The investment fraud attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP have been investigating previously registered broker Robert Meyers (Meyers). According to the Financial Industry Regulation Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck records, in October 2017, Meyers was terminated from Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC (Wells Fargo) for recommending investments to customers that he did not…
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James Flynn Subject to at Least 10 Customer Complaints Over Alternative Investments
Former IFS Securities, Inc. (IFS) and Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. (Voya) broker James Flynn (Flynn) has been subject to at least ten customer complaints, two employment terminations for cause, three tax or civil judgment liens, and one bankruptcy proceeding. According to a BrokerCheck report many of the customer complaints concern…
Larry Boggs Barred by FINRA from Industry for Executing Unauthorized Trades
According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), in January 2018, advisor Larry Boggs (Boggs) was barred indefinitely from the financial industry by FINRA concerning allegations that he engaged in unsuitable investments, excessive trading and unauthorized transactions. According to FINRA, Boggs exercised discretion in customer accounts without…
Frank Dietrich 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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…