…
Robert Scott Davis (also known as Robert Scott David) a stockbroker formerly employed by LPL Financial LLC 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 (1) Davis engaged in unauthorized trades in the accounts of LPL Financial customers and (2)…
Antonio Costanzo of Chesapeake Virginia a stockbroker formerly employed by Titus Rockefeller LLC (also known as TR Capital Group LLC) has been fined $10,000.00 and barred by Florida Office of Financial Regulation according to an Order founded on accusations that (1) Costanzo engaged in fraudulent investment transactions (2) Costanzo executed trades on margin without having…
Joseph Henry Murphy III of Madison Wisconsin a stockbroker formerly employed by RBC Capital Markets LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was resolved for more than $5,000.00 in damages on August 11, 2017 based upon allegations that (1) trades were executed in the customer’s accounts on an excessive basis…
Nick Eugene Son of New York New York a stockbroker currently employed by Aegis Capital Corp. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought $224,968.00 in damages supported by allegations that (1) investment recommendations made to the customer were not suitable and (2) unauthorized trades had been executed in…
Sof New York New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on January 2, 2018 where the customer sought $97,140.00 in damages based upon allegations that the customer was placed into unsuitable annuity products between 2012 and 2016. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority…
Marco Fragnito of Laguna Hills California a stockbroker formerly employed by Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC has been discharged by the firm on February 2, 2018 founded on allegations that Fragnito executed trades in the accounts of Wells Fargo customers on a discretionary basis when this type of trading was not authorized by the…
Jonathan Edward Rago of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly employed by Aegis Capital Corp. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was resolved for $74,787.96 in damages supported by allegations that (1) investment recommendations made to the customer were not suitable and (2) unauthorized trades were executed in the…
Matthew Christopher Maczko of Oak Brook Illinois a stockbroker formerly employed by Wells Fargo Advisors LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer requested damages estimated to exceed $500,000.00 in damages founded on accusations that Maczko gave the customer bad investment recommendations concerning the securities held in the…
William Mark Heiden of Newport Beach California a stockbroker formerly registered with Wedbush Securities Inc. has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity according to an Office of Hearing Officers Order Accepting Offer of Settlement containing findings that Heiden executed unauthorized trades in accounts…
Matthew DiGregorio of Syosset New York a stockbroker formerly employed by J.D. Nicholas Associates Inc. has been suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon allegations of DiGregorio’s failure to comply with paying compensatory damages to a customer after DiGregorio was found liable by a FINRA Arbitrator…
Jason Vincent Mediate of Staten Island New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Alexander Capital L.P. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint on November 15, 2017 in which the customer requested $38,800.00 in damages supported by accusations that the stock and over-the-counter equities transactions effected in the customer’s account during the…
Joseph Louis Derrico of Staten Island New York a stockbroker formerly employed by Woodstock Financial Group has been fined $5,000.00 and required to pay $101,324.39 in restitution according to a State of Montana Securities Division Order based on accusations of (1) excessive and unauthorized equity trades being effected by Derrico in accounts of Woodstock Financial…
Carlos Antonio Rodriguez of Plano Texas a stockbroker formerly registered with UBS Financial Services Inc. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought more than $3,600,000.00 in damages founded on allegations that (1) the customer had been placed into oil and gas master limited partnerships and mutual funds…
Theodore Hendrickus Franse of Fair Oaks California a stockbroker formerly employed by Independent Financial Group LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was settled on August 9, 2018 to resolve accusations of the customer being sold unsuitable real estate investment trust products while Franse was associated with Independent Financial Group…
Mary Ann Wise (also known as Mary Ann Bugliaro and as Mary Ann Ricker) of Hackensack New Jersey a stockbroker formerly registered with Garden State Securities Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was resolved for $20,000.00 in damages founded on allegations that (1) unauthorized options and equities trades were…
Bernard Thomas Weber of Minnetonka Minnesota a stockbroker formerly registered with Feltl Company is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint which settled for $120,000.00 on November 21, 2017 based upon allegations that in connection with the customer’s purchase and holding of over-the-counter equities including penny stocks: (1) misrepresentations had been made by…
Michael Roy Blueweiss of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly registered with UBS Financial Services Inc. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought $600,000.00 in damages based upon accusations that between 2014 and 2017: (1) the customer’s funds had been stolen or otherwise misappropriated by Blueweiss (2)…
Michael Anthony Valdini of Garden City New York a stockbroker currently registered with Worden Capital Management LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer requested $2,115,095.00 in damages supported by accusations that (1) unauthorized transactions were effected in the customer’s account (2) transactions executed in the customer’s…
Clifford C. Vatter III of Louisville Kentucky a stockbroker formerly registered with Raymond James Associates Inc. is the subject of an Order issued by the Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Financial Institution in which Vatter’s application to employed by International Assets Management LLC was retracted and Vatter consented to not registering as…
Robert Thomas Tuffy of East Brunswick New Jersey a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Advisors is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was resolved for $27,500.00 in damages based upon allegations that (1) Tuffy effected unauthorized trades in the customer’s brokerage account (2) Tuffy disregarded the customer’s objectives for…
James Coleman McCormick Jr. of Harrisonburg Virginia a stockbroker formerly employed by Wells Fargo Advisors is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint which had been resolved for $15,000.00 on December 5, 2016 based upon accusations that (1) foreign preferred stock and mutual fund trades were effected in the customer’s account in an…
Michael Allen Kamperman of Waco Texas a stockbroker formerly employed by HD Vest Investment Services has been fined $20,000.00 and suspended for eighteen months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that Kamperman poorly advised customers of HD Vest Investment Services in regard to energy sector…
Steven Michael Roffman of Jacksonville Florida a stockbroker formerly registered with Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that (1) Roffman effected transactions in a customer’s account without the customer’s permission and (2) Roffman solicited customer…
Charles Louis Laubach (also known as Chuck Laubach) of Baltimore Maryland a stockbroker formerly registered with Capital Portfolio Management Inc. has been fined 5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that Laubach executed transactions in the accounts of Capital Portfolio Management…
Giustino DeStefano (also known as Justin DeStefano) of Williamsville New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Securities America Inc. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought $1,000,000.00 in damages supported by allegations of (1) violation of FINRA Rules and federal securities laws (2) overconcentration of the customer’s…
Michael James Hebner of Flint Michigan a stockbroker formerly employed by Wunderlich Securities Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was settled for $15,000.00 in damages founded on allegations that (1) Wunderlich Securities failed to supervise Hebner’s trading in the customer’s account (2) misrepresentations had been made to the customer…
Matthew J. Giannone of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Oppenheimer Co. Inc. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was resolved for $45,000.00 in damages founded on allegations that (1) misrepresentations had been made to the customer (2) the customer’s account was mishandled (3) contractual obligations to…
Jason N. Anderson of Beaumont Texas a stockbroker formerly registered with LPL Financial LLC has been suspended for three months from being an investment adviser representative in the State of Texas according to a Disciplinary Order issued by the Texas State Securities Board Order containing findings that Andersons provided investors with investment recommendations that were…
Rick John Sande of Melville New York a stockbroker currently employed by Aegis Capital Corp is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought $12,334.53 in damages founded on allegations that (1) investment recommendations which had been made to the customer failed to be suitable given the customer’s objectives…
Jovannie Aquino (also known as John Aquino) a stockbroker formerly registered with Meyers Associates LP (also known as Windsor Street Capital LP) has been barred by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from being a securities broker or investment advisor or otherwise associating with any securities broker dealers or investment advisories according to an Order Instituting…
Curtis Roy Ile of Mt. Carmel Indiana a stockbroker formerly employed by Sigma Financial Corporation has been suspended for six months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon Ile’s consent to findings that (1) Ile exercised discretion in customer accounts without having written authorization from either the…
David John Strnad of Franklin Tennessee a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley has been suspended for eighteen months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings that Strnad effected unauthorized sales and purchases of certificate of deposits in an account owned by a customer of Morgan…
Frank H. Kelly of New Cumberland Pennsylvania a stockbroker formerly employed by HD Vest investment Services has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon Kelly’s consent to findings that (1) Kelly exercised discretion in customer accounts without obtaining written authorization and (2)…
Marc Anthony Arena of Westbury Connecticut a stockbroker formerly employed by National Securities Corporation is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was settled for $400,000.00 in damages supported by allegations that (1) Arena breached his contractual obligations to the customer (2) Arena negligently transacted in the customer’s account (3) Arena breached…
Richard Edward Bohack of Global Arena Capital Corp has been suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon allegations that Bohack failed to comply with his obligation to pay compensatory damages to a customer who prevailed in a claim containing allegations that Bohack gave bad advice and…
Michael Anthony Bastardi of Warwick New York a stockbroker formerly employed by Securities America Inc. has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on accusations that Bastardi failed to cooperate with a FINRA investigation into allegations that Bastardi hindered a FINRA investigation concerning accusations that (1)…
David K. Mallett of Conway Arizona a stockbroker formerly registered with Wunderlich Securities Inc. has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by allegations that Mallett disregarded a FINRA inquiry possibly concerning Mallett being discharged from Wunderlich Securities Inc. or Mallett being subject of customer initiated…
Gabriel Block (also known as Gabe Block) of Red Bank New Jersey a stockbroker formerly registered with First Standard Financial has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by allegations that Block neglected to cooperate with an inquiry FINRA launched into Block’s activities. Case No. 2017052466301…
Gregory Thormann Pease of Hoboken New Jersey a stockbroker formerly employed by International Assets Advisory LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related complaint on April 3, 2019 in which the customer requested unspecified damages supported by accusations that (1) the customer was not provided adequate information from Pease concerning the fees charged on…
Tracy Neal Wengert of Mesa Arizona a stockbroker formerly registered with Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. is referenced in an Order issued by the Arizona Corporation Commission which revoked Wengert’s securities registration and mandated Wengert pay a $25,000.00 fine and $1,522,400.00 in restitution based upon findings including Wengert’s trading of securities in customers’ accounts without written…
Hossein Amirriahei (also known as Amir Amirriahei and as Riahei Amirriahei) of Los Angeles California a stockbroker formerly employed by Wells Fargo Advisors is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on May 30, 2017 in which the customer requested $150,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that trades had been executed in…
Joshua David Arnold (also known as Josh Arnold) of Edina Minnesota a stockbroker formerly registered with TradingBlock (also known as AOS Inc. and MoneyBlock) is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was resolved for $64,500.00 on October 17, 2017 founded on accusations that the customer suffered unwarranted losses on common or…
Michel Rene Lavelanet (also known as Michael Rene Lavelanet) of Garden City New York a stockbroker formerly employed by Woodstock Financial Group Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought $699,000.00 in damages based upon accusations that (1) the customer’s account was mishandled by Lavelanet (2) contractual obligations…
Bryan Gabriel Mazliach of Fort Lauderdale Florida a stockbroker formerly employed by Laidlaw Company UK Ltd. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought $66,680.00 in damages founded on allegations that between 2015 and 2017: (1) transactions were executed in the customer’s account that were not suitable for the…
Ernesto David Ramirez of Coral Gables Florida a stockbroker formerly employed by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC has been discharged on April 7, 2017 based upon accusations that (1) Ramirez violated the firm’s policy by mismarking trades in customers account to make them appear as though they were not solicited by customers and (2) Ramirez violated…
