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Steven Musielski (Steven Dwayne Musielski CRD# 2128821) is a previously registered broker whose last known employer was Cambria Capital, LLC (CRD#:133760) of Anaheim, CA. His previous employers include Spencer Edwards, Inc. (CRD#:22067, expelled by FINRA in 2019), J.P. Turner & Company, L.L.C. (CRD#:43177), and Gunnallen Financial, Inc (CRD#:17609), all of Placentia, CA.  Three of his nine previous employers have been expelled by FINRA. He has been in the industry since 1991. Musielski had recently taken a FINRA cause exam. During the exam, he made comments to the company's compliance department that he had potentially utilized time and price discretion for a longer than he should have. The firm is investigating whether there are records supporting this possible violation of industry rules and firm policies and procedures regarding the use of time and price discretion. Eventually, Musielski voluntarily resigned from Cambria Capital.Steven Musielski (Steven Dwayne Musielski CRD# 2128821) is a previously registered broker whose last known employer was Cambria Capital, LLC (CRD#:133760) of Anaheim, CA. His previous employers include Spencer Edwards, Inc. (CRD#:22067, expelled by FINRA in 2019), J.P. Turner & Company, L.L.C. (CRD#:43177), and Gunnallen Financial, Inc (CRD#:17609), all of Placentia, CA.  Three of his nine previous employers have been expelled by FINRA. He has been in the industry since 1991. Continue reading ›

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David Geake (CRD # 3088891) is a former registered broker and investment advisor at American Trust Investment Services (CRD # 3001). Geake has 20 pending Customer Disputes and a total of 39 total disclosures. He has been in the industry since 2002 and is currently barred from acting as a broker or otherwise associating with a broker-dealer firm. “In July 2023 without admitting or denying the findings, Geake consented to the sanction and to the findings that he participated in a private securities transaction by soliciting elderly investors, a husband and wife, to pledge approximately $15 million of securities as collateral to guarantee a $2.5 million loan from a bank on behalf of a startup company without providing written notice to his firm.David Geake (CRD # 3088891) is a former registered broker and investment advisor at American Trust Investment Services (CRD # 3001). Geake has 20 pending Customer Disputes and a total of 39 total disclosures. He has been in the industry since 2002 and is currently barred from acting as a broker or otherwise associating with a broker-dealer firm. Continue reading ›

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Robert Silvestri (Robert Allen Silvestri CRD# 2037669) is a former registered broker and investment advisor last employed with Aegis Capital Corp. (CRD# 15007) of Dallas, TX. His previous employers include Level Four Financial, LLC (CRD#:25700) of Allen, TX, Morgan Stanley (CRD#:149777), also of Dallas, and UBS Financial Services Inc. (CRD#:8174) of Addison, TX. He has been in the industry since 1990. In a customer dispute filed on 11/29/2022, Silvestri’s “unsuitable recommendations in her fee-based account” opened in February of 2021 sustained losses. Silvestri wrote personal checks to cover some of the customer’s losses in the account. In the dispute, the customer requested damages of $9,500, and the firm settled the claim for $8,000.Robert Silvestri (Robert Allen Silvestri CRD# 2037669) is a former registered broker and investment advisor last employed with Aegis Capital Corp. (CRD# 15007) of Dallas, TX. His previous employers include Level Four Financial, LLC (CRD#:25700) of Allen, TX, Morgan Stanley (CRD#:149777), also of Dallas, and UBS Financial Services Inc. (CRD#:8174) of Addison, TX. He has been in the industry since 1990. Continue reading ›

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Gianluca De Berardinis (CRD: 4893776) is a formerly registered broker last employed with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (CRD# 149777) of New York, NY. He was previously employed briefly with Quad Capital, LLC (CRD# 148927), also of New York. He has been in the industry since 2012. De Berardinis failed to respond to FINRA’s requests for information. FINRA followed with letters of suspension and association, which became a permanent and indefinite bar from association with any FINRA member in all capacities on March 15, 2024. No additional information is available. De Berardinis voluntarily resigned from Morgan Stanley on 6/23/2023. Morgan Stanley alleges in the Form F5 that he was involved in both selling away and taking unauthorized withdrawals from a customer’s brokerage account. In his broker comment, De Berardinis stated that he left to open his own registered investment advisory firm.Gianluca De Berardinis (CRD: 4893776) is a formerly registered broker last employed with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (CRD# 149777) of New York, NY. He was previously employed briefly with Quad Capital, LLC (CRD# 148927), also of New York. He has been in the industry since 2012. Continue reading ›

