Losses with Broker Ralph Oelbermann?

Broker Ralph Oelbermann (CRD# 1962900) was permanently barred by the Florida Office of Financial Regulation (“OFR”) and fined $110,000 by state regulators commencing on October 24, 2014, for failing to respond to a Complaint by the OFR . He was terminated after customers allegedly reported unauthorized trading in their accounts. The Complaint that was brought by the OFR alleged that Oelbermann falsified customer account documents and conducted fraudulent securities transactions. Furthermore, Oelbermann was permanently barred by FINRA commencing on May 20, 2015, for failing to respond to a FINRA request for information, pursuant to FINRA Rule 9552(d). Oelbermann is permanently barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. He failed to request termination of his suspension within 3 months of the date of his Notice of Suspension, and therefore, was automatically barred by FINRA (FINRA Rule 9552(h)).

Oelbermann first became a registered securities broker in 1989 and was registered with the following securities firms from 1989-2013: Hibbard Brown & Co., Inc. (New York, NY ), Corporate Securities Group, Inc. (St. Louis, MO), Investors Associates, Inc. (Hackensack, NJ), Worthington Capital Group, Inc. (Garden City, NY), First Union Securities Financial Network, Inc. . (St. Louis, MO), Gunnallen Financial, Inc. (Palm Beach Gardens, FL), National Securities Corp. (Boca Raton, FL), Securities America, Inc. (Palm Beach Gardens, FL), LPL Financial LLC (Palm Beach Gardens, FL), and J.W. Cole Financial, Inc. (Palm Beach Gardens, FL).

According to FINRA, in September, 2013, Oelbermann was discharged by his employer, LPL Financial, for unauthorized trading involving mutual funds. He also had additional customer complaints filed against him in 2001 and 2002 for allegations concerning misrepresentation, fraud, excessive and unauthorized trading, and unsuitability. In these cases, the customers were awarded reparations.

If you invested money with Ralph Oelbermann or his firms and suffered losses, you may be entitled to recover some or all of those investment losses. Please call our securities law firm toll free at (800) 975-4345 to speak with an experienced attorney and to find out how we may be able to help you regain some or all of your losses. Most cases are handled on a contingent fee basis, meaning that you do not pay legal fees unless we are successful in your lawsuit.