Rick Alan Davidson of New York New York a stockbroker formerly employed by Morgan Stanley is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint on May 15, 2017 where the customer sought $21,000.00 in damages supported by allegations that unauthorized corporate debt trades were executed in the customer’s account while Davidson was associated with…
Joshua Alexander Stephens-Anselm of Valley Stream New York a stockbroker formerly registered with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by allegations that Stephens-Anselm declined to respond to FINRA’s request for information possibly relating to Stephens-Anselm being terminated by J.P. Morgan…
Buckman Buckman Reid Inc. a securities broker dealer headquartered in Little Silver New Jersey has been censured by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) based upon findings that (1) Buckman Buckman Reid Inc. neglected to create and implement a supervision system and written supervisory procedures regarding the suitability of trades recommended by stockbrokers of the firm…
Felipe Nery Arrieta of Boca Raton Florida a stockbroker formerly employed by Revere Securities LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought $200,000.00 in damages based upon accusations that (1) unauthorized options and mutual fund trades were executed in the customer’s account (2) contractual obligations to the customer…
James Bradley Schwartz (also known as Jim Schwartz) of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly employed by Aegis Capital Corp has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity according to an Order Accepting Offer of Settlement containing findings that (1) Schwartz executed trades in the customer’s account…
Jay Thompson Humphreys of Golden Valley Minnesota a stockbroker formerly employed by Edward Jones is referenced in a customer initiated investment related complaint on May 1, 2018 in which the customer requested damages estimated to exceed $5,000.00 based upon accusations that between March of 2017 and April of 2017, unauthorized stock trades were effected in…
David Arthur Ellingwood of Leesburg Virginia a stockbroker formerly employed by Edward Jones has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that transactions were executed by Ellingwood in Edward Jones customer accounts without permission. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and…
William David Hobby of Atlanta Georgia a stockbroker formerly employed by UBS Financial Services Inc. has been discharged by the firm on September 18, 2018 supported by accusations that (1) Hobby violated the firm’s customer complaint policy by neglecting to apprise the firm that he was subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint and…
Peter Michael Malis of Woodland Hills California a stockbroker currently registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint on December 7, 2017 where the customer sought damages estimated to exceed $5,000.00 based upon allegations that while Malis was associated with Wells Fargo: (1) Malis executed unsuitable closed-end…
Apostolos Nicholas Papadea of Columbia South Carolina a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Advisors LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was settled for $24,000.00 on January 17, 2017 based upon allegations of (1) omissions and misrepresentations being made to the customer concerning the risks of mutual funds…
Nicholas Sabellico of Fort Lauderdale Florida a stockbroker formerly registered with Laidlaw Company (UK) Ltd. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer requested $25,413.00 in damages supported by accusations that between 2015 and 2017: (1) transactions executed in the customer’s account were in no way appropriate for…
James Frederick Sowerine of Billings Montana a stockbroker currently employed by RBC Capital Markets LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was settled for $80,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that (1) Sowerine executed unauthorized trades in the customer’s account and (2) Sowerine inappropriately placed the customer in energy sector…
William Lief Collins (also known as Bill Collins) of Birmingham Michigan a stockbroker currently employed by Morgan Stanley is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was resolved for $8,973.25 on November 22, 2016 founded on allegations that unauthorized trades were effected in the customer’s brokerage and variable annuity accounts while…
Eric John Zebrauskas of Carmel Indiana a stockbroker formerly employed by Summit Brokerage Services Inc. has been discharged on October 3, 2018 supported by accusations of Zebrauskas causing a customer to furnish signed but blank documents to effect investment transactions. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure reveals that this is not the first time…
Jannet Siegle Carpien (also known as Jannet Helen Carpien and as Janet Siege Carpien) of Washington District of Columbia a stockstockbroker formerly registered with RBC Capital Markets LLC has been discharged by the firm on August 2, 2018 based upon allegations that Carpien failed to abide by the firm’s policy when she effected an unauthorized…
James Bryant Eichner Jr. of New York New York a stockstockbroker formerly registered with National Securities Corporation has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended for forty-five days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that Eichner executed unauthorized trades in a customer’s account. Letter of…
Timothy David O’Brien of Inver Grove Heights Minnesota a stockbroker formerly employed by Feltl Company is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on December 24, 2018 in which the customer sought $10,000.00 in damages supported by allegations that the customer was inappropriately invested in over-the-counter equities because of those investments failing…
Ziv Ohel of Long Grove Florida a stockbroker formerly employed by CFD Investments Inc. has been discharged on September 6, 2017 based upon accusations from a customer who claimed that (1) unsuitable transactions were executed in the customer’s account (2) fiduciary duties owed to the customer had been breached and (3) trades were placed in…
Richard D. Niemann of Sugar Land Texas a stockbroker currently registered with UBS Financial Services Inc. has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he made unauthorized trades in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No….
Marvin Egorin of Los Angeles California a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC has been terminated by the firm on January 18, 2018 during the time that Egorin was subject of an internal investigation into allegation that Egorin deliberately permitted liquidations and trades to be placed in a customer’s account after the…
Paul Norman Gershon of Leawood Kansas a stockbroker formerly associated with RBC Capital Markets LLC has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he engaged in discretionary trading of customer accounts; conduct violative of FINRA Rules. Letter of…
Kevin C. Yang (also known as Chiagan K. Yang) of Pasadena California has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he executed unauthorized trades in a customer’s investment account. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No. 2017052993601 (Mar….
James Bradley Schwartz (also known as Jim Schwartz) of New York New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Aegis Capital Corp. has been charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Department of Enforcement in a Complaint alleging that (1) Schwartz excessively traded and churned customers’ accounts and (2) Schwartz engaged in deceptive and fraudulent activities…
Todd Douglas Micciche of Portland Oregon a stockbroker currently employed by CUNA Brokerage Services Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was resolved for $57,700.00 in damages on December 14, 2017 based upon accusations that an unauthorized liquidation of the customer’s assets were executed from the customer’s account. Financial Industry…
Keith Edwin Downard of Canfield Ohio a stockbroker currently employed by Stifel Nicolaus Company Inc. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint which settled for $51,242.45 in damages on April 8, 2016 supported by allegations that misrepresentations had been made to the customer concerning the risks of mortgage-related asset-backed debt investments purchased…
Steven Michael Roffman of Jacksonville Florida a stockbroker formerly employed by Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. has been discharged by the firm on March 22, 2016 supported by accusations that (1) Roffman inappropriately solicited one or more customer’s investments in leveraged and inverse ETF investments (2) Roffman traded in customer accounts without written authorization from the…
Michael Fasciglione of Mineola New York a stockbroker formerly employed by National Securities Corporation is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was settled for $467,000.00 in damages supported by allegations that (1) fiduciary duties owed to the customer had been breached and (2) real estate security transactions effected in the customer’s…
Christopher Duke Bennett of Louisville Kentucky a stockbroker formerly employed by J.J.B. Hillard, W.L. Lyons LLC has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that Bennett effected unauthorized transactions in accounts of J.J.B. Hillard, W.L. Lyons LLC customers. Letter…
Donald Logan of Silverdale Washington a stockbroker formerly registered with Waddell Reed and Edward Jones has been fined $25,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that (1) Logan traded in customer’s investment accounts without authorization (2) Logan exercised discretion in customer’s…
Barbara Ann Endres of Grand Junction Colorado a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and investment adviser representative of Lifetime Wealth Advisors LLC has been barred by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in all capacities according to an Order Instituting Administrative Proceedings Pursuant to Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Section 203(f) containing findings…
Barry George Hartman of Missoula, Montana a stockbroker formerly employed by FSC Securities Corporation is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought damages estimated to exceed $5,000.00 based upon allegations that Hartman executed unauthorized sales of securities to customers of the firm. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Arbitration No….
Caeron Arlington McClintock of New York New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Spartan Capital Securities LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon accusations that McClintock failed to provide FINRA with information that was requested of him. Case No. 2016051468601 (Nov. 6, 2017)….
Mirsad A. Muharemovic of Coram New York a stockbroker currently employed by Arive Capital Markets is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was settled for $1,000,000.00 in damages founded on allegations that stock transactions executed in the customer’s account were not suitable for the customer given the customer’s objectives for investing….
Thomas John Lisa Jr. of New York New York a stockbroker currently employed by Wilmington Capital Securities LLC has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon Lisa’s consent to findings that he engaged in an outside business activity without disclosing it to…
Edward Beyn of New York New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Craig Scott Capital LLC is the subject of a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) National Adjudicatory Council Decision which affirms FINRA’s Hearing Panel’s decision to bar Beyn because (1) Beyn effected excessive trades in customer accounts (2) Beyn churned customers’ investment portfolios and…
Timothy John Knutson of Saint James Minnesota a stockbroker formerly employed by Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for five months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized transactions in Ameriprise Financial Services’ customer accounts. Letter…
Paul P. Ruane of New York New York a stockbroker formerly employed by Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on June 19, 2015 where the customer sought damages estimated to exceed $5,000.00 supported by accusations that Ruane executed transactions in a customer’s account with knowledge that the…
Louis Mark Miller of Jericho New York a stockbroker formerly employed by LPL Financial LLC is referenced in a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Wells Notice in which FINRA has made an initial determination to suggest that FINRA Department of Enforcement bring a disciplinary action against Miller for obstructing an investigation and making unauthorized trades…
Martin Kevin Walcoe of Syosset New York a stockbroker currently employed by David Lerner Associates Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on August 9, 2016 where the customer requested unspecified compensatory damages founded on accusations that unauthorized trades of equities and government-debt products had been executed in the customer’s account….
Christopher Vincent Paul of Mineola New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Joseph Stone Capital L.L.C. has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on allegations that Paul failed to comply with FINRA’s request for information potentially relating to Paul’s employment separations after being subject of…
Johnathon Leland Cope of Canton Georgia a stockbroker formerly registered with Invest Financial Corporation is referenced in a customer initiated investment related complaint on February 19, 2016 in which the customer sought $8,015.32 in damages supported by allegations that Cope effected the sale of a mutual fund in the customer’s account without procuring the customer’s…
Donald Logan of Silverdale Washington a stockbroker formerly employed by Edward Jones has been fined $25,000.00 and suspended for eighteen months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based in part upon consenting to findings that Logan effected unauthorized trades in customer accounts and caused customers to sign incomplete…
Daniel Todd Levine of Greenwood Village Colorado a stockbroker formerly employed by Morgan Stanley has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that Levine failed to cooperate with FINRA’s investigation into accusations that (1) Levine engaged in unauthorized trading of customer accounts…
Gregory Joseph Rusnak of St. Charles Illinois a stockbroker formerly registered with Sigma Financial Corporation has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that Rusnak executed unauthorized trades in the accounts of Sigma Financial Corporation customers. Letter of Acceptance…
Frank Fornshell Venable II of Knoxville Tennessee a stockbroker currently registered with Morgan Stanley has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that Venable placed unauthorized trades in Morgan Stanley customers’ accounts. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No….