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Marion Adams III (Marion Strickler Adams CRD# 1392435, aka “Ma'on Adams”) is a previously registered broker and investment advisor whose last employer was The Jeffrey Matthews Financial Group, L.L.C. (CRD# 41282) of Mobile, AL. His prior employers were Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (CRD# 705) and Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. (CRD# 4161), also of Mobile. Adams has been in the industry since 1985. FINRA investigated after receiving the Form U5 sent in by Raymond James after they allowed Adams to voluntarily resign on 10/7/21. This followed allegations that Adams “may have misappropriated assets” from a client’s estate while previously acting as an executor for the estate. FINRA received the Form U5 on November 5, 2021, and sent a letter to Adams on December 22, 2023.Marion Adams III (Marion Strickler Adams CRD# 1392435, aka “Ma’on Adams”) is a previously registered broker and investment advisor whose last employer was The Jeffrey Matthews Financial Group, L.L.C. (CRD# 41282) of Mobile, AL. His prior employers were Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (CRD# 705) and Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. (CRD# 4161), also of Mobile. Adams has been in the industry since 1985. Continue reading ›

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Paul Trimber (Paul Francis Trimber CRD# 2765260) is a former broker and investment advisor last employed with Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC (CRD# 19616) of Alexandria, VA. He was previously employed by Prudential Securities Incorporated (CRD# 7471) of New York, NY. He has been in the industry since 1996. Trimber was discharged by Wells Fargo on 2/21/2024 after “he admitted during review to making unauthorized transfers of client funds to recipients outside of the Firm.” No additional information is available from the firm.Paul Trimber (Paul Francis Trimber CRD# 2765260) is a former broker and investment advisor last employed with Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC (CRD# 19616) of Alexandria, VA. He was previously employed by Prudential Securities Incorporated (CRD# 7471) of New York, NY. He has been in the industry since 1996.

Trimber was discharged by Wells Fargo on 2/21/2024 after “he admitted during review to making unauthorized transfers of client funds to recipients outside of the Firm.” No additional information is available from the firm. Continue reading ›

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Juan Sosa (Juan Carlos Sosa CRD# 4059846) is a former registered broker and investment advisor. His most recent employment was with Independent Financial Group, LLC (CRD# 7717) of Studio City, CA. His previous employers were Sagepoint Financial, Inc. (CRD# 133763), also of Studio City, Sunamerica Securities, Inc. (CRD# 20068) of Phoenix, AZ, and WM Financial Services, Inc. (CRD# 599) of Irvine, CA.  He has been in the industry since 2000. Sosa was “permitted to resign” from Sagepoint (now Osaic Services, Inc.) on 7/8/2022 when the firm discovered that he had been named contingent beneficiary and successor trustee to a client’s living trust document in their file. This violated Sagepoint’s policies and procedures. However, Sosa stated that he was unaware of these designations. The firm found no evidence that Sosa had acted as a trustee or received any benefit from the client's trust.Juan Sosa (Juan Carlos Sosa CRD# 4059846) is a former registered broker and investment advisor. His most recent employment was with Independent Financial Group, LLC (CRD# 7717) of Studio City, CA. His previous employers were Sagepoint Financial, Inc. (CRD# 133763), also of Studio City, Sunamerica Securities, Inc. (CRD# 20068) of Phoenix, AZ, and WM Financial Services, Inc. (CRD# 599) of Irvine, CA.  He has been in the industry since 2000. Continue reading ›

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According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for June 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
  Shoaib Qureshi   J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  First Republic Securities Company, LLC
  Annie Simons

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According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for June 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
  James Brown   American Independent Securities Group, LLC
  Edward Jones
  Chun Elmejjad   Equitable Advisors, LLC
  Sylviah Kemunto
  Jonathan Long   Cambridge Investment Research, Inc.
  Cetera Financial Specialists LLC
  Thomas Prieur   Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation
  Carlos Ramirez   Citizens Securities, Inc.
  Key Investment Services LLC
Shaquane Smith-Thompson   J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

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According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for May 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
  Kwame Aduesi   Morgan Stanley
  J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  Brittany Anderson
  Gianluca De Berardinis   Morgan Stanley
  Quad Capital, LLC
  Brian Hill
  Monu Joseph   Rosenblatt Securities Inc.
  CIBC World Markets Corp.
  Quintosha Thomas

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