The securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating Securities America, Inc. (Securities America) broker Randy Schneider (Schneider). According to BrokerCheck Records kept by the Financial Industry Regulative Authority (FINRA), Schneider has been subject to nine customer disputes. The majority of these customer disputes revolve around the unsuitable recommendation…
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Temenos Advisory, Inc. and Its CEO Accused of Peddling $19 Million in Risky Investments – Investor Recovery Options
The attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are reviewing court documents and complaints related to The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) charge a Connecticut investment advisory firm Temenos Advisory, Inc. (Temenos) and its principal, George L. Taylor (Taylor) put $19 million of investor money, including elderly investors’ retirement savings and pension…
Matthew Walker and Pinnacle Plus Financial Allegedly Sold Fraudulent 1st Global Capital Securities
The attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are looking into potential actions to help investors ensnared in the 1st Global Capital LLC (1st Global Capital) investment fraud scheme. According to the Kansas City Star 160 victims of the 1st Global Capital resided in the Kansas City area. It appears that many…
Woodstock Financial Group Advisor Joseph Derrico Subject to Complaint Over Excessive Trading
According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Woodstock Financial Group, Inc. (Woodstock Financial) broker Joseph Derrico (Derrico) has been subject to two disclosed customer complaints, one regulatory complaint, and one criminal matter. The regulatory action filed by the State of Montana alleges that a customer…
FINRA suspends Chelsea Financial Broker George Warner for Filing Inaccurate Client Records
The investment fraud attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating Chelsea Financial Services (Chelsea Financial) broker George Warner (Warner). According to BrokerCheck Records, Warner has been subject to a regulatory matter in which the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) sanctioned Warner for the violation of the securities laws. In…
1st Global Capital Fraud Recovery Options
The attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are looking into potential actions to help investors ensnared in the 1st Global Capital LLC (1st Global Capital) investment fraud scheme. As revealed in court documents and the complaint filed by The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) – 1st Global Capital engaged in a…
Merrill Lynch Advisor Charles Kenahan Subject to Multiple Complaints Over Unsuitable Investments
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Charles Kenahan (Kenahan), currently employed by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (Merrill Lynch) has been subject to four customer complaints. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), most of a Kenahan’s customer complaints allege that Kenahan made unsuitable…
Advisor John Krohn Sanctioned Over $7.9 Million in Sales for Private Deals
According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) advisor John Krohn (Krohn), formerly associated with Principal Securities, Inc. (Principal Securities) in West Des Moines, Iowa was suspended and sanctioned concerning allegations that Krohn engaged in private securities transactions. FINRA alleged that between April 2014 and January…
Joel Flaningan Terminated Over Sale of Fraudulent Woodbridge Mortgage Investments
The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP continue to investigate the Woodbridge Group of Companies and the Woodbridge Mortgage Funds (Woodbridge). The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has alleged that the Woodbridge operated a billion-dollar Ponzi scheme ensnaring about 8,400 investors. Woodbridge solicited hundreds of disreputable insurance agents and investment…
Jaret Mutter Subject to Multiple Complaints for Unsuitable Investments in UITs
The securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating Cetera Advisor Networks LLC (Cetera Advisor) broker Jaret Mutter (Mutter). According to BrokerCheck Records, Mutter is currently subject to a pending regulatory matter in which the Virginia State Corporation Commission (VSCC) has sanctioned Mutter for the violation of various securities…