Articles Posted in Elder Fraud

Silver Law Group is currently investigating Dayton, Ohio based broker John Greg Schmidt regarding complaints pertaining to theft of client funds and elder financial abuse. Based on FINRA’s BrokerCheck report on Schmidt, a complaint was filed on October 9, 2007 alleging that Schmidt caused an investor client upwards of $500,000…

Silver Law Group is currently investigating Colorado Springs, CO based broker Sonya D. Camarco regarding complaints pertaining to failure to provide due diligence to investor clients, misappropriation of client funds, and misrepresentation. Based on FINRA’s BrokerCheck report on Camarco, a complaint was filed on August 23, 2017 alleging that Camarco…

Silver Law Group is currently investigating Boston, MA and New York, NY based broker Cornelius Peterson regarding complaints pertaining to failure to provide due diligence to investor clients, misappropriation of client funds and misrepresentation. Based on FINRA’s BrokerCheck report on Peterson, a complaint was filed on September 1, 2017 alleging…

Silver Law Group is currently investigating Boston, MA and New York, NY based broker James S. Polese regarding complaints pertaining to failure to provide due diligence to investor clients, misrepresentation regarding client fees and security of investments, and misappropriation of client funds. Based on FINRA’s BrokerCheck report on Polese, a…

Melvin Case (CRD# 2393464) has been with LPL Financial in Jacksonville, Florida since 2008. In 2017, he was discharged from the firm in relation to a 2016 felony criminal charge in Duval County Circuit Court. Case pled guilty to exploitation of an aged adult and was sentenced to two years…

Silver Law Group is investigating financial advisor Thomas Lawrence of Chapel Hill, Tennessee. FINRA recently brought a regulatory complaint against Lawrence regarding allegations that he borrowed $39,000 from an elderly customer, in violation of FINRA rules and he has failed to repay the loan. Thomas Lawrence was a financial advisor…

Silver Law Group, a law firm specializing in securities and investment fraud, has filed a securities arbitration claim with FINRA on behalf of an elderly investor alleging stockbroker misconduct and the unsuitable use of margin and excessive trading. FINRA recently issued investor guidance highlighting “Purchasing on Margin, Risks Involved with…

Justin W Parker CRD#1307813 Silver Law Group is investigating Del Mar, California-based Hilltop broker Justin Parker following a customer complaint alleging unsuitable investment recommendations, churning and elder abuse. According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck report Parker, a complaint was received in August of 2017 alleging that Parker had provided unsuitable investment recommendations,…

Silver Law Group is investigating claims related to Barry Kornfeld and First Financial Tax Group for the sale of investment products issued by the Woodbridge Group of Companies as safe alternatives for income seeking retirees. Barry Kornfeld (“Kornfeld”) is the owner of First Financial Tax Group in Boca Raton, FL…

Silver Law Group and The Law Firm of David Chase are reviewing potential claims of fraudulent inducement of federal employees into purchasing high fee paying variable annuity products by LPL Financial LLC (CRD#6413) affiliated brokers Brandon Long (CRD# 5975459) , Christopher S Laws (CRD#4479529) , Johnathan Dax Cooke (CRD#5365691) and…