Peter N. Girgis of New York, New York, a stockbroker registered with SW Financial, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $1,057,195.00 in damages based upon allegations that Girgis engaged in excessive and unsuitable trading, charged excessive commissions, and made misrepresentations of material fact…
Michael Christopher Blumer (also known as Christopher Blumer), of Melville, NY, a stockbroker registered with SW Financial, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $45,405.00 in damages based upon allegations that Blumer was negligent, made unsuitable recommendations, and breached his fiduciary duties in connection…
John Sebastion Cangialosi Jr., of New York, New York, a stockbroker registered with Worden Capital Management LLC, is the subject of a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim in which the customer requested $1,281,156.00 in damages based upon allegations that Cangialosi churned the customer’s account, charged excessive commissions, made misrepresentations of material fact,…
Stephen James Sullivan of Garden City, New York, a stockbroker registered with Salomon Whitney 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 Sullivan engaged in unsuitable trading. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2019061952601 (October 21, 2022). FINRA…
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…
Miguel Angel Murillo (also known as Michael Murillo) of New York, New York, a stockbroker currently registered with Joseph Stone Capital LLC, has been fined $5,000.00 and suspended for eight months from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity because he engaged in unsuitable and excessive trading in Joseph Stone…
James Robert Pecoraro of Melville, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with SW Financial has been fined $10,000.00 and suspended for nine months from associating with any FINRA member in any capacity based upon allegations that Pecoraro engaged in quantitatively unsuitable excesive trading in customer accounts. Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent No. 2017056820701 (Aug….
John Anthony Orlando of Melbourne Beach, Florida, a stockbroker currently registered with SW Financial LLC, is the subject of a FINRA investigation where FINRA has recommended that Orlando face disciplinary action founded on accusations of his violation of federal securities laws and FINRA rules. FINRA Investigation No. 20190636333 (February 22, 2022). According to FINRA Public…
William Nicholas Athas, of Melville, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Worden Capital Management LLC, has been charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) with excessively trading and churning investor accounts when he was associated with Worden Capital Management. Department of Enforcement v. William Nicholas Athas, Disciplinary Action No. 2018057883102 (January 18, 2022). According…
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….
Douglas Anthony Leone of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Salomon Whitney Financial and Newport Coast Securities has been fined $185,000.00 and barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity according to a Securities and Exchange Commission Opinion in which SEC affirmed a FINRA National Adjudicatory Council’s…
James William Flower (also known as Jim Flower) of Garden City New York a stockbroker formerly registered with SW Financial has been issued a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Extended Hearing Panel Decision on May 27, 2021 in which he has been barred from associating with any FINRA member in any capacity based on findings…
Peter N. Girgis of New York New York a stockbroker currently registered with SW Financial is referenced in a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) investigation on September 15, 2020 where Girgis may face disciplinary action from FINRA Department of Enforcement based on accusations of unsuitability and excessive trading by the stockbroker. According to FINRA Public…
Christopher Anthony Fernan of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Salomon Whitney Financial (SW Financial) has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based on findings that he neglected to testify for FINRA during the period that he was under investigation for a customer complaint….
Richard James Coleman (also known as Rich Coleman and as Rick Coleman) of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly registered with SW Financial and Legend Securities has been suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity on June 2, 2020 based upon allegations that he did not report to…
James William Flower (also known as Jim Flower) of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly registered with SW Financial has been charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Department of Enforcement in a Complaint alleging that the stockbroker excessively traded and churned the accounts of five SW Financial customers causing them grave losses at the same…
Pratol Victor Agnihotri of Melville New York a stockbroker associated with SW Financial has been referenced in an investigation initiated by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) on October 18, 2019 in which he may face disciplinary action for possibly converting funds belonging to investors and for engaging in undisclosed outside business activities. FINRA Investigation No….