Paul Steven Wishingrad of Beverly Hills California a stockbroker formerly employed by UBS Financial Services Inc. has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized trades in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No….
Paul Edward Dorion of Killington Vermont a stockbroker formerly employed by LPL Financial LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on allegations that Dorion failed to respond to FINRA’s inquiry. FINRA Case No. 2015047608601 (Oct. 31, 2016). According to FINRA Public Disclosure, a request…
Dennis Changseop Lee of Middle Villages New York a stockbroker formerly employed by AXA Advisors LLC has been fined $15,000.00 and suspended for nine months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he mismarked customers’ order tickets and failed to disclose his discretionary…
Liju Varghese (also known as Joe Varghese) of Howard Beach New York a broker formerly registered with Pruco Securities has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that Varghese failed to cooperate with FINRA personnel’s investigation of his possible unauthorized trading in…
John Richard Henderson of Sarasota Florida a stockbroker formerly currently with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on September 6, 2016 where the customer requested unspecified damages founded on allegations that unauthorized over-the-counter equities trades were effected in the customer’s account. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority…
David John Strnad of Nashville Tennessee a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC has been issued a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Wells Notice revealing that FINRA concluded that it should pursue a disciplinary action against Strnad founded on accusations that Strnad violated FINRA Rule 2010 by effecting trades in a customer’s…
Jon Morin of New York New York a stockbroker formerly registered with National Securities Corporation is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on February 21, 2017 where the customer requested $15,000.00 in damages based upon accusations that unauthorized over-the-counter equities trades were executed in the customer’s equity account. Financial Industry Regulatory…
Susan E. Regan (also known as Susan Marie Eustace) of Westfield New Jersey a stockbroker currently employed by Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith Inc. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer requested $140,000.00 in damages founded on allegations that (1) misrepresentations and omissions were made in regard to…
Mark Joseph Flanagan of Highland Park Illinois a stockbroker formerly registered with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that Flanagan obstructed a FINRA investigation into his alleged unauthorized and unsuitable transactions. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and…
John Martin Kelley Jr. of Northfield New Jersey a stockbroker currently registered with Morgan Stanley is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on October 12, 2018 in which the customer sought damages estimated to exceed $5,000.00 in damages based in part on accusations that unauthorized stock trades were effected in the…
Frank David Sardano of Toms River New Jersey a stockbroker formerly employed by Morgan Stanley Wealth Management has been terminated by the firm on October 1, 2018 founded on accusations that Sardano exercised discretion in the accounts of Morgan Stanley customers. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure also reveals that on June 3, 2005, a…
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority released its 2018 Examination Report, showing the areas in which the regulator has taken some form of enforcement action against brokerage firms to prevent them from taking advantage of their customers, and to “better protect investors and maintain the integrity of the markets.” The Recommendation of Unsuitable Investments First, on…
Richard Aloysius Juracka of New York New York a stockbroker currently registered with Morgan Stanley has been fined $50,00.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized trades in Morgan Stanley customers’ accounts. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent…
Walter James Keating of Indian Wells California a stockbroker formerly employed by UBS Financial Services Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on April 25, 2016 where the customer requested damages estimated to exceed $5,000.00 supported by allegations that (1) Keating omitted information from the customer in regard to the customer’s…
Donna Jean Chism of Edmond Oklahoma a stockbroker formerly registered with WFG Investments Inc. has been fined $2,500.00 and sanctioned by Oklahoma Department of Securities based upon Chism consenting to the Department’s findings that Chism engaged in unauthorized transactions in customer accounts. Case No. 17-055 (Apr. 3, 2017). Oklahoma Department of Securities alleged that Chism…
John Huey Neely of Edmond Oklahoma a stockbroker formerly employed by Berthel Fisher Company Financial Services has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon Neely’s consent to findings that he executed unauthorized trades in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent…
David Thomas Pawloski of Princeton New Jersey a stockbroker formerly registered with Oppenheimer Co. Inc. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint which settled for $60,000.00 on October 25, 2017 supported by allegations that between February of 2017 and April of 2017: (1) unauthorized transactions were placed in the customer’s account…
Michael Montelli of Hauppauge New York a stockbroker currently registered with American Capital Partners LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on April 11, 2017 in which the customer requested damages estimated to exceed $5,000.00 in damages founded on accusations that (1) margin was utilized without the customer’s permission (2) unauthorized…
Barney Norman Barnato of Walnut Creek California a stockbroker formerly employed by Barney Norman Barnato has been discharged by the firm on April 11, 2017 based upon accusations that Barnato exercised discretion in a customer’s account without having generated the customer’s permission beforehand. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure confirms that Barnato is referenced…
Hema Joshi (also known as Hema Jerath) of Flemington New Jersey a stockbroker currently registered with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on April 3, 2017 where the customer sought $24,339.85 in damages based upon accusations that Joshi (1) placed the customer in an unsuitable variable…
Mark Stewart Saunders of Monroe City Missouri a stockbroker formerly employed by Edward Jones has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized mutual fund purchases in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No….
Stewart Clinton Malloy of Riverhead New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley is the subject of a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Wells Notice in which FINRA has made a preliminary determination for Malloy to face disciplinary action for failing to testify in a FINRA investigation in possible violation of FINRA Rules 2010…
Scott Alan Kaufman a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC has been terminated from employment on June 30, 2017 based upon allegations that Kaufman failed to communicate with customers about trades prior to executing them in their accounts. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure confirms that on April 26, 2018, a…
Judith Ann Tengler of Broadview Heights Ohio a stockbroker formerly registered with Signator Investors Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint that was settled on March 1, 2017 to resolve allegations that Tengler effected trades in the customer’s variable annuity account without procuring the customer’s authorization. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)…
Roy Aurelio Gaytan of Thousand Oaks California a stockbroker formerly registered with Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. has been fined $15,000.00 and suspended for eight months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he (1) failed notify the firm about his exercise of discretion…
Eric Steven Korhut of Johnstown Pennsylvania a stockbroker formerly registered with Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he executed unauthorized trades in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No. 2016051348101…
Ethan De Naray of Minneapolis Minnesota a stockbroker formerly employed by Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner Smith Inc. has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he improperly exercised discretion in customer accounts and mismarked customer order tickets. Letter…
Leslie George Markus, Jr., of Center Valley, Pennsylvania, a stockbroker formerly registered with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended for two years from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity according to a FINRA Office of Hearing Officers Hearing Panel Decision containing findings that Markus effected…
Ken Anthony Carter of Seattle Washington a stockbroker currently employed by RBC Capital Markets LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer requested $450,000.00 in damages founded on allegations that stock trades had been executed in the customer’s investment account between 2014 and 2015 that were neither suitable nor…
Larry Shatzkamer of Jericho New York a stockbroker formerly employed by Oppenheimer Co. Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on April 11, 2018 in which the customer requested damages estimated to exceed $5,000.00 supported by accusations that stock transactions were effected in the customer’s account that were neither suitable for…
Darrell Brian Hesford of Escondido California a stockbroker currently registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on April 23, 2018 where the customer requested damages estimated to exceed $5,000.00 supported by allegations that exchange traded funds were placed in the customer’s account without the customer’s…
Patricia Gail Peterson of Henderson Nevada a stockbroker formerly employed by WFG Investments Inc. has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that she effected trades in customer accounts without written authorization. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No….
Daniel B. Irving of Erie Pennsylvania a stockbroker formerly registered with PNC Investments has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he mismarked customer’s investment orders as having been unsolicited. FINRA Enforcement Action No. 2014043146201 (July 12, 2018)….
Dennis Anthony Contrestano of Fresno California a stockbroker formerly registered with RBC Capital Markets LLC has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he executed trades in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No….
Dimitrios Aivaliotis of Melville New York a stockbroker currently employed by SW Financial is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer requested $44,000.00 in damages supported by accusations that (1) contractual obligations to the customers had been breached (2) unauthorized trades had been effected (3) transactions were not…
Will S. Schneider Henriquez of Brooklyn New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Network 1 Financial Securities Inc. has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he mismarked customer order tickets and placed unauthorized trades in customers’ accounts….
James Patrick Acosta of New York New York a stockbroker formerly employed by Citigroup Global Markets Inc. has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he failed to cooperate with FINRA in an investigation into accusations of Acosta’s outside business activities….
Brian Patrick Kelly of Canton Ohio a stockbroker formerly employed by LPL Financial LLC has been ordered by the State of Ohio Division of Securities to cease and desist engaging in conduct violative of Ohio Securities Act based upon consenting to findings that Kelly traded in a customer’s account without authorization. In the Matter of:…
Benjamin Kevin Chappell of Salt Lake City Utah a stockbroker registered with Hornor Townsend Kent Inc. has been discharged by the firm on January 12, 2018 founded on allegations of unauthorized trading having been effected in a customer’s account. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure reveals that Chappell is referenced in two customer initiated…
Robert Neal Kampfer of Woodbury New York a stockbroker employed by Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. is the subject of a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) investigation commencing on February 16, 2018 concerning accusations of Kampfer violating (1) FINRA Rules 2010 and 2111 by effecting unsuitable mutual fund trades in customer accounts and (2) FINRA Rule…
Daniel Todd Tompkins of Boca Raton Florida a stockbroker currently employed by Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on February 20, 2018 where the customer sought $200,000.00 in damages based upon accusations that on February 28, 2017, equities were sold from the customer’s investment portfolio without…
James Edward Lyons of Shreveport Louisiana a stockbroker formerly employed by Raymond James & Associates, Inc. has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he obstructed a FINRA investigation into allegation of his unauthorized trading in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance…
Bradley Leo Renberg of West Des Moines Iowa a stockbroker currently employed by Ameriprise Financial Services is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on February 9, 2018 in which the customer sought $5,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that in 2017, Renberg effected unauthorized trades in the customer’s account and made investment…
Todd Michael Niedermeyer of San Francisco California a stockbroker currently employed by Stifel Nicolaus Company Incorporated is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on February 22, 2018 in which the customer requested damages estimated to exceed $5,000.00 based upon accusations that on November 9, 2016, Niedermeyer executed unauthorized sales of stock…
Maria Nancy Tamburro of Florham Park New Jersey a stockbroker formerly registered with Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that she effected unauthorized trades in customer accounts and failed to timely cooperate with FINRA’s investigation into…
William David Lancaster of Wagoner Oklahoma a stockbroker formerly registered with Arvest Wealth Management is the subject of a State of Oklahoma Department of Securities Amended Enforcement Division Recommendation seeking that Lancaster be barred for two years founded on accusations that he engaged in discretionary trading and falsified his application for agent and investment advisor…
Kevin James Palmer of Scottsdale Arizona a stockbroker formerly registered with First Allied Securities Inc. has been discharged by the firm on February 6, 2018 founded on accusations that Palmer violated the firm’s policies by placing trades in two customer accounts on a discretionary basis without first procuring written authorization from the customer and First…
Dennis Albert Mehringer Jr. of Passadena California a stockbroker formerly registered with Western International Securities Inc. has been fined $50,000.00 and barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity according to a FINRA Office of Hearing Officers Extended Hearing Panel Decision containing findings that Mehringer made unsuitable recommendations to…
Harold Francis Couglar of San Diego California a stockbroker formerly registered with Montage Securities LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he (1) failed to report his discretionary trading of customer accounts held away from Montage Securities and (2)…
Herbert Voss Jr. of Beverly Hills California a stockbroker registered with StockCross Financial Services Inc. has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he failed to cooperate with FINRA in an investigation into accusations of his unauthorized trading in customer accounts….
