Securities Arbitration Lawyers Blog

Herbert Hafen (CRD#: 867068, aka Elias Herbert Hafen, E Herbert Niggebrugge, Elias Niggebrugge) is a former registered broker and investment advisor whose last employer was Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC (CRD#:19616) of New York, NY. Hafen’s previous employers include Morgan Stanley (CRD#:149777 and CRD#: 8209), and Bear Sterns (CRD#: 79), also of New York City. He has been in the industry since 1979.

Hafen was discharged by Wells Fargo on 8/21/2018, after “entering into financial arrangements with clients that were not approved by the firm.” Continue reading ›

Adam Michael Lopez (CRD#: 5562750) is a former registered broker who was last employed with Country Capital Management Company (CRD#:12060) of Springfield, IL, from 09/16/2008 through 09/21/2018. No current employment information is available. He has been in the industry since 2018.

Country Capital terminated Lopez on 9/21/2016 for violations of provisions in his insurance services contract. His actions were not related to securities, and his U5 termination form was later updated to include an investigation by a “domestic or foreign governmental body or self-regulatory organization with jurisdiction over investment-related business.” Continue reading ›

Dudley Stevens (CRD#: 4119268,aka “Stephen Franklin Dudley”) is a previously registered broker and investment advisor whose last known employer was Coastal Equities, Inc. (CRD#:23769) of New York, NY. Previous employers include Prospera Financial Services, Inc. (CRD#:10740), Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC (CRD#:19616), and HSBC Securities (USA) INC. (CRD#:19585), also of New York City.  In addition to New York, he has also worked in Birmingham, AL, Dallas, TX, Boca Raton, FL, and Carle Place, NJ. He has been in the industry since 2000. Continue reading ›

John Spach (CRD#: 2731192) is a former registered broker and investment advisor whose last known employer was Kestra Investment Services, LLC (CRD#: 42046) of Aliso Viejo, CA. His previous employers include Financial Telesis Inc (CRD#: 31012) and Financial West Group (CRD#: 16668), both of Westlake Village, CA, and Sentra Securities Corporation (CRD#: 10249) of Phoenix, AZ. He has been in the industry since 1996. Continue reading ›

William Christian Gennity (CRD#: 4913490, aka “Billy Christian Gennity”) is a former registered broker whose last known employer was First Standard Financial Company LLC (CRD#: 168340) of Staten Island, NY. Previous employers include Alexander Capital, L.P. (CRD#: 40077) and Legend Securities, Inc. (CRD#: 44952, expelled by FINRA on 4/17/2017), both of New York City, and National Securities Corporation (CRD#: 7569) of Iselin, NJ. No current employment information is available. He began in the industry in 2005. Continue reading ›

Broker Yassin Mohamed (CRD #1673281) is a barred broker who formerly worked for National Securities Corporation (CRD#: 7569). His other former employers include Morgan Stanley (CRD#: 149777), UBS Financial Services Inc. (CRD#: 8174), and Prudential Securities Incorporated (CRD#: 7471).

Mohamed is the subject of five disclosures, including 2 customer disputes, 2 regulatory disputes, and 1 termination. Continue reading ›