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Leon-Vaccarelli-Fined-and-Sanctioned-by-FINRA-300x199-1-300x199Lawrence Fawcett (CRD #5851474) was barred from association with any FINRA member in all capacities. Without admitting or denying the findings, Fawcett consented to the sanction and to the entry of findings that he failed to produce documents and information requested by FINRA, and failed to appear for on-the-record testimony, in connection with an investigation regarding his outside business activities. Westpark Capital discharged Lawrence Fawcett following allegations that he conducted business from a non-disclosed location as well as made false representations to Westpark.

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If you invested with Lawrence Fawcett, Jr. and believe you have lost money due to his misconduct, you may be able to file a claim to recover your losses through FINRA arbitration. For a free evaluation of your potential case by as securities attorney, please contact Silver Law Group.  Westpark Capital has received two securities arbitration claims from former customers of Lawrence Fawcett.

Joshua Ellis (CRD #5500165) was suspended on March 26, 2018 from associating with any FINRA member firm in all capacities. If Ellis fails to request termination of the suspension within three months of the date of the Notice of Suspension, he will automatically be barred on May 31, 2018 from association with any FINRA member in all capacities pursuant to FINRA Rule 9552(h).

South-Florida-Broker-Brian-Michael-Berger-Permanently-Barred-by-FINRA-1024x683-300x200Joshua Ellis was with LPL Financial in its Kennesaw, Georgia office until October 2017 when he was discharged for failing to timely respond to inquiries from the firm’s compliance department.

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DLeon-Vaccarelli-Fined-and-Sanctioned-by-FINRA-300x199avid Barber (CRD #1165082) was barred from association with any FINRA member in all capacities. Without admitting or denying the findings, Barber consented to the sanction and to the entry of findings that he failed to produce information and documents requested by FINRA during the course of an ongoing examination to determine whether he engaged in unauthorized trading in the accounts of customers of his member firm, exercised discretion in customer accounts without written authorization, or otherwise acted in violation of FINRA rules.

David Barber has been registered with Madison Avenue Securities in San Diego, California since 2015.  In January 2018, a securities arbitration award granted a California investor over 2 million dollars in compensatory and punitive damages and attorney’s fees.  The securities arbitration panel found Madison Avenue and Mr. Barber liable for churning, unauthorized trading and breach of fiduciary duty.

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Leon-Vaccarelli-Fined-and-Sanctioned-by-FINRA-300x199-1-300x199Thomas Meier (CRD #1146044) was barred from association with any FINRA member in all capacities. Without admitting or denying the findings, Meier consented to the sanction and to the entry of findings that he effected approximately 1,290 unauthorized transactions, including both purchases and sales of equity securities, in eight accounts belonging to six customers. The findings stated that none of the eight accounts were discretionary accounts and Meier did not have discussions with the customers about the trades prior to the transactions and did not obtain the customers’ authorization prior to executing any of the transactions. Meier received approximately $265,000 in commissions for those transactions. Two of the customers realized losses of approximately $78,000. In addition, there were unrealized losses in the accounts. To-date, Meier’s member firm, Morgan Stanley, has paid a total of approximately $1,087,610 to five of the customers in connection with complaints about Meier. The findings also stated that Meier exercised discretion in five accounts belonging to four separate customers. The findings also included that Meier made inaccurate statements on four annual compliance questionnaires that he did not have any accounts in which business was transacted on a discretionary basis.

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If you invested with Thomas Meier and believe you have lost money due to his misconduct, you may be able to file a claim to recover your losses through FINRA arbitration. For a free evaluation of your potential case by as securities attorney, please contact Silver Law Group. Our Florida securities arbitration lawyers can meet with you at our offices or at your home to discuss your potential claims.

Silver Law Group attorneys have won an award against Curtis D. Milakovich, formerly of Kovack Securities Inc. on behalf of our clients through FINRA arbitration.

FINRA Awards Our Clients Damages Due to Curtis D. Milakovich’s Misconduct

FINRA-300x202On December 22, 2017, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) awarded our clients $164,000 due to Milakovich’s misconduct, including unsuitable recommendations, unauthorized trading, negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and churning.

Former broker and investment advisor Mitchell Toby Yanow (CRD #2148171) was last employed by Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (CRD #793) of Boca Raton, FL. His previous employers include Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (CRD #249) and Wachovia Securities, LLC (CRD #19616), both of Palm Beach Gardens, FL. No current employment information is available. Yanow has been in the industry since 1991.

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FINRA recently barred Yanow after a disciplinary action after an investigation found that he converted at least $205,586 of an elderly customer’s funds for his own personal use. The 87-year-old customer gave Yanow a series of blank, signed checks to use for paying his caregiver in the event that the client was unable to do it himself. However, Yanow instead used the checks, from the customer’s brokerage account at his own firm, to withdraw funds and pay for personal expenses such as fees for his children’s summer camp, overdue homeowner association fees and for the purchase of a 1976 Corvette.

Without admitting or denying the findings, Yanow signed a Letter of Acceptance, Consent & Waiver on 7/9/2018. Yanow has been barred indefinitely, in all capacities as of 7/11/2018, from any FINRA-registered firm.

Carlos Evertsz-Seda is barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity.  Respondent failed to request termination of his suspension within three months of the date of the Notice of Suspension; therefore, he is automatically barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Carlos Evertsz-Seda was employed by K.C. Ward Financial in Ronkonkoma, NY from 2010 – May 2017.  Mr. Evertsz-Seda is the subject of two securities arbitration claims for damages due to unsuitable investments.  K.C. Ward Financial is a Long Island based brokerage firm owned by Louis Ward.

Contact Our Firm if You’ve Invested with Carlos Evertsz-Seda

If you invested with Carlos Evertsz-Seda and believe you have lost money due to his misconduct, you may be able to file a claim to recover your losses through FINRA arbitration. For a free evaluation of your potential case by as securities attorney, please contact Silver Law Group.

Craig Blattner has been in the securities industry for 31 years most recently with Cetera Advisors LLC in Longwood, FL from September 2016 – February 2018. Previous registrations include Investors Capital Corp in Longwood, FL form May 2006 – October 2016.  Mr. Blattner is no longer a registered stockbroker.

Blattner was assessed a deferred fine of $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in all capacities for 15 business days following allegations that he settled a client complaint away from his member firm.

FINRA’s findings stated that the value of a joint account of two clients served by Blattner allegedly declined by approximately $75,000. One of these clients complained, orally and in writing by e-mail, to Blattner about his management of their account and the losses they had suffered. Blattner did not disclose the client’s complaint to the firm, and that the complaint was never reported on his Form U4.

Richard Minichino has spent 7 years in the securities industry and was most recently registered with Next Financial Group in New York, New York (2016-2018). Previous registrations include Wunderlich Securities, JP Morgan Securities, Chase Investment and David Lerner Associates.

According to his BrokerCheck report, Richard Minichino was recently terminated from his former employer and has received four unsatisfied judgments or liens.

In February 2018, Richard Minichino was terminated from his position at Next Financial Group following an internal review regarding trades in a client’s account “that appeared to be unsuitable.”

Vicente Davila has spent eight years in the securities industry and was most recently registered with Morgan Stanley in Houston, Texas (2016 – 2018). Previous registrations include Merrill Lynch and Barclays Capital.

Publicly available records published by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) state that former Texas-based Morgan Stanley broker/adviser Vicente Davila, who has received a customer dispute, was discharged from Morgan Stanley in connection to alleged rule violations and is currently not affiliated with any broker-dealer firm.

According to his BrokerCheck report, he has received one customer complaint and was discharged from his former employer in connection to alleged rule violations.

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