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Silver Law Group is investigating Independent Financial Group, LLC (CRD# 7717) broker Russell Leo Sadler (CRD# 2600742) after FINRA suspended him for an entire year over allegations of conducting business outside of his firm. FINRA suspended Sadler for a full year in September 2016 after the regulatory body and Sadler…

Silver Law Group is investigating former Pennsylvania-based LPL Financial LLC (CRD# 6413) broker David Garrett Shaw (CRD# 4146204) after FINRA permanently barred him. FINRA permanently barred Shaw in August 2016 after he failed to respond to a FINRA inquiry for information.  The bar permanently precludes Shaw from acting as a…

Churning and aggressive trading were two allegations leveled against the Vermont broker In July of 2016, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) sent a letter out to broker Paul Dorion letting him know that he was being suspended due to a number of allegations. Dorion had until October to supply…

Silver Law Group is investigating former Meyers Associates, L.P. (CRD# 34171) broker John E. Buonocore (CRD# 2337214) after FINRA permanently barred him amidst unsuitable recommendations and churning allegations.  This is the second Meyers Associates broker our firm has investigated at the same New York, New York location of Meyers Associates,…

The Newbridge Securities Corporation broker allegedly provided false information to regulators, among other transgressions According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Boca Raton broker James Ignatowich is reported to have failed to comply with a Consent Order entered into January 13, 2016 with the State of New Hampshire. As…

Though she is not currently licensed, she was last employed as a broker with Western International Securities in Washington, DC In August of 2016, Dawn Bennett was contacted by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) with a request for information regarding an “investigation involving potentially serious violations.” Because Bennett didn’t…

The New Jersey broker faces an assortment of serious allegations Michael Siegel is no longer allowed to have anything to do with any member firms of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). First suspended in July of 2016, Siegel was later permanently barred by FINRA for failing to respond to…

Silver Law Group is investigating former Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (CRD# 705)  broker John Nelson Crook (CRD# 2715424) after a customer filed a FINRA arbitration alleging $4.8 million in damages. According to Crook’s FINRA BrokerCheck report, Crook’s customer filed a FINRA arbitration against Crook alleging churning/excessive trading and commissions;…

Silver Law Group is investigating Wesley Chapel, Florida-based Center Street Securities, Inc. (CRD# 26898) broker Satya Brata Shaw (CRD# 1229175) after the Florida Office of Financial Regulation opened an investigation into the broker.  Our firm is interested in speaking with you if you have worked with Shaw. In November 2016,…

The Revere Securities LLC broker’s 26-year securities career is over After 26 years in the securities industry, Noel Fleming has been permanently barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) from acting as a broker or otherwise associating with firms that sell securities to the public. In December 2015, a…