Advisor Valentino Scott (Scott), currently employed by brokerage firm Centaurus Financial, Inc. (Centaurus) has been subject to at least 10 disclosures including eight customer complaints, one regulatory action, and one employment termination for cause. According to a BrokerCheck report some of the customer complaints concern alternative investments such as direct…
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Advisor Tyler Dean Delahunt barred from industry over unapproved business activity
The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that advisor Tyler Dean Delahunt (“Delahunt”) has been accused by a securities regulator of engaging in unapproved business activities among other allegations. Delahunt was sanctioned by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) concerning his private securities and undisclosed outside…
Advisor John Blakezuniga Has Several Regulatory Actions – Investor Recovery
The investment fraud attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP have currently been investigating previously registered broker John Blakezuniga (Blakezuniga). According to BrokerCheck Records kept by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Blakezuniga, has three regulatory disclosures on his profile. In 2017, Blakezuniga allegedly violated his firm’s policy when he borrowed $775,000…
Securities Arbitration – The Basics: What you need to know.
Securities arbitration is a method of resolving disputes between investors and their brokers or brokerage firms, which is governed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). FINRA is a self-regulatory organization that oversees the securities industry and provides a forum for resolving disputes between investors and their brokers or brokerage…
Advisor Anthony Tricario Accused of Churning and Sanctioned By Financial Regulator
According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Anthony Tricario (Tricario), formerly associated with Aegis Capital Corp. (Aegis), has been subject to at least three customer complaints and three regulatory complaints during his career. Several of those complaints against Tricario concern allegations of high frequency…
Kirk Badii Has Six Customer Complaints and Multiple Terminations
According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial advisor Kirk Badii (Badii) has at least eight disclosable events. These events include six customer complaints alleging that Badii engaged in some form of investment related misconduct in the handling of the client’s accounts. In addition, Badii has…
Broker Brian Roth Has Alternative Investment Customer Complaints
Advisor Brian Roth (Roth), currently employed by brokerage firm Newbridge Securities Corporation (Newbridge Securities) has been subject to at least nine disclosures including four customer complaints, one regulatory action, and four judgement or liens. According to a BrokerCheck report some of the customer complaints concern alternative investments such as direct…
Broker Jerry Tuma Has Customer Suitability Complaints
Advisor Jerry Tuma (Tuma), currently employed by brokerage firm Independent Financial Group, LLC (Independent Financial) has been subject to at least five disclosures and customer complaints. According to a BrokerCheck report the customer complaints concern investment advisory activity and one complaint involves alternative investments such as direct participation products (DPPs)…
Jonathan Ellefson Sold GWG Bonds and Has Investor Complaints
Advisor Jonathan Ellefson (Ellefson), currently employed by brokerage firm Intervest International Equities Corporation (Intervest) has been subject to at least four disclosures and customer complaints. According to a BrokerCheck report the customer complaints concern alternative investments such as direct participation products (DPPs) like business development companies (BDCs), non-traded real estate…
Gana Weinstein Represents Clients of Chad Barancyk Concerning Alternative Investments
Advisor Chad Barancyk (Barancyk), formerly employed by brokerage firms First Allied Securities, Inc. (First Allied) and Great Point Capital, LLC (Great Point) has been subject to at least 14 disclosures including 11 customer complaints, two regulatory actions, and an employment termination for cause. According to a BrokerCheck report the customer…