Securities Arbitration Lawyers Blog

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for March 2016, 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   Woodley Hannon Bagwell, Jr.   Raymond James & Associates, Inc.   Morgan Keegan & Company,…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for March 2016, 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   Randy Lamar…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for March 2016, 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   Raymond Francis…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged former Boston resident, and current Miami resident, Mark A. Jones with operating a $10 million Ponzi scheme that claimed to generate profits from “bridge loans” to Jamaican businesses. According to the SEC’s Complaint — filed earlier this month in federal court…

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced fraud charges and asset freezes obtained in a case filed on March 21, 2016 against a New Jersey-based fund manager and two firms he controls for orchestrating a Ponzi-like scheme that marketed shares in promising pre-IPO technology companies in the Bay Area. The SEC…

California broker, Angelo Talebi, finds himself in hot water with his firm and FINRA, as well as his clients. Does your broker have your username and password for your online trading account? If so, does his current employer know that he does? If not, it could spell trouble for everyone…

Have you invested funds with Eugene Smietana? For investors who may have utilized the services of LPL Financial LLC broker Eugene Smietana out of Traverse City, Michigan, may have potential claims against LLP. As of September 2015, FINRA has permanently barred Smietana from acting as a broker or otherwise associating…

Churning, unsuitable investments misconduct and elder fraud among allegations that ended Macke’s career In October 2015, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) permanently banned Russell Macke from acting as a broker and from associating with any securities firms. This decision comes after numerous customer complaints, regulatory actions, employment terminations, as well…

Broker accused of taking $1.8M in trust assets while serving as a trustee. Samuel Wylie Sloane’s 15-year career in the securities industry ended abruptly in December 2015 when FINRA permanently barred him from acting as a broker or otherwise associating with firms that sell securities to the public. According to…

Financial broker finally barred from FINRA activity after decades of questionable behavior. After a career plagued by multiple and repeated allegations of breaches of fiduciary duty and unauthorized trading dating back to 1994, David Levy has been permanently barred by FINRA for acting as a broker in any capacity. These final…