A National Securities Arbitration & Investment Fraud Law Firm
James J. Mariani (CRD #2932631) is a currently registered broker with Aegis Capital Corp. (CRD #15007) of Bayside, New York. He has been with Aegis for less than one year. His previous employers include: National Securities Corporation (CRD #7569) of Mineola, NY First Montauk Securities Corp. (CRD #13755) of Port…
Centaurus Financial has been the recipient of multiple FINRA actions, including 11 regulatory events and 8 reported arbitration claims. Not all of these are major issues, but they could be relevant to an investor doing business with Centaurus. The SEC has strict rules about how a broker-dealer operates, runs their…
Phillip Johnson was assessed by FINRA a deferred fine of $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in all capacities for three months. Without admitting or denying the findings, Johnson, a previous advisor with SunTrust Investment Services and DH Hill Securities, consented to the sanctions and to the…
Scott Silver was happy to address a packed room of accomplished class action and mass tort lawyers to discuss securities and investment fraud cases and handling FINRA arbitration claims. HB Litigation Conferences is a leading conference coordinator and coordinated a unique conference in the NASDAQ building in Times Square. Scott’s…
The Silver Law Group in collaboration with the Law Firm of David Chase recently filed a FINRA arbitration claim on behalf of a legally blind 86-year old customer against Moloney Securities Co. and its broker, Joseph Weinrich, which alleges counts of unsuitability, unauthorized trading and churning, and seeks the recovery…
Silver Law Group continues to investigate investments in oil, gas, and energy companies made by clients through master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) at the recommendation of their brokers. As a result of high oil prices over the past few years, there has been a heightened interest in investments in oil and…
The New Jersey Bureau of Securities has levied a large fine against LPL Financial LLC, one of the largest independent broker-dealer in the United States. The $950,000 fine also requires LPL to donate $25,000 to the New Jersey state investor education fund. The Bureau of Securities imposed these judgments against…
Shawn E. Burns CRD# 3138114 Silver Law Group is currently investigating former New York-based Salomon Whitney Financial broker Shawn E. Burns for three pending FINRA arbitrations. According to Burns’s FINRA BrokerCheck report, he has three pending FINRA arbitrations that include allegations of; unsuitable recommendations, failure to supervise, fraud, breach of…
Silver Law Group is investigating former Texas-based IMS Securities, INC (CRD#35567) broker Jackie D Wadsworth (CRD#2342163 ) for five pending FINRA arbitrations and a litany of disclosures on her FINRA BrokerCheck report. According to Wadworths’s FINRA BrokerCheck report, she has five pending FINRA arbitrations filed in the past that allege…
The answer, in most all cases, is “no” In order to become licensed, one of the things a broker has to do is agree to adhere to the rules and regulations established by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). One of these rules involves the borrowing of money from clients,…