Articles Posted in FINRA Arbitration

Our firm has filed a complaint against Irvine, California-based Cetera Advisors (CRD# 10299) relating to broker Daniel B. Vazquez Sr. (CRD# 3141463) after FINRA permanently barred Vazquez. According to Vazquez’s FINRA BrokerCheck report, FINRA permanently barred him from acting as a broker or otherwise associating with firms that sell securities…

Allegations of failing to disclose pertinent tax information led to the sanctions against the former First Standard Financial and Phoenix Financial Services broker As of November 2016, Francesco Scarso, formerly with First Standard Financial Company LLC and Phoenix (PHX) Financial Services, is no longer allowed to act as a broker.…

The Boynton Beach broker is alleged to have profited from unsuitable investment recommendations Joel Weiner is no longer allowed to act as a broker as of December of 2016. It was then that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) decided to permanently bar him due to serious allegations involving the…

The Parsippany, New Jersey broker was also hit with a $10,000 fine Up until recently, Rembert McNeer had a clean record with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). A broker for over 30 years, McNeer worked for three firms: E.F. Hutton & Company Inc.; G.A. Michele, Inc. in New York…

The former Wells Fargo broker was banned after allegations of unsuitable trading for elderly client On February 9, 2017, Matthew Christopher Maczko was permanently barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) after Maczko consented to the sanction and FINRA’s findings. FINRA found that between January 2009 and April 2016,…

An assortment of charges, firings, and settlements have followed the broker for the last decade Christopher Vincent Paul’s 14-year career has come to an end. After failing to give the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) information it was looking for, the agency permanently barred him from acting as a broker.…

Discovery violations can severely impede the chance of a fair arbitration proceeding Between 2010 and 2013, investment management firm Oppenheimer & Co. is reported to have repeatedly failed to produce documents during the discovery process for a group of claimants who alleged that the firm had not properly supervised a…

FINRA says that the investment firm often reported essential data more than 4 years late This January, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) fined investment bank and wealth management firm Oppenheimer & Co. $1.575 million for allegedly failing to report mandatory data, withholding documents in discovery for clients in arbitration,…

The former Sarasota, FL broker has been permanently barred by FINRA for falsifying information, among other charges After only about four years in the securities industry, Winston Turner has been barred permanently by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). In February of 2016, FINRA made the decision based on evidence…

Allegations of securities fraud and violation of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 drive FINRA action to permanently bar Kolf According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), broker James Kolf allegedly recommended and sold at least $588,000 in securities to twelve firm customers between October 2013 and July 2014.…