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According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for March 2025, 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 the securities arbitration agreement to arbitrate any disputes between themselves and their former customers:

NAME FORMER EMPLOYERS
Mark Brosa Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
Edward Jones
Ryan Clayton Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
First Citizens Investor Services, Inc.
Christopher Hale
Cassandra Heitz LPL Financial LLC
Investment Centers of America, Inc.
Desmond James-Jones Equitable Advisors, LLC
AXA Advisors
Peter Lawrence American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc.
Questaer Capital Corporation
Gustavo Miramontes Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
Wedbush Securities Inc.
Ryan Taleghani Morgan Stanley
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Vanessa Webber

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According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for March 2025, 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
Yiu Yeung Pacific Century Securities, LLC
Michael Banks Morgan Stanley
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
Juan Gomez
Eunice Carreira
Joscelyn Cockburn Innovation Partners LLC
FSC Securities Corporation
Janelle English
Juan Chavez J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Sara Jankowski Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
City Securities Corporation
David Love LaSalle St Securities, LLC
ICMA-RC Services, LLC
James Marrero American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc.
BCG Securities, Inc.
Emma McAuley Edward Jones
Marques Mcleon NYLife Securities LLC
Jennifer Nelson Edward Jones
Robert Ornelas Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC
Luis Castanon J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Michael Russo Spartan Capital Securities, LLC
Craft Capital Management LLC
Edgar Shanoyan Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments
Robert Thomas IBN Financial Services, Inc.
Avantax Investment Services, Inc.
James Turpin USA Financial Services Corporation
United Planners’ Financial Services of America A Limited Partner

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According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for March 2025, 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
Steven Blanchard LPL Financial LLC
Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.
Michael Fasciglione Aegis Capital Corp.
National Securities Corporation
Michael Magruder Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Kyle Manning Spartan Capital Securities, LLC
Southeast Investments, N.C., Inc.
James Mariani Aegis Capital Corp.
National Securities Corporation
Kevin Reed U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.
PNC Investments
Mario Rivero Jr. LPL Financial LLC
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC
John Schlagheck Cape Securities Inc.
Intervest International Equities Corporation

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According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for February 2025, 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
Robert Franden Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Morgan Stanley

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According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for January 2025, 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
Sebastian Bongiovanni Spartan Capital Securities, LLC
Newbridge Securities Corporation
Luke Brooks U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

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According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for January 2025, 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
Michael Barrows M Stevens Securities, LLC
Kingswood Capital Partners, LLC
Eric Ludovico M Stevens Securities, LLC
Kingswood Capital Partners, LLC
Edgar Olmeda Maximum Financial Investment Group, Inc.
Avalon Partners, Inc.
Michael Paesano Morgan Stanley
UBS Financial Servies Inc.
Stephen Pendergast Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC
RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Vincent Sharpe Paulson Investment Company, LLC
PHX Financial, Inc.

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According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for January 2025, 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 the securities arbitration agreement to arbitrate any disputes between themselves and their former customers:

NAME FORMER EMPLOYERS
Iam Aguilar Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
Eunice Carreira
Juan Garcia J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Wyman Sai J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Joseph Seidler RBC Capital Markets, LLC
Wells Fargo Clearing Services Inc.
James Turpin USA Financial Securities Corporation
United Planners’ Financial Services of America A Limited Partner

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According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for December 2024, 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
Akshita Bhatia
Glenn Colangelo American Independent Securities Group
The O.N. Equity Sales Company
Peter Girgis SW Financial
Worden Capital Management LLC
Matthew Kagan Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC
Zayed Rodriguez NYLife Securities LLC

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According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for December 2024, 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 the securities arbitration agreement to arbitrate any disputes between themselves and their former customers:

NAME FORMER EMPLOYERS
Yiu Yeung Pacific Century Securities, LLC
Michael Banks Morgan Stanley
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
Joscelyn Cockburn Innovation Partners LLC
FSC Securities Corporation
Luis Jean-Bart PFS Investments Inc.
Peter Lawrence American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc.
Questar Capital Corporation
Emma McAuley Edward Jones
Marques Mcleon NYLIfe Securities LLC
Jennifer Nelson Edward Jones
Robert Ornelas Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC
Edgar Shanoyan Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments
Robert Thomas IBN Financial Services, Inc.
Avantax Investment Services, Inc.

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According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for December, 2024, 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
Silvio Borrero MML Investors Services, LLC
Oppenheimer & Co, Inc.
Sevag Haddadian Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC
Morgan Stanley
Michael Magruder Raymond James &Associates, Inc.
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Anthony Tassone Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC
Morgan Stanley

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