Former New York Ridgeway & Conger Broker Kenley Brisard Under Investigation

Silver Law Group is investigating former Jericho, New York Ridgeway & Conger, Inc. (CRD# 113055) Kenley Brisard (CRD# 2641960) after FINRA permanently barred the broker.

According to Brisard’s FINRA BrokerCheck report, FINRA permanently barred Brisard.

According to Brisard’s BrokerCheck report, in January 2016 Brisard was named a respondent in a FINRA complaint alleging that he sold an unregistered security.  FINRA found that Brisard sold unsuitable investments at undisclosed markups of 14-33 percent using general solicitation emails that fraudulently misrepresented the product and the respondent’s role in its development.

Further, FINRA alleged that Brisard acted intentionally because he made his statements to potential investors with no regard for the statements’ truth or falsity and for whether the statements omitted material facts.  FINRA stated, according to the BrokerCheck report, that Brisard “knowingly, willfully, and/or recklessly ignored and/or contradicted the private placement materials of the investment and made statements that had no underlying factual basis.”

Two months later, Ridgeway & Conger discharged Brisard for unsuitable recommendations and excessive commissions.

In 2002, a claim against Brisard was settled for almost $28,000 for similar allegations, namely misrepresentation, omissions of material facts, and unsuitability.

In 1998, National Securities Corporation (CRD# 7569) discharged Brisard for allegedly misrepresenting himself as the CEO of American Express in addition to other misrepresentations.

The New York Times published a report about brokers and their BrokerCheck disclosures featuring Ridgeway & Conger and its hiring practices.  Ridgeway & Conger, along with the other firms owned by Leigh M. Garber (CRD# 2768572), is now defunct.

FINRA arbitration is a fast, efficient way to recover your lost investment funds due to unauthorized trading.  We work on a contingency fee basis, meaning you pay us nothing unless we win and recover money for you.

If you have invested with Kenley Brisard and Ridgeway & Conger, Inc. and have lost money doing so, you may be able to recover some or all of your losses.  Our lawyers are experienced in recovering investor losses due to broker and brokerage firm misconduct through FINRA arbitration.

Silver Law Group represents the interests of investors who have been the victims of investment fraud.  If you have questions about your legal rights, please contact Scott Silver of the Silver Law Group for a free consultation at ssilver@silverlaw.com or toll free at (800) 975-4345.