According to FINRA disciplinary actions for April 2020, 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 Joseph Berghausen…
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FINRA Disciplinary Actions For April 2020 Names Registered Individuals Suspended For Failure To Comply With Award Or Settlement Agreement
According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for April 2020, 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 Neal Carlson Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC Michael…
Stockbroker Theft Still Prevalent In 2020
In the wake of recent market turbulence, it is important to remember that some investment losses are not “investment” losses at all, but rather losses that are the result of stockbroker theft, fraud, Ponzi schemes, and otherwise. Silver Law Group continues to investigate cases of stockbroker theft nationwide. Unfortunately, FINRA…
SEC Reveals Another Florida Marijuana Investment Fraud – “FirstCanna” Fraud
On April 21, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a Complaint for Injunctive and Other Relief (Complaint) against Steven L. Brickner. According to the SEC, Brickner “falsely represented to prospective investors that he would use their money to purchase the assets of a Colorado-licensed marijuana dispensary network .…
Cetera Stops Sales Of REITs And Other Real-Estate-Based Funds Amid Pandemic
Cetera Financial Group, comprised of Cetera Advisors, Cetera Advisor Networks, First Allied Securities, and Summit Brokerage Services, recently announced that it is halting sales of non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs) and interval funds, citing the likely inaccuracy of real estate valuations leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cetera Financial…
YayYo IPO, Underwritten By Aegis Capital Corp., Plagued By Allegations Of Fraud
Investors in YayYo (YAYO), a ride-hailing vehicle supply company, were disappointed to find out that their shares, which originally sold for $4.00 per share, are now worth pennies. A lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York, FirstFire Global Opportunities Fund, LLC v. Aegis Capital Corp., et al., alleges…
Silver Law Group Investigating David Rockwell And Cetera Advisors, LLC
Silver Law Group is investigating Cetera Advisors, LLC and its registered representative David Rockwell. According to Rockwell’s CRD Report, published by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Rockwell was permanently barred from the securities industry and has been the subject of several customer disputes arising out of his misconduct over…
Silver Law Group Files FINRA Arbitration Claim On Behalf Of A Customer Of David Krumrey Of Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
Silver Law Group recently filed a FINRA arbitration claim on behalf of a customer of David Krumrey of Oppenheimer & Co. Among other things, the suit alleges breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, breach of contract, and failure to supervise resulting in substantial investment losses in the customer’s account. Silver Law…
YieldStreet Being Investigated By Silver Law Group On Behalf Of Investors
Did you invest in the YieldStreet Vessel Deconstruction I SPV? Silver Law Group, a nationally-recognized class action and investment fraud law firm, is investigating YieldStreet after over 30 investors signed a letter to the fintech firm asking for more information on why their investments have not paid them as they…
Did You Invest in the AllianceBernstein Securitized Asset LP?
Silver Law Group, a nationally-recognized stockbroker misconduct law firm, is investigating AllianceBernstein Securitized Asset LP (ABSA or Fund) on behalf of shareholders in the Fund, due to ABSA’s recent news to its shareholders. ABSA is a pooled investment hedge fund, sold by Alliance Bernstein, whose “. . . portfolio is…