John Celon Rabulan, of Norfolk, Virginia, a stockbroker registered with NYLIFE Securities LLC, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Rabulan failed to respond to FINRA’s request for information. Case No. 2023078315301 (December 11, 2023). FINRA initially suspended Rabulan on October 2, 2023, due to…
Kyle Mostransky, of Huntington, New York, a stockbroker registered with NYLIFE Securities LLC, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint that was settled on April 11, 2024, for $10,200.00 in damages based upon allegations that Mostransky made misrepresentations of material fact in connection with the sale of variable annuities during the time…
Collins D. Bhola, of Melville, New York, a stockbroker registered with NYLIFE Securities LLC, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Bhola refused to provide testimony requested by FINRA in connection with its investigation into the stockbroker. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2023079727201…
Justine Marie Cantafio (also known as Justine Marie Wachs), of Scranton, Pennsylvania, a stockbroker registered with NYLIFE Securities, has been fined $7,500.00 and suspended for twelve months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Cantafio submitted unauthorized life insurance applications. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2022076531801…
Fernando Corcuchia, of San Francisco, California, a stockbroker registered with NYLife Securities LLC, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Corcuchia failed to cooperate with a FINRA investigation. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2023078612801 (April 12, 2024). On May 12, 2023, NYLife filed…
Rakesh Raj Bansal (also known as Rakesh Ransal), of Princeton, New Jersey, a stockbroker registered with NYLIFE Securities LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint filed on October 20, 2023, in which the customer requested compensatory damages based upon allegations that Bansal made the unsuitable investment recommendation of variable annuities when…
Ronnie Lynn Cochran, of Blacksburg, Virginia, a stockbroker registered with NYLIFE Securities LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint filed on July 24, 2023. In this complaint, the customer alleged that Cochran made the unsuitable recommendation of variable annuities when Cochran was associated with NYLIFE Securities LLC. The complaint alleges that…
Tilak J. Shah (also known as Tilak Shah), of Boston, Massachusetts, a stockbroker registered with NYLife Securities, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Shah failed to cooperate with a FINRA investigation concerning his life insurance sales practices. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No….
Rodney Stuart Ferguson, of Chesterfield, Missouri, a stockbroker associated with NYLife Securities LLC, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $2,500,000.00 in damages. Ferguson allegedly provided unsuitable financial planning services and sold inappropriate fixed insurance policies and annuities between 2011…
David Wayne Trusler, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, a stockbroker associated with NYLIFE Securities LLC, has been discharged by the securities broker dealer on March 23, 2023, based upon allegations that Trusler submitted life insurance applications with inaccurate financial information. The securities broker dealer referenced that a fraud report was filed with Oklahoma Department of Insurance. FINRA…
William Bradley Humbarger, of Sunflower County, Mississippi, a stockbroker associated with NYLIFE Securities LLC, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related civil action that was settled for $120,000.00 in damages. The customer claimed that Humbarger provided unsuitable investment advice and inaccurate information concerning the customer’s insurance policy when Humbarger was associated with NYLIFE…
Joseph Corey Quintons, of Alpharetta, Georgia, a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Quintons failed to cooperate during an investigation into his potential violations of FINRA rules relating to regulatory disclosures. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent…
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 because Riedel lied and mismarked order tickets to falsely claim that investors purchased questionable Unit Investment Trusts (“UITs”) on…
Marcus Kovac Moon, of Miramar, Florida, a stockbroker registered with NYLife Securities LLC, has been charged by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a Complaint alleging that Moon made improper recommendations and engaged in securities business without the proper registration. SEC v. Marcus K. Moon, Complaint No. 0:23-cv-60715 (April 17, 2023). The Complaint filed by…
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…
Daniel Pita of Southwest Ranches, FL, a stockbroker registered with NYLife Securities LLC, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member because Pita failed to provide information and documents to FINRA when it investigated possible violations of FINRA rules. Department of Enforcement v. Daniel Pita, Default Decision, Disciplinary Proceeding No….