Philip Hearl Hamilton of Arlington Texas a stockbroker employed by Hilltop Securities Independent Network Inc. has been discharged by the firm on March 13, 2018 supported by allegations that Hamilton violated the firm’s policies by effecting trades in a customer’s account that was deceased. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure confirms that on August…
Robert N. Newman of Los Angeles California a stockbroker currently employed by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that executed trades in a customer’s account without securing the customer’s permission. Letter of Acceptance…
Nicole Danielle Jervis of Warren Ohio a stockbroker currently registered with LPL Financial LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on March 14, 2018 in which the customer sought $10,322.00 in damages supported by allegations that mutual funds had been liquidated from the customer’s investment account without the customer’s authorization…
Christopher Mitchell Meyers of Plano Texas a stockbroker registered with UBS Financial Services Inc. has been terminated by the firm on August 10, 2016 founded on allegations that he (1) improperly corresponded with customer concerning tax matters (2) effected unauthorized trades in a customer’s account (3) exercised discretion in two investment accounts that were not…
Ronald Harris Rothchild of Garden City New York a stockbroker formerly employed by Raymond James Financial Services Inc. has been discharged by the firm and its advisory affiliate on April 8, 2016 supported by allegations that Rothchild (1) placed trades in a customer’s investment account that were neither suitable nor authorized by the customer and…
Jonathan Ryan Wiley of Long Island City New York a stockbroker employed by Voya Financial Advisors Inc. has been discharged by the firm on March 14, 2018 based upon accusations that Wiley exercised discretion in customer accounts in violation of the firm’s policies. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure additionally reveals that on February…
Paul Anthony Dangelo of Saddle Brook New Jersey a stockbroker formerly registered with Oppenheimer Co. Inc. has been discharged by the firm on March 13, 2018 founded on accusations that Dangelo neglected to apprise the firm that his activities were subject of a regulatory examination. This is not the first time that Dangelo has been…
Joseph Martin Polanski of Fort Worth Texas a stockbroker currently employed by Morgan Stanley is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on March 22, 2018 where the customer requested more than $5,000.00 in damages founded on accusations that an unauthorized equity purchase was effected in the customer’s account on January 19, 2018….
Ankur Bhatia of Lake Forest Illinois a stockbroker formerly employed by Fifth Third Securities Inc. is the subject of a customer initiated investment civil action filed in the United States District Court for Northern Illinois where the customer sought $50,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that unauthorized trades were effected in the customer’s account and…
Joseph Gordon Cloutier of Frisco Texas a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Advisors has been charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in a Complaint alleging that Cloutier failed to cooperate with a FINRA investigation into allegations of him executing transactions in customer accounts without permission and soliciting a loan from a customer. Department…
Marshall Owen Isaacson of Boca Raton Florida a stockbroker formerly registered with National Securities Corporation is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was resolved for $92,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that over-the-counter equities transactions had been placed in the customer’s account that were not suitable for the customer. Financial Industry…
Brian Joseph Lockett of Lynwood Washington a stockbroker currently employed by Independent Financial Group LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint which was resolved for $45,000.00 in damages on July 27, 2016 supported by allegations that unapproved and unsuitable private investment and real estate investment trust transactions had been effected in…
Jens Mikel Poulsen of Wenatchee Washington a stockbroker formerly registered with LPL Financial LLC has been terminated on September 20, 2016, founded on allegations that Poulsen solicited stock transactions from customers during the time that the firm had restricted his activities. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure confirms that Poulsen has been identified in…
David Leonard Sheppard of New York New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Aegis Capital Corp is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer requested $250,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that unauthorized and excessive trades were effected in the customer’s account and investment recommendations were not suitable for…
Ryan Jeffrey Beal of Columbus Ohio a stockbroker formerly registered with Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. has been terminated on August 22, 2017 amid the firm’s investigation into Beal’s possible unauthorized trading in customers’ accounts. FINRA Public Disclosure additionally reveals that on November 13, 2006, a customer initiated investment related complaint regarding Beal’s conduct was settled…
Mark Douglas Panfil of El Segundo California a stockbroker formerly registered with RBC Capital Markets LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer alleged that variable annuity trades were placed in the customer’s account between 2009 and 2016 that were neither authorized nor suitable for the customer. Financial…
Ron Jason Ison of Little Silver New Jersey a stockbroker formerly registered with Buckman Buckman and Reid Inc. was barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he obstructed a FINRA investigation into allegations of Ison effecting unsuitable and unauthorized trades in customer…
William George Brunner of Huntington New York is a stockbroker and securities principal formerly registered with Investment Planners Inc. who has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he failed to cooperate in a FINRA investigation into allegations that he traded…
Jonathan R. Belden of Oakland California is a stockbroker formerly registered with Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner and Smith Inc. who has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended for sixty days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he mismarked customer order tickets and exercised…
David Hugh Bindelglass of Paramus New Jersey is a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley who has been fired on December 20, 2017 founded on accusations that Bindelglass executed unauthorized transactions in customer accounts and made unsuitable investment recommendations to a customer. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure reveals that Bindelglass has been referenced…
Stephen Allen Kelbick of Villanova Pennsylvania is a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC who has been fired on August 16, 2017, based upon allegations that Kelbick effected trades in customers’ investment accounts without ever having spoken to them before the transactions were entered. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure confirms…
Philip Anthony Marchetti of Pompton Plains New Jersey is a stockbroker formerly registered with PNC Investments who has been fired on August 5, 2016 supported by allegations that he failed to be forthcoming with supervisory personnel at PNC in an investigation into whether Marchetti executed unauthorized trades in an account owned by a firm customer….
Carl Damien Gill of Troy Michigan is a stockbroker formerly registered with United Planners’ Financial Services of America who is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which settled on December 21, 2017 for $40,000.00 in damages supported by accusations that unauthorized exchange traded funds trades had been placed in the customer’s…
Joshua D. Bradley of Columbia South Carolina is a stockbroker formerly registered with Voya Financial Advisors Inc. who has been fined $15,000.00 and suspended for six months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected discretionary trades in customer accounts when he…
John Gunther Hoagland of Troy Michigan is a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley who is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint which settled on February 15, 2018 for $17,044.19 in damages supported by allegations that unauthorized equity transactions were effected in the customer’s investment account between September and October of…
German Ricardo Mora of San Antonio Texas is a stockbroker formerly registered with Merrill Lynch who has been fired on November 11, 2016 based upon allegations that he executed transactions in customers’ accounts on a discretionary basis and marked order tickets as having been unsolicited when they were actually solicited. On November 29, 2016, Mora…
Duane J. Haley of Indianapolis Indiana is a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC who is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint which settled for $5,000.00 in damages founded on allegations that mutual fund transactions were executed in the customer’s account on an unauthorized and unsuitable basis. Haley’s registration…
Michael Patrick Spolar of Orlando Florida is a stockbroker registered with International Assets Advisory LLC who has been fired on October 9, 2017 supported by accusations that he engaged in customer communications during a time that he was suspended by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). Particularly, on June 19, 2017, Spolar was suspended from associating…
Michael Douglas Hanke of Lutz Florida is a stockbroker formerly registered with Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. who has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity by consenting to findings that he exercised discretion in a customer’s account without authorization and mismarked the customer’s order…
Peter M. Torabkhan of New York New York is a stockbroker currently registered with EJ Sterling Inc. who has been fined $2,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity by consenting to findings that he effected trades in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and…
Martin Earl Brooks of Belton Missouri is a stockbroker formerly registered with Cetera Advisors LLC who has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity by consenting to findings that he effected trades in customer accounts without their written authorization and mismarked order tickets as…
Antoine Nabih Souma of Los Angeles California is a stockbroker formerly registered with JP Morgan Securities LLC who is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer requested $20,000,000.00 in damages based upon allegations of (1) unauthorized transactions (2) suitability and (3) misrepresentation. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Arbitration…
Choosri Lao of Tinley Park Illinois is a stockbroker formerly registered with Cetera Advisor Networks LLC who has been fined five thousand dollars and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that Choosri made investment recommendations and facilitated customers’ alternative investment transactions despite…
Jeffrey Alan Hill of Bemidji Minnesota is a stockbroker formerly registered with Dougherty and Company LLC whose securities registration has been revoked on March 17 2017 by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) based upon allegations that he failed to pay fifty thousand dollars in fines and disgorgement. Particularly, Hill was disgorged of $45,000.00, fined $5,000.00…
David Lloyd Barber of San Diego California is a stockbroker formerly registered with Madison Avenue Securities LLC who has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he failed to provide documentation and information to FINRA in an investigation into allegations of…
A stockbroker from Kingston Pennsylvania formerly registered with Raymond James Financial Services Inc. was fined five thousand dollars and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he engaged in discretionary trading without having received customers’ written authorization. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and…
Steven Jude Meleco is a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC who has been terminated on November 10 2017 founded on accusations that he effected trades in a customer’s account without authorization. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure confirms that on August 13, 2015, a customer initiated investment related written complaint…
Issac Franklin Stevens Junior of Denton Texas is a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones who has been fined five thousand dollars and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he exercised discretion in a customer’s account without authorization. Letter of Acceptance…
Erick George Revelle Kuebler of Dallas Texas is a stockbroker formerly registered with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC who is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer requested five hundred thousand dollars in damages supported by allegations that Kuebler effected unsuitable and unauthorized transactions in the customer’s account between…
Cory D. Bataan of Melville New York is a stockbroker currently registered with Aegis Capital Corp. who has been fined five thousand dollars and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity by consenting to findings that he executed trades in customer investment accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance…
Gregory Gassoso of Edison New Jersey is a stockbroker formerly registered with National Securities Corporation who has been fined five thousand dollars and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity by consenting to findings that he executed unauthorized stock trades in a customer’s investment account. Letter of Acceptance…
Guy Charles Conger of San Antonio Texas is a former stockbroker of Money Concepts Capital Corp who has been fined fifteen thousand dollars and suspended for six months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he (1) utilized discretion in customer accounts in…
Brett Alexander Ashy of Jackson Mississippi is a registered representative formerly employed with MWA Financial Services Inc. who has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any and all capacities based upon consenting to findings that he failed to cooperate with FINRA in an investigation into allegations of Ashy’s…
Shaun Eugene Hayes of Fort Worth Texas is a stockbroker formerly registered with Merrill Lynch who is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint which settled on December 19 2017 for one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars in damages based upon allegations that stock trades had been effected in the customer’s account without the…
Coleman Joseph Devlin is a stockbroker formerly registered with Stifel Nicolaus who is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer requested three hundred thousand dollars in damages based upon accusations of (1) violations of Maryland Securities Act (2) breach of fiduciary duty (3) breach of contract (4) common law…
Clifford C. Vatter III of Louisville Kentucky was a stockbroker formerly registered with Raymond James and Associates Inc. whom the firm fired in July 2017 based upon accusations that Vatter placed trades in a customer’s account without the customer’s authorization. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure confirms that Vatter has been identified in six…
Gregory Edward Barr, of Boca Raton, Florida, a stockbroker formerly employed with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based on consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized transactions in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No….
