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Charles Stevens Subject to Multiple Customer Complaints Over Alternative Investments

Current D.H. Hill Securities, LLLP (D.H. Hill) broker Charles Stevens (Stevens) has been subject to four customer complaints and five tax liens.  According to a BrokerCheck report many of the complaints concern alternative investments and direct participation products (DPPs) such as non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs).  The attorneys at…

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Matthew Paolucci Subject to Multiple Customer Complaints Alleging Unsuitable Investments

The securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating claims against CUNA Brokerage Services, Inc. (CUNA Brokerage) broker Matthew Paolucci (Paolucci). According to BrokerCheck records, Paolucci has been subject to three customer complaints, one of which is still pending. The majority of these complaints concern recommendations of unsuitable investments. Most recently, in…

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James and Lorraine Conaway Accused of Selling Unapproved Tycon Properties to Investors

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) advisor James and Lorraine Conaway (Conaway), formerly associated with USA Financial Securities Corporation (USA Financial) in Tustin, California was terminated by his firm concerning allegations of failure to comply with firm advertising and outside business activity (OBA) procedures,…

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Broker George Oldoerp Sanctioned for Obstructing FINRA Investigation

The investment lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating the regulatory action brought by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against George Oldoerp (Oldoerp).  According to BrokerCheck records, Oldoerp was suspended by FINRA in May 2018. In addition, Oldoerp has been subject to one pending customer complaint and a tax lien. In…

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Aaron Brodt Subject to Multiple Customer Complaints Alleging Breach of Fiduciary Duty

The securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating Peachcap Securities, Inc. (Peachcap Securities) broker Aaron Brodt (Brodt). According to BrokerCheck Records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Brodt has been subject to four customer complaints alleging breach of fiduciary duty and unsuitable investment recommendations. One of…

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Laidlaw & Company Advisor Osbert Haynes Subject to Complaints and Tax Liens

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial advisor Osbert Haynes (Haynes), currently employed by Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. (Laidlaw), has been subject to two customer complaints, one regulatory action, and six tax liens or judgments.  Most of a Haynes’ customer complaints allege that…

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Laurence Pettit Subject to Multiple Complaints Alleging Improper Use of Discretion

The securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating Joseph Stone Capital L.L.C. (Joseph Stone) broker Laurence Pettit (Pettit). According to BrokerCheck records, Pettit has been subject to 10 customer disputes, two civil actions, and one criminal action. The majority of these disputes allege Pettit’s  improper use of discretion,…

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The SEC Bars Daniel Fischer for Unsuitable Churning In Customer Accounts

The investment fraud attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating previously registered broker Daniel Fischer (Fischer). According to BrokerCheck, in January 2018, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) barred Fischer from the financial industry claiming that from December 2012 to May 2015, Fischer recommended an unsuitable investment strategy in penny…

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Andrew Pravlik Subject to Customer Complaints Alleging Unsuitable Investments

The securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating claims against Coastal Equities, Inc. (Coastal Equities) broker Andrew Pravlik (Pravlik). According to BrokerCheck records, Pravlik has been subject to a regulatory matter in which the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) sanctioned Pravlik for various violations of the securities laws. In 2009, Pravlik…

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Sonhee Cho Subject to Customer Complaint Alleging Unsuitable REIT Investments

The securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP have been investigating H. Beck, Inc. (H Beck) broker Soonhee Cho (Cho). According to BrokerCheck records, Cho has been subject to a customer dispute and a permitted resignation from employment. In November 2017, a customer alleged that from June 2013 to November 2017,…

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