Jeffrey Scott Anderson of Bloomington, Illinois, a stockbroker registered with NYLife Securities, has been barred from associating with any FINRA member in any capacity based upon allegations that Anderson misappropriated or converted a customer’s funds. FINRA Enforcement (AWC) No. 2020067888701 (Aug. 2, 2021). Anderson was also subsequently barred by as a stockbroker in the Illinois…
Timothy Jay Fazzone (also known as TJ Fazzone), of Dublin, Ohio, a stockbroker registered with NYLife Securities LLC, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because Fazzone converted a customer’s funds. FINRA Enforcement (AWC) No. 2019064698601 (Aug. 2, 2022). According to the AWC, in June 2018,…
Steven Ronald Morgan of Roseville, California, a stockbroker registered with NYLife Securities LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint on December 28, 2021 in which the customer requested $38,658.06 in damages based upon allegations that Morgan made unsuitable recommendations in connection with the sale of variable annuities when Morgan was associated…
Kyle Zachary Wittgren, of Frisco, Texas, a stockbroker registered with NYLife Securities LLC has been denied securities licensure in Minnesota based upon allegations that Wittgren made misrepresentations and forged a customer’s signature. Case No. 8453GA6M (Jan. 28, 2022). This is not the first time that Wittgren has been the subject of a regulatory action concerning…
Daniel Pita of Southwest Ranches, Florida, a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC, is the subject of an enforcement action initiated by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in which the regulator is seeking sanctions against Pita based upon allegations that Pita failed to cooperate in a FINRA investigation. FINRA Case No. 2021071965401 (Aug. 18,…
Arieh Israel of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by findings that Israel misappropriated customer funds. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No. 2020065370301 (June 23, 2021). According to the AWC, on June…
Marlyn Leroy McClain (also known as Marylou Leroy McClain), of Elkhorn, Nebraska, a stockbroker currently registered with NYLife Securities, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim where the customer requested compensation founded on allegations of unsuitable investment recommendations by McClain regarding the purchase of variable universal life insurance policies…
Kyle Zachary Wittgren, of Frisco, Texas, a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC, has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that Wittgren refused to testify in an investigation relating to allegations of him signing customer names on variable annuity applications without authorization…
Alexis Kinashea Cooke of Lake Success New York a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that Cooke engaged in forgery and the falsification of applications relating to variable annuity products, and she failed to provide…
Jeffrey Scott Anderson of Bloomington Illinois 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 Anderson converted a customer’s funds. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No. 2020067888701 (Aug. 2, 2021). According to the AWC, Anderson’s…
Lawrence Moskowitz of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities 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 based upon findings that he engaged in outside business activities while associated with NYLife Securities. Letter of Acceptance Waiver…
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…
Janine Marie Ruland (also known as Janine Marie Roupe and as Janine Salvadalena) a stockbroker currently registered with NYLife Securities Inc. is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on September 29, 2020 in which the customer sought more than $5,000.00 in damages founded on allegations that the customer had been provided with…
Andre Pierre Senegal of Tinley Park Illinois a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint on November 11, 2020 where the customer requested $15,000.00 in damages based upon accusations that the customer did not receive any information relating to money that they provided to…
Thomas James Barone of New Orleans Louisiana a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities 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 founded on findings that Barone forged customers’ signatures on life insurance policy documents. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and…
Neemit Mukesh Shah of Glen Allen Virginia a stockbroker formerly employed by NYLife Securities LLC has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for six months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that Shah engaged in private securities transactions during the period that he was associated with…
Ronald James Knight (also known as Ramone Knight) of Timonium Maryland a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was resolved for $128,351.26 on April 10, 2018 based upon allegations of the stockbroker having failed to repay a NYLife Securities LLC customer after borrowing funds…
Piero Benjamin Dilorenzo of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife 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 failed to cooperate with FINRA personnel during the period in which he was under investigation for engaging…
Alan Harold New of Fort Wayne Indiana a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that New neglected to provide information and documentation to the regulator during an investigation into allegations of New’s sale…
William James Hite of Stratford Connecticut a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities 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 consenting to findings that he forged a customer’s signature to effect an annuity exchange. Letter of Acceptance Waiver…
Alan Harold New of Fort Wayne Indiana a stockbroker registered with NYLife Securities LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer requested $110,000.00 in damages based upon allegations of misleading statements or omissions being made by New concerning the risks of Woodbridge Promissory Notes which he sold…
Kari Marlin Bracy (also known as Kari Marlin Farwell) of Jacksonville Beach Florida a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that she failed to comply with FINRA personnel when it investigated her for…
Joel Vincent Flaningan of Fort Wayne Indiana a stockbroker formerly employed by NYLife Securities LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related civil action brought in the Superior Court of Indiana in which the customer requested $29,000.00 in damages based upon accusations that (1) unfounded statements had been made by the stockbroker concerning…
NYLife Securities LLC a securities broker dealer headquartered in New York New York has been censured and fined $250,000.00 by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) based upon the securities broker dealer’s consent to findings that it neglected to supervise mutual fund sales executed by its stockbrokers to ensure that those sales were suitable for customers….