Colin Edward Hammer, of Akron, Ohio, a stockbroker registered with Morgan Stanley, has been fined $2,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity by consenting to findings that he placed unauthorized trades in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2016051154701 (Jan. 22, 2018). According…
James Ernest Joly, of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, a stockbroker formerly employed with LPL Financial, LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on September 22, 2017, in which the customer sought damages estimated at more than $5,000.00 supported by allegations that unauthorized and unsuitable non-traded real estate investment trust and…
Gregory Joseph Rusnak of Saint Charles, Illinois, a stockbroker formerly registered with Sigma Financial Corporation, has been terminated from employment on December 13, 2017, based upon accusations that Rusnak violated Sigma’s policies by executing trades in a customer’s account on a discretionary basis. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure reveals that on March 28, 2008,…
Gary Raymond Gray of Las Vegas, Nevada, a stockbroker associated with Wells Fargo Clearing Services, has been fined $10,000.00 and 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 unauthorized trades in customer accounts and mismarked trading tickets. Letter…
Howard Barry Steinman of Coral Springs, Florida, a stockbroker currently registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related civil action brought in the Circuit Court of Broward, Florida, in which the customer requested more than $5,000.00 in damages supported by accusations that Steinman effected unauthorized transactions in…
William George Brunner of Huntington, New York, a stockbroker registered with Investment Planners, Inc., has been terminated from employment on May 12, 2017, based upon a customer’s allegations that Brunner exercised discretion in the customer’s account. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure reveals that Brunner has been identified in five customer initiated investment related…
Mircea Sauciuc of Leawood, Kansas, a stockbroker registered with Morgan Stanley Barney, has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized transactions in a customer’s account and made unsuitable investment recommendations. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and…
Michael Darren Bell of Rochester, New York, a stockbroker registered with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on June 27, 2017, alleging that between June of 2014 and March of 2017, mutual fund trades were effected in the customer’s account without authorization. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority…
John William Bernard of Shell Beach, California, a stockbroker registered with LPL Financial LLC, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he placed trades in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2015044696201 (Dec….
Denes Joseph Chapo III, of Cleveland, Ohio, a stockbroker associated with U.S. Bancorp Investments, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on July 10, 2017, in which the customer requested $12,128.25 in damages based upon allegations that Chapo effected unauthorized over-the-counter equities purchases in the customer’s account. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority…
Craig Cary Langweiler, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a stockbroker associated with Windsor Street Capital, L.P. (formerly Meyers Associates, L.P.), has been fined $15,000.00 and suspended for one year from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity according to an Office of Hearing Officers Default Decision pertaining to findings that Langweiler effected…
John Fotis Valliades, of New York, New York, a stockbroker registered with Petersen Investments Inc., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he placed trades in customers’ accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No….
William George Bryant Harvey, of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, a stockbroker registered with Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim, in which the customer sought $280,000.00 in damages founded on allegations that Harvey effected unauthorized trades in the customer’s account, and made misrepresentations to the customer as well as…
Cindy Lee Russell, of Memphis, Tennessee, a stockbroker registered with STIFEL, NICOLAUS & COMPANY, INCORPORATED is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on September 19, 2017, in which the customer sought at least $5,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Russell churned the customer’s account and made trades on an unauthorized…
Nolan Dudley Baird, Jr., of Augusta, Georgia, a stockbroker registered with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected trades in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent,…
Michael Lawrence Oromaner, of Uniondale, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Brookville Capital Partners, has been fined $25,000.00 and suspended for two years from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity by consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized trades in a customer’s investment account. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver…
Paul William Lascelle of Flemington, New Jersey, a stockbroker registered with Morgan Stanley, has been fined and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity by consenting to findings that he engaged in the unauthorized trading of a customer’s investment account. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2017053501901…
Brian Joseph Panfil of New Woodstock, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Ridgeway & Conger, Inc., has been charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Department of Enforcement in a Complaint alleging that he effected unsuitable trades in customer accounts, forged signatures of customers on account documentation, and placed trades without authorization. Department of Enforcement…
Robert Francis Leis of Louisville, Kentucky, a stockbroker formerly registered with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., has been fined $50,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he placed trades in customers’ investment accounts without their consent. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and…
Daniel Joe Wilson of Columbus Junction, Iowa, a stockbroker registered with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC, has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that effected trades in a customer’s account without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent,…
Peter Joseph Doyle of Washington, DC, a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity by consenting to findings that he failed to cooperate in a FINRA investigation into allegations of his improper conduct as referenced in his termination from Morgan…
Marc Augusta Reda of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with PHX Financial, Inc., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for three months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that Reda, inter alia, traded in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of…
Todd Douglas Ryman, of Atlanta, Georgia, a stockbroker formerly registered with Raymond James & Associates, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on August 16, 2017, where the customer requested $300,000.00 in damages founded on allegations that between September 6, 2016 and February 13, 2017, Ryman effected unauthorized transactions in a…
Charles Terrence Lundell of Bellevue, Washington, a stockbroker formerly registered with First Allied Securities, Inc., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for a month from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity by consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized trades in customers’ investment accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and…
Jonathan William Iraggi, of Red Bank, New Jersey, a stockbroker registered with Garden State Securities, Inc., has been terminated from employment on July 11, 2017, based upon allegations that he traded in customer accounts without authorization. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure confirms that on January 2, 2015, a customer filed an investment related…
James Michael Kennedy, of Chicago, Illinois, a stockbroker formerly registered with Saxony Securities, Inc., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity by consenting to findings that he effected trades in a customer’s account without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2015047306901…
Luigi Edward Mancusi, of Lake Forrest, Illinois, a stockbroker formerly registered with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., has been fined $10,000.00, suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity, and agreed to provide $2,966.97 in restitution to a customer by consenting to findings that Mancusi effected unauthorized transactions in the…
Louis Anthony Telerico of Dayton, Ohio, a stockbroker formerly registered with Westminster Financial Securities, Inc. has been named in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim, in which the customer requested $426,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Telerico executed art and land based transactions that led the customer to sustain losses. FINRA Arbitration No. 17-00988…
Kenneth Bostian Neuner, of Dallas, Texas, a stockbroker formerly registered with Summit Brokerage Services, Inc., has been permanently barred in all capacities from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member by consenting to findings that he failed to cooperate in a FINRA investigation into his unauthorized trading in Summit customers’ investment accounts. Letter…
Martin William Pernoll, of Santa Monica, California, a stockbroker formerly registered with Bay Mutual Financial, LLC, has been fined $25,000.00 and suspended for nine months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm by consenting to findings that he, inter alia, executed unauthorized transactions, and failed to report customer disputes. Letter of…
Steven Robert Luftschein, of Melville, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Aegis Capital Corp., has been named in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim, where the customer has requested $269,131.00 in damages based upon allegations of breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, omissions and misrepresentations, excessive and unauthorized trading, and unsuitable investment…
Charles Bernard Lynch Jr., of Irvine California, a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim on September 18, 2017, in which the customer requested $200,000.00 in damages based on allegations that Lynch effected unsuitable transactions in the customer’s account, over-concentrating the customer’s portfolio…
Scott Jason Wallach, of Paramus, New Jersey, a stockbroker currently registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity, and disgorged of commissions obtained from a customer by him through effecting unauthorized trades in the investment account of a…
Kristopher B. Smith, of Fargo, North Dakota, a stockbroker formerly registered with UBS Financial Services Inc., has been terminated on May 26, 2010, supported by allegations that Smith violated the firm’s policies by effecting unauthorized trading in customer accounts. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure confirms that Smith was fined $5,000.00 and suspended from…
Hector Hugo Gutierrez, Jr., of Brownsville, Texas, a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, was charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in a Complaint alleging that he failed to make an appearance and testify before FINRA staff in reference to accusations that he effected unauthorized transactions in customer accounts. Department of Enforcement…
Jonathan Ben Mirer, of Henderson, Nevada, a stockbroker currently registered with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint, which settled on February 7, 2017, for $20,000.00 in damages supported by allegations of unauthorized trading of foreign equities from 2009 to 2016. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure…
Cheryle Anne Brady, of Hingham, Massachusetts, an advisor registered with Ameriprise Financial Services Inc., was fired on September 7, 2016, based upon accusations that she traded in customer accounts without authorization; the firm claimed that she exercised discretion in accounts that were not approved by the firm for purposes of discretionary trading. Financial Industry Regulatory…
Timothy Joe Hightower, of Mount Pleasant, Texas, a stockbroker formerly registered with WFG Investments, Inc., is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on May 16, 2017, in which the customer requested $5,000.00 in damages based upon accusations that Hightower effected unauthorized trades in the customer’s variable annuity. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority…
Frederick D. Houck, of Brookfield, Wisconsin, a stockbroker formerly registered with Freedom Investors Corp., has been suspended for two months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized trades in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2016049678601 (Aug….
Benjamin S. Burton, of Charlestown, West Virginia, a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley, has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended for three months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity by consenting to findings that he effected trades in a customer’s accounts without the customer’s consent. Letter of Acceptance,…
Marco Fragnito, of Laguna Hills, California, a stockbroker registered with Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim, which was settled for $1,200,000.00 in damages on July 20, 2017, based upon allegations that Fragnito effected trades in the customer’s account that the customer never authorized. The…
Coleman Joseph Devlin, of Baltimore, Maryland, a stockbroker formerly registered with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company Incorporated, was fired on June 28, 2016, based upon allegations that he effected unauthorized trades in customer’s investment accounts. This is not the first time that Devlin has been fired for committing misconduct while associated with a broker. Financial Industry…
Jeb Curtis Bonner, of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, a stockbroker registered with Raymond James & Associates, Inc., has been fired from employment on May 16, 2017, based upon allegations that he traded in a deceased customer’s investment account. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure reveals that Bonner has been subject of two customer initiated investment related…
Jay Dee Jordan, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a stockbroker formerly registered with WFG Investments, Inc., has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he made unsuitable investment recommendations to the customer, effected unauthorized transactions in the customer’s account, mismarked customer order…
Keith Joseph Michelfelder, of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Joseph Gunnar & Co. LLC, has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized trades in the firm’s customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance,…
Tyler Boone Powell, of Montecito, California, a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected trades in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No….
Ralph Edward Martin, of Washington, Illinois, a stockbroker formerly registered with Princor Financial Services Corporation, has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized trades in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2014042877101…
Elliot Harris, of Boca Raton, Florida, a stockbroker formerly registered with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he obstructed a FINRA investigation into allegations of his unauthorized and unsuitable trading in customer accounts. Letter…
Matthew M. Serth, of McClean, Virginia, a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley, has been fined and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized transactions in customers’ accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2016051495801 (July 31, 2017)….
