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Jerry Mofield, a broker formerly with Roanoke, Virginia office of Newbridge Securities was permanently barred by FINRA for failing to respond to a request by FINRA for information. Mofield was registered Newbridge from June 2007 until July 2014. According to his FINRA BrokerCheck report, he had a customer complaint alleging…

Former LPL broker Alfred Talens was permanently barred by FINRA for failing to respond to a request by FINRA for information. Talens was terminated by LPL for violating firm policy regarding participation in outside business activities and borrowing money from clients.  Talens has a pending FINRA arbitration based on a…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for October 2015, 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   Modesto Biney…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for October 2015, 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 Curtis Ackerman   Sloan Securities Corp   Aplan Securities, Inc.   Robert Joseph Altemus…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for October 2015, 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   Bennett Scott…

Numerous allegations and failure to respond to FINRA requests drive decision After 10 years in the securities industry, Paul Posillico has been permanently barred from practicing as a financial broker or investment advisor. During his ten years of buying and selling securities on behalf of customers and providing advice about…

The firm, as well as its president and CCO, are charged with alleged churning, excessive trading and unsuitable recommendations Equinox Securities, as well as President Steven Michael Oliveira and CCO Chris Blaine Palkowitsch, were all charged by the FINRA Department of Enforcement in a specific complaint about allegations of excessive…

Claims of omission, misrepresentation and wrongful use of client funds follow alleged losses totaling over $5M Chestnut Exploration Partners and broker Mark A. Plummer were recently named in a FINRA disciplinary action that alleges omissions and material misrepresentations were made in the sale of private placement securities contracts to 88…

Allegations include elder financial fraud, misappropriation of funds and unsuitable recommendations Michael Talin, a former broker associated with Woodbury Financial Services, has been barred from the securities industry by FINRA after failing to cooperate with agency investigators. An investigation was launched after customers alleged that he misappropriated and converted more…

NY Life Securities LLC terminates broker, files U-5 with allegations of commingling client funds FINRA recently brought enforcement action against Jonathan Williams that led to a bar from the securities industry. Williams was accused of failing to provide FINRA staff with documents and information requested by the agency in an…