Robert John Murray (also known as Bob Murray) of Melville New York a stockbroker associated with SW Financial has been barred by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) from associating with any FINRA member in any capacity supported by allegations that the stockbroker neglected to respond to the regulator’s request for information. FINRA Case No. 2019061942401…
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…
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…
Joseph Augustien Lianzo of Farmingdale New York stockbroker currently associated with Salomon Whitney Financial has been referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which has been settled for $14,999.00 in damages supported by allegations that (1) contractual obligations were not complied with in regard to the customer’s investments (2) transactions facilitated by the…
Christopher Anthony Fernan of Melville New York, a barred stockbroker formerly registered with Salomon Whitney Financial is referenced in a customer initiated investment related written complaint on November 27, 2018 where the customer requested $46,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that false or misleading statements had been made by the stockbroker concerning the risks of…
James Robert Pecoraro of Melville New York a stockbroker currently employed by SW Financial is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was resolved for $36,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Pecoraro (1) misrepresented information concerning the customer’s equity transactions (2) effected unauthorized trades (3) breached his fiduciary duty to the…
Andrew Caputo Spaventa of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Salomon Whitney Financial has been suspended on September 6, 2019 from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon accusations of Spaventa’s failure to comply with a customer initiated investment related settlement agreement. FINRA Public Disclosure confirms…
Richard James Coleman (also known as Rich Coleman and as Rick Coleman) a stockbroker registered with SW Financial 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 (1) Coleman traded in customer accounts in excessive amounts and (2)…
Ahmad Wares (also known as Kevin Wares) of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Salomon Whitney Financial is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer requested $195,132.00 in damages based upon allegations that (1) Wares breached his contractual obligations to the customer (2) Wares executed unauthorized…
Wayne Fitzgerald Ford of Farmingdale New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Salomon Whitney Financial is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was settled for $17,000.00 in damages based upon accusations that (1) transactions effected in the customer’s account violated Louisiana Securities Act (2) fiduciary duties to the customer had been…
Joseph Lianzo of Melville New York a stockbroker currently registered with SW Financial is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer requested $108,215.00 in damages supported by allegations that (1) contractual obligations to the customer were breached (2) unauthorized trades were executed in the customer’s account (3) the customer’s account…
Abdul Matin Rahmani of Mineola, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with SW Financial, has been discharged by the firm on December 15, 2017 founded on allegations that he engaged in outside business activities in violation of both the firm’s policy and FINRA Rule 3270. SW Financial alleged that without the firm’s permission, Rahmani enlisted…
Andrew Caputo Spaventa of Farmingdale New York a stockbroker formerly employed by Salomon Whitney Financial is the subject of a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought $114,357.00 in damages supported by accusations that Spaventa (1) breached his contractual obligations to the customer (2) effected unauthorized trades in the customer’s account (3)…
Michael John Giovannelli of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Salomon Whitney Financial is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim in which the customer requested $350,067.00 in damages supported by allegations of (1) breach of contract (2) unauthorized trading (3) suitability (4) negligence and (5) churning of the customer’s equity…
Reynold Frank Vaughan III of Melville New York a stockbroker currently registered with SW Financial is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim where the customer sought $69,433.00 in damages founded on allegations that (1) contractual duties had been breached (2) trades were executed in the customer’s account without the customer’s permission (3)…
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…
Douglas Anthony Leone of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly registered with Salomon Whitney Financial has been barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity according to an Office of Hearing Officers Default Decision containing findings that Leone failed to cooperate in a FINRA investigation regarding his unsuitable investment…
Yousuf Saljooki of Melville New York a stockbroker formerly registered with SW Financial has been terminated on December 15, 2017 based upon accusations that he (1) established a branch office without the firm’s permission (2) utilized unauthorized communication channels to communicate with customers and (3) utilized social security and other financial information of customers in…
SW Financial is a brokerage firm headquartered in Melville New York which has been censured and fined thirty-five thousand dollars by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) based upon consenting to findings that the firm (1) made mutual fund recommendations that were not suitable for customers and (2) failed to supervise the firm’s investment recommendations to…
Douglas Anthony Leone, of Melville, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Salomon Whitney Financial, has been charged by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in a Complaint alleging that he failed to provide testimony in a FINRA investigation into his potentially unsuitable investment recommendations. Department of Enforcement v. Douglas Anthony Leone, No. 2016052560002 (Jan. 9,…
Lawrence John Fawcett Jr., of Farmingdale, New York, a stockbroker registered with Salomon Whitney Financial, 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 made an unsuitable investment recommendation to a customer. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent, No….