Stephen John Caruso, of New York, New York, a stockbroker registered with Ameriprise Financial Services, has been fired from his job on May 27, 2016, based upon allegations that he committed numerous violations of the firm’s policies. Apparently, Caruso’s faulty conduct involved exercising discretion in a customer’s account despite the account not having been approved…
Betty Rodriguez, of Weston, Florida, a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim on May 27, 2016, in which the customer requested $6,268.90 in damages based upon allegations that Rodriguez, in May of 2016, effected unauthorized mutual fund transactions in the customer’s account….
Michael Andrew Coraggio, of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, a stockbroker formerly registered with BB&T Securities, LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim , which settled on June 7, 2017, wherein the customer received $24,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Coraggio breached his fiduciary duties, made misrepresentations and omissions to…
Sandra Jayne McCabe, of Melville, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Advisors, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that she effected unauthorized transactions involving the recycling of customers signatures on documents. Letter of Acceptance,…
Mark Horan, of Florham Park, New Jersey, a stockbroker formerly registered with UBS Financial Services, Inc., is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim, which settled on October 28, 2015, for $350,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Horan effected an unauthorized over-the-counter equity transaction for the customer. The customer indicated that…
Michael Frank Paesano, of New York, New York, a stockbroker registered with Morgan Stanley, was terminated from employment on December 21, 2016, based upon allegations that he effected faulty investment strategies and unauthorized trades in customer accounts. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure reveals that Paesano has been identified in fifteen customer initiated investment…
Donald Lee Bergeron, of Charlotte, North Carolina, a stockbroker formerly registered with Capital Guardian, LLC, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he placed unauthorized trades in a customer’s account. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No….
Darin Richard Pastor, of Irvine, California, a stockbroker formerly registered with Courtlandt Securities Corporation, has been fined $15,000.00 by the State of Hawaii based upon consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized securities transactions during the time that he was not registered to effect securities sales. SEU-2014-11 (Dec. 23, 2015). Pastor was also fined…
Joel David Davidman, of Beverly Hills, California, a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected trades in twenty-seven customer accounts despite lacking authorization from the customers and the firm….
James Edward Lyons, of Shreveport, Louisiana, a stockbroker for Raymond James & Associates, Inc., was terminated from employment on April 28, 2017, based upon a customer’s allegations that Lyons effected trades in the customer’s investment account despite failing to first gain proper authorization from the customer. In response to his denial of any misconduct, his…
Jaime Hazael Aguilar, of San Diego, California, a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member based upon consenting to findings that he entered into unauthorized loan arrangements with the firm’s customers. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2016050297702 (July…
Frank A. Tegge, of East Lansing, Michigan, a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he placed unauthorized transactions in a customer’s investment account. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and…
Jason Travis Turner, of Bedford, Virginia, a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on March 21, 2017, in which the customer requested an estimated $5,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Turner effected unauthorized and unsuitable transactions in the customer’s account in…
John Arthur Dettelbach, of Pepper Pike, Ohio, a stockbroker currently registered with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized transactions in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No….
Ankit Sahu, of San Francisco, California, a stockbroker formerly registered with UBS Financial Services Inc., has been named in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim on April 28, 2017, in which the customer requested $500,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that he effected unsuitable transactions in the customer’s investment account, and misrepresented UBS AG…
Jon Timothy VanSlooten, of Toledo, Ohio, a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones, has been fined $7,500.00 and 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 trades in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent,…
Rafael Barela Jacinto, of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended for one year from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity pursuant to an Office of Hearing Officers Decision & Order of Offer of Settlement containing findings…
Larry Charles Wolfe, of Boca Raton, Florida, a stockbroker formerly registered with Herbert J. Sims & Co. Inc., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected trades in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver…
Donald Lee Stark, of Waterloo, Iowa, a stockbroker currently registered with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected trades in a customer’s account without the customer’s consent. Letter of Acceptance,…
Mark Stewart Saunders, of Monroe City, Missouri, a stockbroker currently registered with Edward Jones, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he exercised discretion in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2016048658302 (June 9, 2017)….
Blake P. King, of Atlanta, Georgia, a stockbroker formerly registered with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., has been fined and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that King obstructed a FINRA investigation into allegations that he effected unauthorized trades in…
Stephen James Sullivan, of Garden City, New York, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he traded in two customers’ investment accounts on a discretionary basis. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2014039219802 (Feb. 3, 2016)….
Jeffrey Marc Grayson, of Florham Park, New Jersey, a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Advisors, has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended for two months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected trades in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance,…
Kim Dee Isaacson, of Salt Lake City, Utah, a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley, was charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in a Complaint alleging that Isaacson made omissions and misrepresentations to a firm customer concerning transactions effected in the customer’s account, and traded in a customer’s account without authorization; conduct that FINRA…
Elvin J. Lopez, of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Brookstone Securities, Inc., has been named in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim, which settled on April 12, 2017, for $31,276.98 in damages based upon allegations that he made misrepresentations to the customer, breached his fiduciary and contractual duties, negligently managed…
James Travis Flynn, of Greenville, South Carolina, a stockbroker registered with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., has been terminated from employment on February 10, 2017, based upon allegations that he misled the firm in the course of the firm’s investigation of a complaint that involved Flynn’s activities. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure reveals that…
Stephen J. Kaufman, of Freehold, New Jersey, a stockbroker formerly registered with LPL Financial LLC, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected trades in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No….
Laurence M. Rothstein, of Cumming, Georgia, a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones, has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized transactions in customer accounts and entered false customer account information into his firm’s records…
Alexandre Santos Leal, of Miami, Florida, a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services, has been named in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on April 13, 2017, in which the customer requested more than $5,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that during the time Leal was the customer’s financial advisor, he effected…
Sampson Pearson Junior, of Charlotte, North Carolina, a registered representative formerly associated with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, has been named in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on April 12, 2017, in which the customer requested more than $5,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that he effected unauthorized transactions in the customer’s account. FINRA…
Peter Joseph Doyle, of Bethesda, Maryland, a stockbroker registered with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, was terminated from employment on June 24, 2016, based upon allegations that he traded in customers’ investment accounts in a manner that violated the firm’s procedures and policies. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure reveals that Doyle has been named…
David Bruce Drucker, of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Aegis Capital Corp, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized trades in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No….
James Anthony Nelson, of Evans City, Pennsylvania, a stockbroker formerly registered with LPL Financial LLC, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity by consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized transactions in customers’ accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2016050825301 (May…
Timothy John Reed, of Bristow, Washington, a stockbroker formerly registered with SunTrust Investment Services, Inc., has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon allegations that he failed to provide a response to FINRA’s informational request. Letter No. 2016049929801 (Apr. 24, 2017). FINRA Public Disclosure also…
Jonathan Spencer Williams, of Timonium, Maryland, a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC, has been named in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on February 6, 2017, in which the customer requested $37,901.22 in damages based upon allegations that Williams effected transactions in the customer’s account that may not have been authorized. Financial…
Daniel P. Reilly, of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, has been named in a customer initiated investment related written complaint, which settled on January 25, 2017, for $16,727.00 in damages based upon allegations that he effected unauthorized mutual fund trades in the customer’s account….
Voigt C. Kempson, of Sparta, New Jersey, a stockbroker formerly registered with Commonwealth Financial Network, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized transactions in a customer’s account. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No….
William H. McWilliams, of Jefferson City, Missouri, a stockbroker formerly registered with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected transactions in customer accounts that were not authorized by customers. Letter…
Craig Gary Langweiler of Newton, Pennsylvania, a stockbroker formerly registered with Summit Brokerage Services, Inc., was named in a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Wells Notice, which indicated that a disciplinary action against Langweiler had been recommended by FINRA. Wells Notice No. 20140403477 (May. 1, 2017). The Notice indicated that from December of 2011 to…
Jeffrey L. Scheibner, of Irvine, California, a registered representative formerly associated with Accelerated Capital Group, has been fined $5,000.00 and 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 trades in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver…
Robert Daniel Witt, of Libertyville, Illinois, a stockbroker registered with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., has been terminated from employment on October 14, 2016, based upon the firm’s allegations that transactions were effected by Witt in a customer account despite the customer never having provided Witt with authorization. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure reveals…
Baris Dincer, of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Revere Securities LLC, has been named in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on June 1, 2016, in which the customer requested $45,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Dincer effected unauthorized corporate debt transactions in the customer’s account. Financial Industry Regulatory…
Andoni Yturralde, of New York, New York, a stockbroker registered with deVere USA Inc., has been terminated from employment on January 27, 2017, based upon allegations that Yturralde failed to cooperate with the procedures and policies of the firm, failed to effect trades in accordance with a customer’s instructions, and effected unauthorized equity transactions in…
Hossein Amirriahei, of Los Angeles, California, a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, has been permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that she failed to cooperate in an investigation into allegations of her unauthorized trading in customer accounts. Letter…
Neil Palazzo, of Syosset, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with David Lerner and Associates, Inc., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected transactions in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent,…
Eric Alan Zakarin, of Westfield, New Jersey, a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Advisors, has been named in a customer initiated investment related written complaint, which settled on June 28, 2016, for $3,719.53 in damages based upon allegations that Zakarin effected unauthorized mutual fund transactions in the customer’s account. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)…
William Ferrell Albin, of Las Vegas, Nevada, a stockbroker registered with Waddell & Reed, Inc., has been terminated from employment on July 21, 2016, based upon allegations that he violated policies of the firm by exercising discretion in customer accounts without the customers’ written authorization. This is not the first time that Albin has been…
David Khezri, of Holbrook, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Cape Securities, Inc. has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized trades in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2015044589701 (Sept….
Brian Kenneth Court, of Melville, New York, a stockbroker currently registered with Aegis Capital Corp., has been named in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on February 24, 2017, in which the customer requested $65,451.00 in damages based upon allegations that Court, from June of 2015 to November of 2016, churned the customer’s account,…
Kenneth Leopold Williams, of Staten Island, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with First Standard Financial Company LLC, has been named in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on January 5, 2017, in which the customer requested $100,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Williams utilized the customer’s margin without consent, and effected unauthorized…
Corinne Renae Mittag, of Omaha, Nebraska, a stockbroker formerly registered with BancWest Investment Services Inc., has been charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Department of Enforcement in a Complaint alleging that she effected an unauthorized transaction in a customer’s account and made false representations to her firm regarding the transaction. Department of Enforcement v….
Richard Jay Bernstein, of Beverly Hills, California, a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley, has been named in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim on February 1, 2017, in which the customer requested $81,738.82 in damages based upon allegations that Bernstein placed unsuitable and unauthorized equity trades in the customer’s investment account. Financial Industry Regulatory…
James Gilbert Blair, of Coronado, California, a stockbroker currently registered with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., has been named in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim on February 1, 2017, in which the customer requested $300,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Blair effected unauthorized and unsuitable over-the-counter equities transactions in the customer’s account,…
Frank Anthony Spadaro, of Mineola, New York, a stockbroker currently registered with Joseph Stone Capital L.L.C., has been named in a Notice of Proposed Agency Action and Opportunity for Hearing by the Office of the Commissioner of Securities and Insurance, Montana State Auditor, in which Spadaro was alleged to have utilized customers’ margin accounts in…
Shahida Arunima Hossain, a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, has been named in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on February 24, 2017, based upon allegations that Hossain invested the customer’s assets in a manner which exceeded the customer’s conservative investment objectives, and utilized margin in the customer’s investment account…
Phillip Hinze, of Golden Valley, Minnesota, a stockbroker formerly registered with Oak Ridge Financial Services Group, Inc., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected trades in a customer’s investment account without authorization. Letter of Acceptance,…
Richard Alan Kern, of Beavercreek, Ohio, a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley, has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected trades in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 20160502058-01 (Mar….