David Quentin Kendrick of Shreveport Louisiana a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC has been fined $30,000.00 and suspended for eighteen months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on findings that (1) Kendrick took part in outside business activities without having informed his securities broker dealer…
Issac Preston Onu (also known as Ajah Onu) of Atlanta Georgia 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 allegations that Onu neglected to provide a response to FINRA personnel after information had been formally requested of…
Timothy Robert Millis of Okemos Michigan a stockbroker registered with NYLife Securities LLC has been terminated by the securities broker dealer on April 1, 2019 supported by accusations that Millis effected inappropriate and unsuitable switches of mutual funds in the accounts of NYLife Securities LLC customers. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure confirms that…
Timothy Robert Millis of Okemos Michigan a stockbroker formerly employed by NYLife Securities LLC has been suspended for three months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that Millis poorly advised customers of NYLife Securities LLC in regard to a short-term mutual fund trading…
Michael Andrew Norman of Reno Nevada a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on April 18, 2019 in which the customer sought damages estimated to exceed $5,000.00 founded on accusations that the customer was placed into a variable annuity by Norman that failed to…
Lawrence James Rizer of Boardman Ohio a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings of his conversion of funds while engaging in an outside business activity. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No. 2017054157401…
Partho Sarathi Ghosh of New York New York a stockbroker registered with NYLife Securities LLC has been fined $25,000.00 and suspended for six months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity according to an Extended Hearing Panel Decision containing findings that Ghosh engaged in undisclosed outside business activities. Department…
Jonathan Spencer Williams of Timonium Maryland a stockbroker formerly employed by NYLife Securities pled guilty to one count of felony wire fraud (18. U.S.C. § 1343) as part of a scheme which caused customers of NYLife Securities to incur approximately $2,800,000.00 in losses. Criminal Action No. 1:18cr183 (D. Md. Apr. 29, 2019). Evidently, customers were…
Lawrence James Rizer of Boardman Ohio a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related civil action brought in the Jefferson County Ohio State Court which was resolved for $65,000.00 based upon accusations that (1) the customers had been sold life insurance policies which lapsed despite the…
Amr Mostafa Amboulmagd of Horsham Pennsylvania a stockbroker formerly employed by NYLife Securities LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was settled for $15,834.58 in damages on May 30, 2017 founded on accusations that Amboulmagd made misrepresentations to the customer with respect to the fees and guarantees on a variable…
Nathan Michael Badowski of Timonium Maryland a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC is the subject of an Order issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia State Corporation Commission which revoked Badowski’s agent registration in the Commonwealth based upon accusations that Badowski engaged in business as an insurance company’s agent even though Badowski lacked any…
Judith Adele Johnston of Frisco Texas a stockbroker formerly employed by NYLife Securities LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon findings that Johnston failed to cooperate with FINRA personnel in the course of an investigation into the complaints lodged against her from customers…
John Thomas Alexander III of Charlotte North Carolina a broker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint which settled for $93,052.21 on October 18, 2017 supported by accusations that (1) the customer had been provided poor advice concerning the insurance, mutual fund and annuity products purchased…
Christopher Tucciariello of New Windsor New York a stockbroker currently employed by NYLife Securities LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint which was settled for $15,000.00 on October 8, 2018 based upon accusations that misrepresentations had been made to the customer by Tucciariello with regard to the surrender fees paid…
Grant P. Talbert of Lexington Kentucky a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC has been fined $15,000.00 and suspended for sixteen months from being an investment adviser representative, investment adviser, agent or broker-dealer in the State of Kentucky based upon findings that (1) Talbert and an investment adviser entered into a solicitor relationship without…
Douglas Anthony Rabess of New Windsor Connecticut a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on accusations that Rabess failed to comply with FINRA’s inquiries about his activities. Case No. 2016050595002 (Sept. 5, 2017). According to FINRA Public…
Michael Andrew Norman of Reno Nevada a former NYLife Securities LLC registered representative has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that Norman failed to cooperate with FINRA in an investigation into allegations of him engaging in an unapproved customer loan arrangement….
