Eric James Stone of Jacksonville, Florida, a stockbroker registered with Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Stone failed to provide information and documents to FINRA and failed to testify during the time that FINRA investigated the stockbroker for possible violations…
Ryan Scott Mallow of Jacksonville, Florida, a stockbroker registered with Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim that was settled for $75,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Mallow made misrepresentations of material fact in connection with the recommendation and sale of investments when Mallow…
Kitwana Nkoski Thomas of Jacksonville Florida a stockbroker formerly registered with Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $100,000.00 in damages founded upon allegations that Thomas provided unsuitable recommendations to them as it pertained to corporate debt investments during the time…
Anthony Mesquit of Jacksonville Florida a stockbroker currently registered with Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and Fidelity Personal Workplace Advisors is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer requested $750,000.00 in damages based upon allegations of unsuitable recommendations by the stockbroker “to name a donor advised fund as the…
Ryan Sanghak Lee of Wayne New Jersey a stockbroker formerly registered with Fidelity Brokerage Services is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on May 15, 2019 where the customer sought $22,000.00 in damages based upon accusations that Lee poorly advised the customer in regards to surrendering an annuity for managed account…
Gregory John Stouffer of New York New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Gregory John Stouffer 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 furnish information and documentation to FINRA when he was under investigation. Letter of Acceptance…
Donald Anthony Canade of Huntington Station New York a stockbroker currently employed by Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on July 2, 2018 in which the customer requested $79,506.00 in damages founded on allegations that Canade caused the customer to incur unwarranted tax consequences resulting from…
Shannon Christopher Taylor, of Durham, North Carolina, a stockbroker formerly registered with Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, was fired on April 27, 2017, founded on allegations that trades failed to be executed by Taylor as required, and the firm’s departmental protocol was violated as a result of Taylor’s failure to accurately report his communications with customers…
Matthew Aaron Bell, of San Antonio, Texas, a stockbroker formerly registered with WFG Investments, Inc., has been named in a customer initiated investment related written complaint, which settled on February 10, 2017, for $43,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Bell made unsuitable investment recommendations to the customer regarding over-the-counter equity products. Financial Industry Regulatory…
Fidelity Brokerage Services, headquartered in Smithfield, Rhode Island was censured, fined $500,000, and ordered to pay customers restitution of $529,270 plus interest after consenting to findings that the firm had failed to prevent or detect conversion of more than $1,000,000 from nine Fidelity customers by a convicted felon; and failed to establish and maintain adequate…
Vivian Dragoo, a non-registered associated person with Fidelity, was permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that she had converted customer funds. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2015045420101 (Oct. 28, 2015). Fidelity terminated Dragoo on April 21, 2015, in connection…