Scott Paul Smith of Huntington Beach, California, 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 because Smith borrowed customer funds. Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2020066349702 (January 5, 2023). Smith served as a registered representative at Edward…
Curtis Lee Howard (also known as Curt Howard), of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, a stockbroker registered with Edward Jones, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim that was settled for $60,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Howard breached his fiduciary duties, was negligent, breached a contract, and committed fraud in…
Ronald Terrence Molo of Joliet, Illinois, a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones, has been charged by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with stealing approximately $800,000.00 from customers, at least one of which included an Edward Jones customer. SEC v. Ronald T. Molo, Civil Action No. 21-cv-06286 (November 23, 2021). According to SEC’s Complaint, between…
Timothy Charles Williams of Tucson, Arizona, a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity for allegedly failing to comply with a FINRA inquiry. Case No. 2020067985001 (November 15, 2021). According to FINRA Public Disclosure, FINRA sought information from Williams in…
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…
John Scott Winslow of Gig Harbor, Washington, a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that Winslow failed to cooperate with a FINRA investigation concerning accusations of his failure to return funds provided to him from an…
Alan Robert Price of Frankfort, Indiana, a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for 18 months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based on findings that Price borrowed money from an Edward Jones customer and failed to provide information and documents to…
Anthony Glenn Hall of Dayton, Texas, a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones, is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on December 18, 2020, in which the customer requested $300,000.00 in damages based upon accusations that funds were “improperly removed” from the customer’s account when Hall was registered with Edward Jones. The…
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…
Alan Robert Price of Frankfort Indiana a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones has been charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Department of Enforcement with engaging in unauthorized activities including borrowing from customers while he was registered with Edward Jones. Department of Enforcement v. Alan Price Disciplinary Proceeding No. 2020066136801 (Aug. 30, 2021). According…
Casey James Kemerly of Pennington Gap Virginia a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that he did not cooperate with FINRA when it investigated his termination from Edward Jones and his criminal charges from August of…
Alan Robert Price of Frankfort Indiana a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones has been charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Department of Enforcement with failing to cooperate with FINRA’s requests during the period that he was under investigation for borrowing funds form a customer. Department of Enforcement v. Alan Price Disciplinary Proceeding No….
Albert Lewis DeGaetano of Independence Ohio a stockbroker formerly registered with Cabot Lodge Securities LLC has been discharged on November 15, 2019 based upon allegations of him violating the firm’s directives as it related to private securities transactions. Cabot Lodge Securities also alleged that DeGaetano’s correspondence with the public violated firm policy. This is not…
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…
Javelin Mikol San Nicolas of Sparks Nevada a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that he refused to comply with FINRA’s investigation into accusations of his mishandling of customer funds. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent…
Matthew Thomas Jennings of Johnston Iowa a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings that he did not comply with a FINRA investigation into allegations of him offering investments to customers outside the auspices of Edward Jones….
Anthony Glenn Hall of Dayton Texas a stockbroker formerly employed by Edward Jones has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that he failed to comply with the regulator’s investigation into accusations of complaints relating to customer loans. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent…
Eli Jacob Sanchez of San Antonio Texas a stockbroker registered with Edward Jones is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint on December 10, 2018 in which the customer requested unspecified damages based upon allegations of bad advice by Sanchez as it pertained to the Lincoln ChoicePlus Fusion O Share Annuity that was…
Curtis Lee Howard (also known as Curt Howard) of Sapulpa Oklahoma a stockbroker formerly employed by Edward Jones has been identified in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought $1,000,000.00 in damages founded on accusations that (1) a fiduciary duty that was owed to the customer had been breached by Howard…
Jennifer Lillian Basey (also known as Jennifer Lillian Hilliard) of Fort Myers Florida a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones 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 consenting to findings that she forged customers’ signatures to effect fund…
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…
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…
Brian D. Addis of Vandalia Ohio a stockbroker formerly employed by Edward Jones is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint on June 27, 2017 in which the customer sought more than $5,000.00 in damages founded on allegations that Addis provided the customer with bad advice in regard to the transition of the…
Robert Andrew Kahn of Creve Coeur Missouri a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on September 10, 2018 in which the customer sought $104,133.00 in damages based upon allegations that (1) unsuitable trades were executed in the customer’s account (2) trades had been made…
Matthew Donald Kerby of Paoli Indiana a stockbroker formerly employed by Edward Jones has been permanently barred by the Indiana Securities Division from engaging in securities business in the State of Indiana according to an Order containing allegations of Kerby’s violation of the Indiana Uniform Securities because of being barred by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority…
Edward Jones Co. L.P. a securities broker dealer headquartered in Saint Louis Missouri has been censured and fined $40,000.00 by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) based upon findings that the firm lied about the amount of compensatory damages sought by customers who brought investment related disputes against the firm. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent…
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure reveals that registered representatives of Edward Jones including Bruce Stanley Jakiel, Derek Strubel, John Burton Enoch Cestia II, Leslie Greenman and Tahnee Allman have been terminated by the firm founded on Edward Jones’ allegations of their violative conduct while they were employed by the firm. Bruce Stanley Jakiel…
Lisa Dawn Peake of Vancouver Washington a stockbroker formerly employed by Edward Jones has been discharged on December 12, 2016 supported by Edward Jones’ accusations that Peake consistently failed to abide by the firm’s policies and allowed an unregistered person to engaged in sales activities with customers of the firm. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)…
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….