Gary Bruce Weiss, of Farmingdale, New York, a chief operating officer formerly registered with Salomon Whitney Financial, 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 failed to supervise a stockbroker that made unsuitable investment recommendations to a…
Christopher Anthony Fernan, of Melville, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Salomon Whitney Financial, has been suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon allegations of his failure to provide FINRA with a response to a request for information about Fernan’s business activities. Case No. 2017053314901…
Gregory Flemming Jr., of Farmingdale, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Salomon Whitney Financial, has been suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon allegations that Flemming failed to demonstrate to FINRA staff that he complied with a customer initiated investment related settlement arrangement or arbitration…
Christopher Anthony Fernan, of Melville, New York, a stockbroker registered with Salomon Whitney Financial, was terminated from employment on February 17, 2017, based upon allegations that he entered into an unauthorized loan arrangement with a firm customer. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure reveals that Fernan has been named in three customer initiated investment…
Shawn Evan Burns, of Farmingdale, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Salomon Whitney Financial, has been suspended from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon consenting to findings that he failed to provide FINRA staff with information about his business activities. Case No. 2017053391601 (June 16, 2017)….
Ahmad Wares, a stockbroker formerly registered with EKN Financial Services, Inc., has been named in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim on January 23, 2016, in which the customer requested $288,340.00 in damages based upon allegations that Wares breached his fiduciary duties, effected over-the-counter equity trades in the customer’s account on an excessive basis,…
What does the Whitney Bank or JC Whitney have to do with Salomon Brothers or Salomon Smith Barney? What does a Salomon or a Whitney have to do with Johnny Prinzivalli from Long Island? Nothing. But Salomon Whitney Financial is a brokerage firm with a fancy sounding name located lovely Farmingdale, New York, and founded by a…
James William Flower, of Melville, New York, a stockbroker formerly registered with Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd., has been named in a customer initiated investment related written complaint, which settled on November 12, 2015 for $45,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Flower effected unsuitable equity transactions and churned the customer’s investment account. Financial Industry…
Shawn E. Burns, of Farmingdale, New York, a stockbroker formerly associated with Salomon Whitney Financial, has been named in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim on August 26, 2016, in which the customer requested $177,000.00 in damages based upon allegations against Burns including negligence, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, churning, and unauthorized trading. FINRA…
Wayne Fitzgerald Ford of Farmingdale, New York, a stockbroker formerly with Salomon Whitney Financial, but now out of the business is the subject of a pending customer dispute from March 14, 2016, in which the customer requested $50,000.00 in damages based upong the allegations that Ford breached his contractual and fiduciary obligations and effecting unsuitable transactions…
Michael L. Oromaner of Farmingdale, New York, a stockbroker formerly with Salomon Whitney Financial, and now associated with Cova Capital Partners is subject to a pending customer dispute from March 23, 2016, where a customer requested $750,000.00 in damages in connection with allegations against Oromaner of utilizing high pressure sales techniques, effecting unsuitable investment transactions, churning…
Yousuf Saljooki, also known as Joe Saljooki, of Farmingdale, New York, a stockbroker with Salomon Whitney Financial, is subject to a pending customer dispute from March 23, 2016, in which several customers requested $300,000.00 in damages in connection with allegations against Saljooki of effecting investment transactions which were unsuitable, churning the customers’ investment accounts, charging…
Emil Botvinnik, of Farmingdale, New York, a stockbroker for Salomon Whitney Financial, is subject to a pending customer dispute from April 29, 2016, in which a customer requested $99,000.00 in damages in connection with allegations against Botvinnik of churning the customer’s account, and making investment recommendations which were not suitable for the customer. FINRA’s BrokerCheck…