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San Francisco, California Broker Stephen D. Grant Under Investigation After FINRA Bar

Silver Law Group is investigating former San Francisco, California-based broker Stephen D. Grant (CRD# 2447319) after FINRA permanently barred him. According to Grant’s FINRA BrokerCheck report, FINRA permanently barred Grant from acting as a broker or otherwise associating with firms that sell securities to the public after Grant failed to…

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Former LPL Financial Broker Paul E. Dorion Under Investigation After FINRA Bars Him

Silver Law Group is investigating former Vermont-based LPL Financial LLC (CRD# 6413) broker Paul E. Dorion (CRD# 1103701) after FINRA permanently barred him According to Dorion’s FINRA BrokerCheck report, FINRA permanently barred Dorion from acting as a broker or otherwise associating with firms that sell securities to the public after…

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Former New York Ridgeway & Conger Broker Philip Brisard Under Investigation

Silver Law Group is investigating former Jericho, New York Ridgeway & Conger, Inc. (CRD# 113055) Philip Brisard (CRD# 2646923) after FINRA permanently barred the broker. According to Brisard’s FINRA BrokerCheck report, FINRA permanently barred Brisard. According to Brisard’s BrokerCheck report, in January 2016 Brisard was named a respondent in a…

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Former Las Vegas Ameriprise Broker Cheryl L. Wallace Discharged for Alleged Unauthorized Trading

Silver Law Group is investigating former Las Vegas, Nevada-based Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. (CRD# 6363) broker Cheryl L. Wallace (CRD# 4839255) after she was discharged by Ameriprise for unauthorized trading among other allegations. According to Wallace’s FINRA BrokerCheck report, Wallace was discharged from Ameriprise in February 2016 after she allegedly…

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Miami-based Broker Fernando de la Lama Merino Under Investigation

Silver Law Group is investigating former Miami, Florida EFG Capital International (CRD# 40118) broker Fernando de la Lama Merino (CRD# 2257749) after FINRA permanently barred him. According to Merino’s FINRA BrokerCheck report, FINRA initiated a regulatory action against Merino in October 2016.  The action states, according to Merino’s BrokerCheck report,…

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California Kestra Broker Tom Puentes Under Investigation Over Alleged Unauthorized and Unsuitable Transactions in Puerto Rican Bonds

Silver Law Group is investigating California-based Kestra Investment Services, LLC (CRD# 42046) broker Tom A. Puentes (CRD# 1713812) amidst 23 disclosures on his FINRA BrokerCheck report. According to Puentes’ FINRA BrokerCheck report, Puentes has a total of 23 disclosures, with 15 settling for over $750,000.  A large majority of the…

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Prospera Broker John N. Crook Under Investigation After $4.8 Million Complaint Filed

Silver Law Group is investigating Macon, Georgia-based Prospera Financial Services, Inc. (CRD# 10740) broker John N. Crook (CRD# 2715424) after a customer filed a $4.8 million complaint. According to Crook’s FINRA BrokerCheck report, a customer filed a FINRA arbitration against Crook in August 2016 alleging churning and excessive trading, unauthorized…

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Minnesota TradingBlock Broker Joshua D. Arnold Under Investigation

Silver Law Group is investigating former TradingBlock (CRD# 128605) broker Joshua D. Arnold (CRD# 828189) for recent allegations of negligence and unsuitable recommendations among others. According to Arnold’s FINRA BrokerCheck report, Arnold has thirteen (13) disclosures.  His most recent was a FINRA arbitration filed in September 2016, and it alleges…

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FINRA Suspends Registered Individuals In January 2017 for Violations of FINRA Rules

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for January 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   Kristen Denys…

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FINRA Suspends Registered Individuals in January 2017 for Failing to Comply with FINRA Rules

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for January 2017, 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   James Patrick Acosta   Citigroup Global Markets Inc.   Morgan Stanley Smith Barney   Terrence…

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