William Andrew Doran of Johnston South Carolina a stockbroker currently registered with NYLife Securities LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint which settled for $15,916.72 on June 29, 2017 based upon allegations that Doran forged the customers’ signatures on variable annuity and insurance documents to effect multiple policy purchases between June…
Kristopher A. Galicia Rodriguez of New Windsor New York 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 accusations that he failed to provide information to FINRA that had been requested from him. Case No. 2017053367801 (Aug. 7,…
David Raymond Colflesh of Tarko Missouri a stockbroker formerly employed by NYLife Securities LLC has been suspended for eighteen months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he made unsuitable mutual fund investment recommendations to customers. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No….
Richard Michael Jones of Pilot Mound Iowa a stockbroker formerly employed by NYLife Securities LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon allegations that Jones failed to comply with FINRA’s request for his information. Case No. 2016052252801 (June 23, 2017). FINRA Public Disclosure reveals…
Christina Sevilla Camiling of Glendale California a stockbroker currently registered with NYLife Securities LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint which settled for $63,807.56 on December 12, 2017 founded on allegations that the customer was inappropriately placed in variable universal life insurance products and a variable annuity. Financial Industry Regulatory…
Jose Luis Paula of Tampa Florida a former NYLife Securities LLC registered representative 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 attempted to settle a customer’s complaint away from New York Life. According to the AWC, Paula…
Gail Ann Kincannon of Austin Texas a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on July 30, 2018 in which the customer requested $39,388.32 in damages supported by accusations that Kincannon had misrepresented the holding period and fees pertaining to a variable annuity purchased by…
Scott Alfredo Miozzi of New Windsor New York a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities 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 a response to FINRA’s request for his information. Case No. 2018058244001 (Aug. 23, 2018). FINRA…
Partho Sarathi Ghosh of New York New York a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC has been charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Department of Enforcement in a Complaint alleging that Ghosh participated in an undisclosed outside business activity involving his marketing of finance solutions to prospective customers. Department of Enforcement v. Partho…
Daniel Patrick Mullan of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly employed by NYLife Securities LLC has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity supported by accusations that he failed to furnish information to FINRA concerning his sales practices. Case No. 2016048799901 (Sept. 18, 2017). FINRA Public Disclosure…
Marc Anthony Last of Berwyn Pennsylvania a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC has been charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in a Complaint alleging that he converted a customer’s funds from the customer’s variable annuity. Department of Enforcement v. Marc Anthony Last Disciplinary Proceeding No. 2016052434001 (Sept. 17, 2018). According to the…
Brett Michael Williams of Tifton Georgia a former NYLife Securities registered representative has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity founded on allegations that Williams failed to report information to FINRA after it was formally requested from him. Case No. 2017056053701 (Apr. 12, 2018). FINRA Public Disclosure…
Richard A. Kruithoff of Las Vegas Nevada a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint which settled for $113,434.00 on October 20, 2017 founded on accusations that the customers were inappropriately placed into variable universal life insurance policies. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure…
Jon Lewis Sugick of Detroit Michigan a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife 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 consenting to findings that he engaged in undisclosed outside business activities while associated with NYLife. Letter of…
Mark Perlman of Stratford Connecticut a former registered representative of NYLife Securities LLC has been terminated by the firm on November 21, 2017 based upon accusations that he committed a violation of NYLife’s policy by “failing to acquire authentic signatures of customers” on traditional life insurance policy documentation. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure…
David Michael Webb of San Antonio Texas a stockbroker currently registered with NYLife Securities LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related written complaint which settled on June 8, 2018 to resolve allegations that the customer was advised to utilize the customer’s American Equities funds for the purchase of a variable annuity that…
Joel Vincent Flaningan of Fort Wayne Indiana a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC has been discharged by the firm on May 10, 2018 based upon allegations that Flaningan took part in the solicitation of Woodbridge Mortgage Investment Fund (an unregistered entity that went bankrupt) without notifying and procuring approval from NYLife Securities LLC….
