For years, financial advisers have walked a fine line when receiving financial inheritances from their clients. Unfortunately, the line between an adviser’s professional obligations and their personal interests is very easily blurred—a reality that leads to complicated fraud and ethics violations. In this blog post, we’ll look into the legal…
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FBI Investigates Edward Matthes After Allegations Of Stockbroker Theft
Edward Earl Matthes (CRD#: 2788055) is a former registered broker and investment advisor whose last employer was Mutual Of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. (CRD#:611) of Oconomowoc, WI. His previous employers include Thrivent Investment Management Inc. (CRD#:18387), also of Oconomowoc and Minneapolis, and MML Investors Services, INC. (CRD#:10409), of Chesterfield, MO.…
Silver Law Group Files FINRA Arbitration Claim Against Centaurus Related To Brokers Cindy Chiellini And Ricky Mantei
Silver Law Group has filed a FINRA arbitration claim on behalf of clients against Centaurus Financial, Inc. (CRD# 30833) and J.P. Turner & Company, LLC (CRD# 43177) regarding the acts of its employees Cindy Chiellini (CRD# 1015592) and Ricky Mantei (CRD# 1098981). The claim is brought on behalf of a…
Silver Law Group Files Another FINRA Arbitration Claim Against Voya Financial Advisors Related To James Flynn
Silver Law Group filed another FINRA arbitration claim on behalf of clients against Voya Financial Advisors regarding its former employee James Flynn (CRD# 3082615) of Greenville, South Carolina. The claim requests compensatory damages for our clients, and alleges that Voya failed to supervise Flynn’s conduct while he was working for…
GPB Capital Discloses It’s Two Biggest Funds Have Declined Significantly In Value
The news keeps getting worse for GPB Capital. The troubled company reported Friday that the value of its two biggest investment funds, GPB Holdings II and GPB Automotive Portfolio, have declined by 25% and 39%, respectively. The other five GPB funds also have significant declines in value, according to the…
Herbert Hafen Barred After Misappropriating Client Funds
Herbert Hafen (CRD#: 867068, aka Elias Herbert Hafen, E Herbert Niggebrugge, Elias Niggebrugge) is a former registered broker and investment advisor whose last employer was Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC (CRD#:19616) of New York, NY. Hafen’s previous employers include Morgan Stanley (CRD#:149777 and CRD#: 8209), and Bear Sterns (CRD#: 79),…
FINRA Bars Broker Adam Lopez After Investigations Into Misconduct
Adam Michael Lopez (CRD#: 5562750) is a former registered broker who was last employed with Country Capital Management Company (CRD#:12060) of Springfield, IL, from 09/16/2008 through 09/21/2018. No current employment information is available. He has been in the industry since 2018. Country Capital terminated Lopez on 9/21/2016 for violations of…
Dudley Stevens Barred By FINRA After Third-Party Wire Allegations
Dudley Stevens (CRD#: 4119268,aka “Stephen Franklin Dudley”) is a previously registered broker and investment advisor whose last known employer was Coastal Equities, Inc. (CRD#:23769) of New York, NY. Previous employers include Prospera Financial Services, Inc. (CRD#:10740), Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC (CRD#:19616), and HSBC Securities (USA) INC. (CRD#:19585), also of New…
FINRA Bars John Spach After Various Misconduct Allegations
John Spach (CRD#: 2731192) is a former registered broker and investment advisor whose last known employer was Kestra Investment Services, LLC (CRD#: 42046) of Aliso Viejo, CA. His previous employers include Financial Telesis Inc (CRD#: 31012) and Financial West Group (CRD#: 16668), both of Westlake Village, CA, and Sentra Securities…
SEC, FINRA Bar William Gennity, Issue $2M Judgment For Client
William Christian Gennity (CRD#: 4913490, aka “Billy Christian Gennity”) is a former registered broker whose last known employer was First Standard Financial Company LLC (CRD#: 168340) of Staten Island, NY. Previous employers include Alexander Capital, L.P. (CRD#: 40077) and Legend Securities, Inc. (CRD#: 44952, expelled by FINRA on 4/17/2017), both…