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As part of an ongoing investigation into a Ponzi scheme involving five individuals and ten affiliated companies, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed fraud charges in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The court also issued a temporary restraining order against all of the…

A new study by the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (PIABA) shows that broker-dealers and their affiliate firms might not honor claimant awards from FINRA arbitration. In 2020 alone, according to PIABA, 30 percent of FINRA awards went unpaid by member brokerages. In all, there were 64 FINRA-ordered awards to…

Brokers and financial advisors are under a fiduciary duty to put the client first—a relationship that gets muddied whether the loan is in writing or not. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has a rule in place prohibiting a broker from borrowing or lending money to customers in most instances.…

Silver Law Group is currently suing a Long Island-based brokerage firm, which recently went out of business, on behalf of an elderly client who alleges his account was used by the firm’s brokers to generate over $200,000 in commissions via unapproved trades. The so-called churning scheme took place over a…

Investment fraud schemes vary, each with its own characteristics, except they share a similar red flag: they look too good to be true. Here are the most common. Ponzi Schemes Named after Charles Ponzi, who one hundred years ago touted he could deliver a 50% return within a matter of…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for November 2021, 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   Ryan Burneo…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for November 2021, 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   Peter Budd Jr.   Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc.   UBS Financial Services Inc.…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for November 2021, 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. However, these individuals remain bound by…

Jerry Rice (CRD#: 375290) is a previously registered broker/advisor whose last known employer was Raymond James Financial Services (CRD#: 6694) of Tinton Falls, New Jersey. His previous employers include Robert Thomas Securities (CRD#: 10147) of St. Petersburg, FL, Smith Barney (CRD#: 7059) of New York City and Lehman Brothers (CRD#:…

FINRA recently barred four brokers after they were individually found to have engaged in elder financial abuse. All four have been barred indefinitely after separate FINRA disciplinary actions. All four have signed Acceptance, Waiver & Consent (AWC) letters after the hearings to settle the claims. They are no longer working…