David Allen Clark of O Fallon Illinois a stockbroker formerly employed by Edward Jones has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity according to a Default Decision rendered by the Office of Hearing Officers containing findings that Clark hindered a FINRA investigation by failing to appear and…
Terry Dewayne Eskind of Conover North Carolina a stockbroker currently registered with Edward Jones is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint which settled for $100,000.00 in damages on April 2, 2018 founded on allegations that unsuitable recommendations had been made to the customer concerning the sale of stocks from the customer’s…
Charles James Mazac of Bastrop Texas a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on June 18, 2018 in which the customer requested damages estimated to exceed $5,000.00 supported by accusations that Mazac inappropriately made investment recommendations to the customer concerning a Lincoln National Life Insurance…
Eric Peter Poague of Bradford Pennsylvania a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on accusations that he “failed to provide information to FINRA personnel that was requested of him.” Case No. 2017055577901 (Mar. 16, 2018). FINRA can do…
Alana Marie Lewis of New London Wisconsin a stockbroker formerly employed by Edward Jones has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on allegations that Lewis neglected to provide FINRA with a response to its request for her information. Case No. 2016051358201 (Jan. 2, 2018). FINRA…
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…
Peter Lee Swanson of Lakewood Colorado a stockbroker currently registered with Edward Jones is the subject of a customer initiated investment related civil action in which the customer requested more than $5,000.00 in damages based upon accusations that (1) unsuitable investment recommendations had been made to the customer (2) fiduciary duties had been breached (3)…
Kyle Thomas Johnson of Margate City New Jersey a stockbroker currently employed by Edward Jones is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint that was filed on September 12, 2016 in which the customer requested $5,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that the customer was placed into an insurance policy in April of…
Juan Marcano of Marysville Ohio a stockbroker formerly employed by Edward Jones is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on September 14, 2016 in which the customer sought more than $5,000.00 in estimated damages based upon allegations that Marcano made unsuitable investment recommendations to the customer concerning a Protective Dimensions variable…
Andrew Michael May of State College Pennsylvania is a stockbroker currently employed by Edward Jones who is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint, which settled on May 22, 2017 for $7,257.38 in damages founded on accusations that May made misrepresentations to the customer concerning the tax liability pertaining to the customer’s…
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…
James Vincent Marino, of Pompano Beach, Florida, a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones, 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 investigation into allegations that Marino inappropriately utilized a customer’s funds. 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)….
Matthew Evan Schwartz, of Syracuse, Indiana, a stockbroker currently registered with Edward Jones, has been named in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on April 17, 2017, in which the customer requested $5,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that he poorly advised a customer in reference to equity transactions effected in the customer’s account,…
Anthony John Cummings, of Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland, a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity by consenting to findings that he converted customer funds. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2016051104901 (May 9, 2017). FINRA Public Disclosure reveals that on…
Brent D. Johns, of Dubuque, Iowa, a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones, has been named in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on April 10, 2017, in which the customer requested $35,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that he poorly advised the customer concerning liquidity within a fixed annuity policy issued to the…
James D. Zahakos, Staten Island, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones, has been named in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on January 19, 2017, in which the customer requested $5,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Zahakos made misrepresentations to the customer concerning the purchase of a single premium immediate…
Austin Wayne Morton of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, a stockbroker formerly registered with Edward Jones, was charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Department of Enforcement in a Complaint which alleged that Morton converted a senior customer’s funds. Department of Enforcement v. Austin Wayne Morton, No. 2016052347901 (Feb. 24, 2017). According to the Complaint, in September of 2016, $20,000.00…
Neither a borrower nor a lender be. Ciro Gilbert Cavazos, of Chico, California, a stockbroker with Edward Jones, was fined $5,000.00 and suspended for three months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in the unauthorized borrowing of customer funds. Letter of…
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…
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,…