The investment fraud attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP have been investigating previously registered broker Sanders Spangler (Spangler). According to BrokerCheck Records kept by the Financial Industry Regulative Authority (FINRA), In February 2017, LPL Financial LLC (LPL Financial) terminated Spangler for executing unauthorized trades in non-discretionary customer accounts. Shortly after, in…
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Matthew Kerby Barred by FINRA Over Allegations of Converting Customer Funds
The securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP have been investigating previously registered broker Matthew Kerby (Kerby). According to BrokerCheck Records, in January 2018, Kerby was barred from the financial industry by the Financial Industry Regulative Authority (FINRA) for withholding crucial documents from FINRA involving a prior investigation in which Kerby…
Premium Point Investments Investor Recovery Options
The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating Premium Point Investments, LP (Premium Point) and allegations made by The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announcing that it has charged the New York based investment adviser with inflating the value of private funds it advised by over $200 million dollars.…
Former Voya and Ameriprise Broker James Knee Accused of Misappropriating Nearly $500,000 in Client Funds
According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) advisor James Knee (Knee), formerly associated with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. (Voya) and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. (Ameriprise) in Concord, New Hampshire was terminated for cause by Voya concerning allegations that Knee failed to cooperate in an internal…
Edward Mirabella Subject to Multiple Customer Complaints for Unsuitable Unauthorized Transactions
The securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating previously registered broker Edward Mirabella (Mirabella). According to BrokerCheck records kept by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Mirabella has been subject to 5 customer disputes, 2 of which are still pending. Mirabella has also been subject to two tax…
Healthcare Trust REIT Value Falls Even Further – Investment Loss Options
Previously, the securities lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP reported on the decline in value of Healthcare Trust, Inc. a non-traded real estate investment trust (Non-Traded REIT). However, recent news reveals the health of Healthcare Trust may be in further decline. A tender offer on Healthcare Trust shares was recently made…
Charles Dixon Barred By Regulator Over Unauthorized Trade Allegations
Investment fraud attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP have been investigating previously registered broker Charles Dixon (Dixon). According to BrokerCheck Records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), in January 2018, Dixon was barred from the financial industry for failing to appear at an on-the-record testimony concerning allegations that he…
David Scholl Sanctioned 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…
Raymond James Advisor Matthew Werthe Alleged to Have Recommended Unsuitable Securities
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Matthew Werthe (Werthe), employed by Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. (Raymond James), has been subject to three customer complaints. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Werthe has been accused by a customers of unsuitable investment advice concerning various investment…
Thomas O’Brien Subject to Customer Complaint Alleging over $5,000,000 in Damages
Securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP have been investigating Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (Raymond James) broker Thomas O’Brien (O’Brien). According to BrokerCheck records, O’Brien has been subject to three customer disputes, one of which is still pending. The majority of these disputes involve the misrepresentation and unsuitable recommendation of…