Robert W. Berry, of Fairlawn, Ohio, a stockbroker currently registered with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc., has been fined and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that effected unauthorized trades in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2015046243901 (Mar. 7,…
Glenn McDowell, of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly associated with National Securities Corporation, Inc., has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon a FINRA Office of Hearing Officers’ Default Decision containing findings that McDowell effected unauthorized trades in a customer’s account. Department of…
Brad C. Lawing, of Springfield, Missouri, a stockbroker currently registered with Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., has been named in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on January 19, 2017, in which the customer requested $8,500.00 in damages based upon allegations that Lawing failed to apprise the customer concerning the fees associating with the switching…
David Howard Fagenson, of Palm Beach, Florida, a stockbroker formerly registered with UBS Financial Services Inc., has been named in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on September 26, 2016, based upon allegations that from 2013 to 2016, Fagenson effected unauthorized trades in the customer’s account and failed to abide by the customer’s instructions…
Li-Lin Hsu, of Los Angeles, California, a stockbroker formerly registered with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., has been permanently barred from associating with any FINRA member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that she failed to respond to FINRA’s information request. Letter No. 2015045016702 (Jun. 1, 2016). Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure…
Joseph Albert Ambrosole, of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Meyers Associates, L.P., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected trades in customer accounts on an unauthorized basis. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver…
Joseph Henry Murphy III, of Madison, Wisconsin, a stockbroker formerly registered with RBC Capital Markets, LLC, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he traded in customer accounts on a discretionary basis in violation of his firm’s…
Larry Westly Farmbry, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a stockbroker formerly registered with First Allied Securities, Inc., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected trades in customer accounts on a discretionary basis in violation of his firm’s…
Karen McKinley, of Manchester, New Hampshire, a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley, has been permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that she obstructed a FINRA investigation into allegations of potential non-compliance regarding trading in customer accounts that was referenced by…
Joseph Patrick Fuller, of New York, New York, a stockbroker registered with Cape Securities, Inc., was terminated from employment on July 6, 2016, based upon allegations that Fuller effected unauthorized trades in a firm customer’s account. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure also reveals that on March 7, 2013, at which time Fuller was…
Clarence Mark Tingle, of Lewes, Delaware, a stockbroker currently registered with Morgan Stanley, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected discretionary trades in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2014042951501…
Steve Dale Heath, of Newport News, Virginia, a stockbroker formerly registered with LPL Financial, LLC, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he effected trades in a customer’s account on an unsuitable and unauthorized basis. Letter of…
Alfred William Valz, of Manasquan, New Jersey, a stockbroker formerly registered with UBS Financial Services Inc., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that Valz placed unauthorized trades in the accounts of customers. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver…
James Carolan Speno, of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that Spendo effected transactions in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent,…
Rodger James Burskey, of Commerce Township, Michigan, a stockbroker formerly registered with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., has been permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he failed to cooperate with FINRA in its investigation into allegations that Burskey made unsuitable…
Brooke Ashley Clements, of Greenwood Village, Colorado, a stockbroker formerly registered with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, was terminated by the firm on May 1, 2015, based upon allegations that Clements effected transactions in customer accounts on a discretionary basis, when the firm did not authorize time and place based discretion to be…
Achilleas Psihudakis, of Bayside, New York, was terminated by his employer, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated on April 16, 2015, based upon allegations that Psihudakis utilized discretion in customer accounts, which was conduct that his broker prohibited. FINRA Public Disclosure reveals that on August 15, 2016, Psihudakis’ securities registration with Maryland Securities Commissioner…
Steve Dale Health, of Newport News, Virginia, a stockbroker formerly registered with Capital Securities Management, Inc., is currently the subject of a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) investigation which was launched on November 11, 2016, and focuses on allegations that Heath may have traded in customer accounts on a discretionary basis, and effected or recommended…
Frank J. Bodi, of Atlanta, Georgia, a stockbroker formerly registered with Coastal Equities, Inc., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he effected trades in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2014041310601 (Dec….
Robert Steven Beck, of Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he effected discretionary trades in a customer’s account. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2014042560001 (Dec….
Manuel Mejia-Gomez, of San Juan, Puerto Rico, a stockbroker formerly associated with Popular Securities LLC, has been fined $15,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he effected transactions in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2015044285701…
Kai Chen, of San Francisco, California, a stockbroker formerly registered with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in any capacity after consenting to findings that he exercised discretion in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2013039280301 (Dec….
Matthew Niederbaumer, of Huron, South Dakota, a stockbroker currently registered with Thrivent Investment Management Inc., was fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized trades in a customer’s account. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2016050492401 (Dec….
Kevin Curry, of New York, New York, a stockbroker currently registered with Peterson Investments, Inc., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized trades in a customer’s account. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No….
Tyson Jon Palyka, of Trenton, Michigan, a stockbroker formerly registered with J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he effected trades in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No….
Ronald F. Paull III, of Olyphant, Pennsylvania, a stockbroker formerly associated with LPL Financial LLC, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he effected trades in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2015046621101…
Christopher James Conroy, of New York, New York, a stockbroker currently registered with UBS Financial Services, was fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized discretionary trades in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2015047589801 (Nov….
Sven Bernhard Karlen, of Lebanon, New Hampshire, a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Advisors, has been fined $15,000.00 and suspended for six months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he effected trades in customer accounts without authorization, mismarked order tickets, caused…
John Burns, of Chesterfield, Missouri, a stockbroker formerly registered with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., has been fined $17,500.00 in damages and suspended for fourteen months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he effected unsuitable and unauthorized trades in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver…
Thomas E. Omark, of Erie, Pennsylvania, a stockbroker formerly associated with PNC Investments, was fined $15,000.00 and suspended for six months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he effected trades in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2015047550801…
Emily Michelle Thompson, of Wauseon, Ohio, a stockbroker formerly associated with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., has been permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that she failed to cooperate with FINRA in an investigation into allegations of unauthorized trading. Letter of Acceptance,…
Paul McLellan Alexander Jr., of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, a stockbroker formerly registered with Raymond James & Associates, Inc., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he effected transactions in customer accounts without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver…
James Larkin Powers of Atlanta, Georgia, a stockbroker formerly registered with du Pasquier & Co., Inc., has been charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Department of Enforcement in a Complaint alleging, inter alia, that Powers converted customer funds. Department of Enforcement v. Powers, No. 2014041985401 (Nov. 15, 2016). According to the Complaint, Power was provided…
Michael S. Androulakis, of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Legend Securities, Inc., has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he effected a transaction in a customer’s account without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver…
Wayne M. Raymond, of New York, New York, a former stockbroker with Andrew Garrett Inc., has been subject to a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim on February 12, 2015, which was settled for $8,600.00 in damages based upon the customer’s allegations that Raymond effected excessive and unauthorized trades in the customer’s investment account. FINRA…
Joseph I. Yanofsky, of Greenwood Village, Colorado, a stockbroker formerly registered with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, has been subject to a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim on August 27, 2015, in which the customer alleged that Yanofsky effected unauthorized transactions in the customer’s investment account. FINRA Public Disclosure reveals that Yanofsky has…
Peter J. Neary, of Plymouth, Michigan, a stockbroker formerly with Wunderlich Securities, was fined $5,000.00 and suspended by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) after consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized discretionary trades in a customer’s account. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2015044491201 (Nov. 3, 2016). Per the AWC, between July of 2012…
Robert James Batchen, of Skokie, Illinois, a stockbroker formerly registered with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, was fined $15,000.00 and suspended for five months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he effected unauthorized discretionary trades and unsuitable transactions in a customer account. Letter of…
Debra Lambert, of The Villages, Florida, a stockbroker currently registered with Raymond James & Associates, Inc., has been named in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim on February 13, 2015, in which the customer requested $326,515.64 in damages based upon allegations that Lambert effected excessive and unauthorized trades in the customer’s account, and made…
Glenn McDowell, of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly associated with National Securities Corporation, Inc., was charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in a Complaint alleging that McDowell effected unauthorized trades in a customer’s account. Department of Enforcement v. Glenn McDowell, No. 2013035902701 (Oct. 28, 2016). According to the Complaint, from May 24,…
Stephen Giannantonio, of New York, New York, a stockbroker with Aegis Capital Corp., was fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized discretionary trading. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2015047037401 (Oct. 4, 2016). According to the…
Tye C. Williams, of Frisco, Texas, a stockbroker with Next Financial Group, Inc., was permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm any capacity after he consented to findings that he obstructed an investigation into allegations that Williams converted funds from customers, effected transactions in customer accounts which were unauthorized,…
Jay Dee Jordan of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a stockbroker with WFG Investments, Inc., is the subject of a pending customer initiated investment related arbitration claim filed on July 13, 2016, in which the customer requested $42,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Jordan of effected unsuitable and unauthorized investment transactions in the customer’s securities account. FINRA Public…
Marlon O. Cole, of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly associated with Legend Securities, Inc., is the subject of a pending customer dispute filed in January against Legend Securities in which the customer has requested damages based upon allegations that Cole of effected unauthorized trades in the customer’s account. FINRA Public Disclosure records reveal that…
Joseph M. Fedorko Jr., of New York, New York, a stockbroker with Laidlaw & Company, Ltd. is subject to a customer dispute filed on August 8, 2016, in which he was alleged by the customer to be responsible for the customer’s investment losses on bond investments. Prior to this action, Fedorko was also subject to…
Patrick H. Maddren, of Boca Raton, Florida, a stockbroker formerly associated with Dawson James Securities, Inc., became subject to a pending customer dispute from March 31, 2016, in which the customer has requested $1,000,000.00 in damages after alleging that Maddren made misrepresentations concerning investments to the customer, did not follow the customer’s instructions, engaged in…
Barbara L. Bottoms, of Fairbanks, Arkansas, a stockbroker with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, was fined $17,500.00 and suspended for two years from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that she engaged in the unauthorized trading in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent,…
John Batista Bocchino and Rafael Barela Jacinto, of New York, New York, stockbrokers with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, were charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Department of Enforcement in a Complaint alleging that the individuals engaged in material misrepresentations and omissions concerning bond investments, unauthorized activity in connection with such, and falsified firm records….
Robert S. Gleason, Sr., of Owensboro, Kentucky, a stockbroker with Ross, Sinclaire & Associates, LLC, was barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he obstructed a FINRA investigation into allegations of his unauthorized trading in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and…
Daniel John Meyers, of New Haven, Connecticut, a stockbroker with Morgan Stanley, was fined $10,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized trading in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2015048045501 (Aug. 19, 2016)….
