According to the BrokerCheck records kept by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Roderick Yzaguirre (Yzaguirre) has been the subject of at least 10 customer complaints and one firm termination. Customers have filed complaints against Yzaguirre alleging that the broker made misrepresentations concerning investments and misappropriated their funds among other…
According to the BrokerCheck records kept by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Ellwood Jones (Jones) has been the subject of at least four customer complaints. Customers have filed complaints against Bell alleging a number of securities law violations including that the broker made unsuitable investments, misrepresentations and false statements,…
According to the BrokerCheck records kept by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Michael Bell (Bell) has been the subject of at least 8 customer complaints, two financial disclosures, two firm terminations, and two regulatory actions. Customers have filed complaints against Bell alleging a litany of securities law violations including…
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently barred broker Robert Tricarico (Tricarico) concerning allegations that Tricarico failed to respond to the regulator’s requests to provide information and documents concerning the an investigation into claims that Tricarico may have stolen money from clients. Tricarico entered the securities industry in 1986. From…
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently sanctioned and barred broker Douglas Melzer (Melzer) concerning allegations that between November 2011, and May 2012, while registered with Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC (Wells Fargo), Melzer solicited four customers to invest $2,000,000 in an outside investment without providing his firm notice. According to…
As long time readers of our blogs know senior abuse is an ongoing concern in the securities industry. See Massachusetts Fines LPL Financial Over Variable Annuity Sales Practices to Seniors; The NASAA Announces New Initiative to Focus on Senior Investor Abuse; The Problem of Senior Investor Abuse – A Securities…
According to the BrokerCheck records kept by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker David Hackney (Hackney) has recently been permanently barred by the agency for failing to respond to requests for documents and information. In addition, the broker has been under investigation by the Illinois Securities Department concerning allegations that…
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently barred broker Mark Weindling (Weindling) concerning allegations that Weindling failed to respond to the regulator’s requests to provide information and documents concerning the an investigation into claims that Weindling effected transactions within the account of a deceased customer. Weindling entered the securities industry…
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) entered into an agreement whereby the regulatory fined National Securities Corporation (NSC) while alleging that in 2013, NSC acted as the exclusive placement agent for two private placements of its parent company, National Holdings Corporation (National Holdings). The FINRA rules require that offerings of…
According to broker Michael Gates (Gates) Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck records the representative was recently sanctioned concerning allegations that from January 2011, through October 2011, he effected approximately 22 discretionary transactions for two firm customers without written authorization from the customers or approval from the firm. Gates first…