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According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for July 2019, 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   Bender, Charles…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for July 2019, 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   Bang, Gregory…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for July 2019, 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   Deblois, Matthew   The Champion Group, Inc   McNally Financial Services Corp   Dewaay, Donald…

The future is uncertain for GPB Capital Holdings and its investors. As state and federal agencies investigate the troubled alternative asset management company, investors wait, unable to sell, wondering if the money they invested will evaporate. It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Clients were told by their brokers that…

GPB Capital Holdings is being sued by one of its business partners, David Rosenberg, for allegations of financial misconduct. According to the lawsuit, Rosenberg is the chief executive of Prime Automotive Group. In 2017, he sold a majority stake in the company to GPB for $235 million. Rosenberg’s lawsuit accuses…

Robert Charles High II (CRD: #4568165) is a former registered broker and investment advisor whose last employer was First Financial Equity Corporation (CRD#:16507) of Scottsdale, AZ. His previous employers include Chase Investment Services Corp. (CRD#:25574) and Banc One Securities Corporation (CRD#:16999.) He has been in the industry since 2002. The…

James Schwartz (CRD# 3043085) is a former registered broker whose last employer was Joseph Gunnar & Co. LLC (CRD#:24795) of New York, NY. Previous employers include First Standard Financial Company LLC (CRD#:168340) of Garden City, NY, and Aegis Capital Corp. (CRD#:15007) of Melville, NY.  He has been in the industry…

Silver Law Group continues to file claims for investors who purchased GPB Capital. FINRA arbitration claims are being filed in an effort to recover the money investors lost alleging broker dealers were negligent. In many cases, investors are arguing that the brokerage firms who sold GPB to them failed to…

Oasmia Pharmaceutical AB (OASM), a publicly-traded company that develops, manufactures, and sells cancer-treating drugs, is being investigated for potential violations of federal securities laws. Oasmia Terminates Relationship With Executive Chairman After market close on July 9, 2019, Oasmia announced that it had terminated its “engagement and cooperation” agreement with former…

Barry Garapedian (CRD #1039251) is a currently-registered broker employed by Morgan Stanley (CRD #149777) of Westlake Village, CA. He has been with Morgan Stanley since 2009. He was previously employed by Citigroup Global Markets (CRD #7059), Lehman Brothers (CRD #7506), and E. F. Hutton & Company (CRD #235) He has…