Devindra Sukhram, of McDonough, Georgia, a stockbroker with Cape Securities, was suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in the unauthorized discretionary trading of customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2014041613501 (Aug. 17, 2016). According to the…
Hal Irving Marcus, of Buffalo Grove, Illinois, a stockbroker with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., was fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in the unauthorized discretionary trading in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No….
Steven Paul Colacurcio, of Boynton Beach, Florida, a stockbroker with Dawson James Securities, Inc., was fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in the unauthorized discretionary trading of customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2014043592102…
Patrick William Lofaro, of Melville, New York, a stockbroker with Rockwell Global Capital LLC, was fined $10,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in the unauthorized discretionary trading in a customer account. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No….
Robert Tuffy, of East Brunswick, New Jersey, a stockbroker with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, was fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in the unauthorized trading in a customer account. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No….
Daniel Terry Fischer, of New York, New York, a stockbroker registered with Four Points Capital Partners LLC, was fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in the unauthorized discretionary trading in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver…
Seth David Lampman, of Osceola, Iowa, a stockbroker for Edward Jones, was fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized trading in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2014042505601 (July 13, 2016). According…
Paul S. Plemenos of Sparta, New Jersey, a stockbroker with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, was fined $7,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized trading in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No….
Gary Delfino, of Bedminster, New Jersey, a stockbroker with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., was fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized discretionary trading in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2015047790401 (July…
Robert G. Simons, of Brooklyn, Connecticut, a stockbroker with Center Street Securities, Inc., was fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized trading in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2014041298501 (June 1, 2016)….
David J. Sullivan of Boston, Massachusetts, a registered representative with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any and all capacities for fifteen days after consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized discretionary trading. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent No….
Alexander P. Brown, III, of Baltimore, Maryland, a stockbroker with Chaplin Davis, was fined $2,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized discretionary trading in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2015047883501 (July 22, 2016)….
James McCormick, Jr., of Harrisonburg, Virginia, a stockbroker with Wells Fargo Advisors, was permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he failed to cooperate with a FINRA investigation into allegations stemming from customer complaints against McCormick. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent,…
Armando Fernandez, of Miami Beach, Florida, a stockbroker with Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, was fined $7,500.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized trading and mismarked order tickets. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2013038283001 (May…
James P. Scullin, of Coral Gables, Florida, a stockbroker with UBS Financial Services Inc., was fined $15,000.00 and suspended for nine-months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized discretionary trading. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2014043554601 (May…
John R. McKinstry Jr., of Saint Louis, Missouri, was permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he failed to cooperate in an investigation into allegations of whether McKinstry engaged in unsuitable recommendations and unauthorized lending agreements with customers. Letter of Acceptance,…
Brett W. Burgesser, of Orlando, Florida, a stockbroker with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, was fined $5,000.00 and suspended for sixty-days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in the unsuitable switching of mutual funds in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and…
Apostolos Nicholas Papadea, of Columbia, South Carolina, a registered representative with Wells Fargo Advisors, was fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm after consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized discretionary trading in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2015048044301 (Apr. 19, 2016)….
George Dahl, of New York, New York, a stockbroker with Newport Coast Securities, was fined $20,000.00 and suspended for nine months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized outside business activities; placed unauthorized trades in a customer’s account; and…
Steven D. Ridgley, of Louisville, Kentucky, a stockbroker with Waddell & Reed, was fined $10,000.00 and suspended for two months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized discretionary trading in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2014043025703…
Giustino Destefano, of Williamsville, New York, a stockbroker with Merrill Lynch, was fined $10,000.00 and suspended for three months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized discretionary trading and mismarked customers’ order tickets as unsolicited. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and…
Christopher Thomas Tolmacs of Portage Michigan, was permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he failed to cooperate with a FINRA investigation into allegations that Tolmacs engaged in unauthorized transactions with customers, made misleading statements in connection with such, and potentially converted customer…
Harold Joseph Petro, of Indianapolis, Indiana, a stockbroker with Merrill Lynch, was fined $15,000.00 and suspended for six months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized discretionary trading in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2014040640101 (Mar….
Robert O’Keef, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a stockbroker with RBC Capital Markets, LLC, was fined $5,000.00 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized discretionary trading in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2014040938602 (Feb. 23,…
Derek Prater, of Baytown, Texas, a stockbroker with Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P., was fined $17,500.00 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 in unauthorized trades in customer accounts; and misled his firm in the course…
Bahram Mirhashemi, of Irvine, California, a stockbroker registered with Accelerated Capital Group, Inc., was permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he had engaged in unauthorized and excessive trading, churning, and unsuitable recommendations. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2012033566201 (Feb….
James P. Hilty, Jr., from Ocala, Florida, as stockbroker for Edward Jones, was fined $5,000.00 and suspended for forty-five days from association with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized discretionary trading. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2014041875801 (Jan. 29,…
Clay Emerson Hoffman, of Brunswick, Georgia, a stockbroker with Summit Brokerage Services, Inc., was fined $5,000.00 and suspended for fifteen days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized discretionary trading in a customer account. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent,…
Merid Amde of Troy, Michigan, a stockbroker with Wunderlich Securities, was fined $20,000.00 and suspended for three months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity per an Order Accepting Offer of Settlement containing findings that Amde engaged in unauthorized discretionary trading, mismarking order tickets as solicited, falsification of records,…
Michael D. Rasmovich of Louisville, Kentucky, a stockbroker with Waddell & Reed, was fined $10,000 and suspended from association with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any and all capacities for two months after consenting to findings that he exercised discretion in eighty customer accounts without prior written authorization from the customers or…
Carlos Benavidez, Jr., of Louisville, Kentucky, a stockbroker with Waddell & Reed, was fined $10,000 and suspended from association with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any and all capacities for two months after consenting to findings that he exercised discretion in eighty customer accounts without prior written authorization from the customers or…
Carl W. Busch of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, a Stockbroker with WFG Financial, was fined $5,000 and suspended in all principal capacities from association with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm after consenting to findings that he failed to adequately supervise the sales practice of Larry Michael Crabtree, a Stockbroker of WFG, who had…
William W. Brown of Beverly Hills, California, a stockbroker with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, was fined $10,000 and suspended from association with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in all capacities for fifteen business days, and ordered to pay a customer restitution in the amount of $1,473.88 pus prejudgment interest after consenting to…
Barry David Abrams of Marlton, New Jersey, a registered representative with Securities Service Network, Inc., was fined $5,000 and suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any and all capacities for a period of fifteen business days after consenting to findings that he had engaged in unauthorized discretionary trading in…
Pariter Securities, LLC, headquartered in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, was censured and fined $10,000 by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) after consenting to findings that the firm had failed to adequately establish, maintain and enforce a supervisory system and written supervisory procedures to prevent its registered representatives from exercising discretionary power in customer accounts prior to…
David J. Sullivan of Boston, Massachusetts, a registered representative with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any and all capacities for fifteen days after consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized discretionary trading. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent No….
Leon William Vaccarelli of Waterbury, Connecticut, a registered representative with The Investment Center, Inc., was fined $7,500 and suspended for one month from associating in any and all capacities with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm after consenting to findings that Vaccarelli exercised unauthorized discretion in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and…
William A. Sloane of Glastonbury, Connecticut, a registered representative with Buell Securities Corp., was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in all capacities for twenty days after engaging in unauthorized discretionary trading in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2014042924501 (Nov. 3, 2015). According…
Liam Gerard O’Keeffe from Danbury, CT, a Stockbroker with Merrill Lynch, was permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he failed to provide information and documentation requested by FINRA in the course of their investigation into allegations that O’Keeffe exercised discretion…
James G. Christianson from Portland, Oregon a Stockbroker with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, was suspended for fifteen days from association with all Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) members and fined $10,000 after consenting to findings that he exercised discretion in three accounts of a customer without obtaining written authorization from the customer and without written…
Michael DeMaria, a Stockbroker with Northwestern Mutual, was suspended from association with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in all capacities for twenty months and fined $15,000 after consenting to findings that he caused a transfer of a firm client’s funds without her knowledge or consent, in violation of FINRA Rule 2010. Letter of…
Armen Bahadourian, a registered representative with UnionBanc Investment Services, LLC, was suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacities for eighteen months in addition to being fined $10,000 and disgorged of $6,880.75 in commissions after consenting to findings that he executed fifteen unauthorized transactions in the accounts of…
Daniel Gregory Retzke, a registered representative with Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P., was permanently bared from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after failing to provide information and documentation requested by FINRA in connection with an investigation into Retzke’s alleged private securities offerings. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver,…
Aldo Comuzzi, a registered representative with Dawson James Securities Inc., was permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he failed to cooperate with a FINRA investigation in connection with allegations that Comuzzi improperly utilized discretion without written approval in certain of…
Bart James Ellis, a registered representative with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc., was permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) firm in any capacity after FINRA’s Office of Hearing Officers rendered a Default Decision finding that Ellis had falsified customer account documents, exercised unauthorized discretion in a customer’s account, and failed to…
Jordon S. Trice, a registered representative with Great Circle Financial, was charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Department of Enforcement in a Complaint containing allegations that Trice had effected options transactions in an account that was not approved for options trading. Department of Enforcement v. Trice, No. 2012030670603. According to the Complaint, from January…
Edmond J. Harris, a registered representative with Ladenburg Thalman & Co. Inc., was permanently barred from association with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm after consenting to findings that Harris failed to cooperate with an investigation into allegations that Harris engaged in improper discretionary trading in client accounts. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and…
James E. Scott, a registered representative with FSC Securities Corp., was permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority in any and all capacities via terms of an Order Accepting Offer of Settlement containing allegations that Scott had aided and abetted an individual in the sale and recommendation of certain unauthorized securities transactions,…
Nicholas Harper, a registered representative with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, was permanently barred from the securities industry for life after consenting to findings that he failed to cooperate with an investigation into discretionary trading activities. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2013038203401 (May 13, 2015). According to the AWC, Harper was employed with Wells…
Tiffany Danielle Peacock-Asakawa, a former general securities representative with both Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and Merrill Lynch, was suspended for 10 months from associating with any FINRA-regulated firm in any capacity, while also being subject to a $15,000 fine after consenting to FINRA findings that she had executed trades for customers without being licensed,…
The Securities and Exchange Commission brought an action against Bennett Group and its founder Dawn J. Bennett for federal securities fraud. Bennett and most employee associated with the Bennett Group are registered representatives of with Western International Securities, Inc. According to the SEC’s allegations, Bennett, made material misstatements and omissions regarding assets that were purportedly…
Louis Anthony Tinoco Jr. formerly associated with Barclays Capital was barred from the securities industry for life as a result of his failure to cooperate with an investigation by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. FINRA’s Findings FINRA found that Tinoco during his association with Barclays Capital engaged in fraud by providing at least one customer…
Kenneth Hornyak of Traverse City, MI, a former financial advisor and general securities representative with Stifel Nicolaus & Company, was barred from association with any FINRA-registered firm in all capacities after failing to appear for an on-the-record interview in connection with FINRA’s investigation into potential discretionary trading, unauthorized trading and unsuitable short-term trading in Unit…