Richard Jay Rustic, of Bristol, Connecticut, a stockbroker registered with Commonwealth Financial Network, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related civil action in which the customer requested damages based upon alleged breach of fiduciary duty when Rustic was associated with Commonwealth Financial Network. Civil Action No. HHD-CV-24-6181034S (February 26, 2024). The claim alleged…
Keith Flynn Tomer, of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, a stockbroker registered with Securian Financial Services, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint that was settled on May 4, 2020, for $15,060.44 in damages based upon allegations that Tomer made unnecessary delays in liquidating an estate account which resulted in decreased value in the account…
Billy Pascal Stanage Jr. of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, a stockbroker registered with Commonwealth Financial Network, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Stanage failed to provide information and documents to FINRA during the time that it investigated possible violations of FINRA rules. Letter of…
Gerald Allan Eaton of Acton Massachusetts a stockbroker formerly registered with Commonwealth Financial Network has been barred in various capacities including stockbroker and investment adviser representative according to a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Order based on findings of Eaton defrauding investors and stealing $3,700,000.00 from them. In the Matter of Gerald Allan Eaton Administrative…
Benjamin Frank Bourgeois Jr. of Metairie Louisiana a stockbroker formerly employed by Commonwealth Financial Network has been identified in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was resolved for $15,000.00 in damages founded on accusations that the customer’s check had been misused by Bourgeois and that the customer received bad investment recommendations while Bourgeois…
Gerald Allan Eaton of Action Massachusetts a stockbroker formerly employed by Commonwealth Financial Network has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that Eaton obstructed a FINRA investigation into allegations of his “unauthorized distributions” from accounts owned by customers of Commonwealth Financial Network. Letter…
Benjamin Frank Bourgeois Jr. (also known as Ben Bourgeois) of Metairie Louisiana a stockbroker formerly registered with Commonwealth Financial Network has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on allegations that Bourgeois failed to cooperate with a FINRA investigation into accusations that (1) Bourgeois converted funds…
James King of Winston-Salem North Carolina a stockbroker currently registered with Commonwealth Financial Network is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought $470,000.00 in damages supported by allegations of (1) false or misleading statements being made to the customer regarding the returns on mutual fund investments and (2)…
Charles Greer Denormandie III of Alpharetta Georgia a stockbroker formerly registered with Commonwealth Financial Network has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on accusations that Denormandie failed to respond to a request made by FINRA for his information. Case No. 2016050805801 (Apr. 14, 2017). FINRA…
Commonwealth Financial Network a brokerage firm headquartered in Waltham Massachusetts has been censured by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) supported by accusations that the firm excessively charged customers on mutual fund transactions by failing to apply discounts for the customers that were eligible for them. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No. 2016049975901 (Nov. 9,…
Ernest James Cox of La Quinta California is a stockbroker formerly registered with Commonwealth Financial Network who is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint which settled on November 28, 2016 for $15,000.00 in damages founded on allegations that the customer’s funds according to an options and equities strategy that was not…
Brant Andrew Ray, of Southhaven, Mississippi, a stockbroker formerly registered with Commonwealth Financial Network, 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 an unapproved loan transaction and lied about it when questioned by his firm and…
John Charles Bland, of Durham, North Carolina, a stockbroker registered with Commonwealth Financial Network, was terminated from employment on April 25, 2017, based upon allegations that he violated the firm’s policies by failing to disclose information to a customer relating to the customer’s variable annuity purchase. The firm alleged that Bland concealed the source of…
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….
Brant Andrew Ray, of Southaven, Mississippi, a stockbroker formerly registered with Commonwealth Financial Network, has been charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Department of Enforcement in a Complaint alleging that Ray engaged in an unauthorized borrowing arrangement with a customer of the firm. Department of Enforcement v. Brant Andrew Ray, No. 2015047096601 (May 1,…
Lloyd Henry Dotson, of New Canaan, Connecticut, a stockbroker formerly registered with Commonwealth Financial Network, 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 engaged in outside business activities without…
James Michael Johnson of Richmond, Virginia, a registered representative with Commonwealth Financial Network, was suspended in all capacities from association with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm for two years, and fined $50,000 after consenting to findings that he made negligent misrepresentations and omissions to firm customers in connection with securities investments, while…
Ameritas Investment Corp., Cetera Advisors LLC, Comerica Securities, Inc., Fifth Third Securities, Inc., First Allied Securities, Inc., Park Avenue Securities, LLC, Securities America, Inc., Huntington Investment Company, Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, Commonwealth Financial Network, MetLife, and Infinex Investment, Inc., were all recently censured and fined by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for failing to apply…