Weisheng Wang (also known as Weisheng Wilson) of Warren New Jersey a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer sought $1,132,800.00 in damages founded on allegations that the customer was induced to purchase a variable life insurance policy based on…
Grover Vance Hinebaugh Jr. of Lady Lake Florida a stockbroker currently employed by NYLife Securities LLC is the subject of a customer initiated investment related complaint on January 12, 2018 in which the customer requested $19,369.85 in damages based upon allegations that the customer was inappropriately advised to liquidate bond investments and buy a variable…
Tyrone Pang of San Jose, California, a stockbroker registered with NYLife 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 failed to cooperate in a FINRA investigation into accusations of his improper customer account transactions. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and…
Michael Vito Gisonda, of Boca Raton, Florida, a stockbroker currently registered with NYLife Securities LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim on May 3, 2017, in which the customer requested $1,600,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Gisonda effected unsuitable transactions in the customer’s account concerning managed account products as…
Lawrence James Rizer, of Columbiana, Ohio, a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities, LLC, has been terminated from employment on April 6, 2017, based upon allegations that he misappropriated funds belonging to the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors. Rizer purportedly took the funds for personal gain during the time he was the local…
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…
Jonathan M. Lo, of New York, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC, has been permanently 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 that he effected unsuitable exchanges of…
Anna Chin, of Austin, Texas, a registered representative formerly associated with NYLife Securities LLC, has been named in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on March 1, 2017, based upon allegations that Chin recommended that the customer purchase a variable universal life insurance policy in addition to fixed annuities, despite the products having failed…
Cecil E. Nivens, of Gastonia, North Carolina, a registered representative formerly associated with NYLife Securities, LLC, was charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Department of Enforcement in a Complaint alleging that Nivens failed to execute upon customers’ investment instructions, and furnished documentation to customers containing false and misrepresented information. Department of Enforcement v. Cecil…
Marc Donald Bushey, of Bridgewater, Massachusetts, a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC, was permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he converted customer funds. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2016051803901 (Dec. 13, 2016). According to the AWC, customer…
Cynthia Bolker, of San Diego, California, a stockbroker formerly registered with NYLife Securities LLC, was permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that Bolker engaged in unauthorized borrowing arrangements with customers, and falsified statements to her firm and FINRA concerning such. Letter…
Amr Mostafa Aboulmagd, of Horsham, Pennsylvania, a registered representative for NYLife Securities LLC, was permanently 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 that he made unsuitable recommendations and misrepresentations to customers. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver…
John P. Mosley, of Westbrook, Maine, a stockbroker with NYLife Securities LLC, was permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after he consented to findings that he converted customer funds. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2016051400601 (Sept. 30, 2016). According to the AWC, while Mosley…
Michael Roger Griffith of Timonium, Maryland, a stockbroker with NYLIFE Securities LLC, was barred from association with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he had submitted fictitious applications for life insurance and forged customer signatures without authorization. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No. 2015046129301 (Jan….
Chandler D. Le of Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, a registered representative with NYL Securities, was fined $7,500 and suspended for two months from associating with any Financial industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in an outside business activity and commingled customer funds in a business account…
William Oscar Hardy, a NYLife Securities, was permanently barred by Financial Industry Regulatory Association (FINRA) after consenting to findings that he misused customer insurance premium funds. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2014039881901 (May 4th, 2015). According to FINRA, Hardy was employed with NYLife Securities LLC in May, 2002 through February 21, 2014. The…