Articles Posted in FINRA Disciplinary Actions

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for May 2017, the following individuals were barred from FINRA and cannot currently work for a FINRA brokerage firm for failing to provide FINRA with information it requested or to keep information current with FINRA pursuant to FINRA rules: NAME FORMER EMPLOYERS   Philip Bagalanon…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions, the following individuals were suspended from FINRA for failing to comply with a FINRA arbitration award or settlement agreement pursuant to FINRA rules: NAME FORMER EMPLOYERS   Fred Ronald Brown   UBS Financial Services Inc.   Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.   Robert Joseph Burke…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for May 2017, the following individuals were suspended from FINRA and cannot currently work for a FINRA brokerage firm for failing to provide FINRA with information it requested or to keep information current with FINRA pursuant to FINRA rules: NAME FORMER EMPLOYERS   Dimitris Alifragis…

The New Jersey broker is also reported to have lied about his actions Jeffrey Marc Grayson was recently suspended by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) after an investigation found that he exercised discretion in four customer accounts without written approval from the customers. In addition, Grayson reportedly did not…

Silver Law Group is investigating former Florida-based LPL Financial LLC (CRD# 6413) and Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC (CRD# 19616) (Also known as Wells Fargo Clearing Services) broker William T. Eaton (CRD# 3058469) after FINRA suspended him. According to Eaton’s FINRA BrokerCheck report, FINRA suspended Eaton from acting as a broker…

FINRA entered into a settlement with Cetera Advisor Networks LLC (CRD# 13572) over improprieties related to mutual sales fund charge waivers. According to the Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (“AWC’) entered into between Cetera and FINRA, Cetera disadvantaged certain retirement plan and charitable organization customers that were eligible to purchase certain…

Silver Law Group is investigating former Connecticut-based Investacorp, Inc. (CRD# 7684) broker Warren M. Rockmacher (CRD# 2005652) after FINRA suspended and then permanently barred the broker. Rockmacher currently has a FINRA arbitration pending that alleges unsuitable recommendations and misrepresentation with damages in the amount of $75,000. On May 12, 2016,…

Silver Law Group is investigation former Florida-based Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC (CRD# 7784) broker Michael J. DeBoer (CRD# 2114067) for allegedly conducting outside business activities without notifying Fidelity and losing his customers a great deal of money in the process. According to DeBoer’s FINRA BrokerCheck, FINRA permanently barred DeBoer in…

Silver Law Group is investigating former Deerfield, Illinois-based Morgan Stanley Smith Barney broker Brian C. Sak (CRD# 3259830) after he was terminated for allegations that he placed customers in unapproved investments. According to Sak’s FINRA BrokerCheck Report, he was terminated on May 17, 2016 by Morgan Stanley (CRD# 149777) due…

FINRA has barred Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based broker Douglas W. Studer (CRD# 4440047) for refusing to testify on the record in a FINRA-led investigation into whether Studer violated his employing firm’s policy by being named in an elderly customer’s estate documents to inherit the customer’s waterfront condominium. Studer was employed by…