According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) advisor Christopher Wendel (Wendel), in September 2017, was terminated by his firm, SA Stone Wealth Management Inc. (SA Stone Wealth) based on allegations that Wendel violated the firm’s policy on selling away. In addition, Wendel has five customer…
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Herbert Smith (Smith), currently associated with Kestra Investment Services, LLC (Ketra Investment), has been subject to one customer complaint and two tax liens. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Smith has been accused by a customers of unsuitable investment…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently filed a complaint against former Gradient Securities, LLC (Gradient) and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. (Cambridge) broker Terry Bahgat (Bahgat) working out of the Amherst, New York. The SEC alleged that from December 2014 through September 2016, Bahgat misappropriated funds seven different clients by…
The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating Woodbridge Group of Companies and the investment funds it controls – a series of Woodbridge Mortgage Funds. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recently filed a case seeking documents in connection with its investigation of the Woodbridge Group of Companies…
The investment lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating regulatory action brought by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against Christopher Stephen Jorgensen (Jorgensen). Jorgensen allegedly refused to appear for on-the-record testimony requested by FINRA resulting in a ban from the securities industry. In April 2017, Jorgensen was terminated from…
The securities lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating customer complaints against former LPL Financial LLC (LPL Financial) Broker Daniel Pugel (Pugel). According to BrokerCheck records, in March 2017, Pugel was “permitted to resign” from Financial Advocates Investment Management after allegedly violating investment-related statutes, regulations, rules, and/or industry standards of…
The investment lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating claims against Dennis Rasmusson (Rasmusson). According to BrokerCheck records, Rasmusson has been subject to two customer disputes and regulatory action. In 2014, a customer alleged that Rasmusson failed to follow instructions, traded excessively and breached his fiduciary duty. The damage amount…
According to multiple news sources, a private equity fund managed by firm EnerVest Ltd. has lost essentially all of its value. The $1.5 billion EnerVest Energy Institutional Fund XII closed in 2010 while the $2 billion EnerVest Energy Institutional Fund XIII closed in 2013 appear to be affected by the…
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Lewis Robinson (Robinson), currently associated with BB&T Securities, LLC (BB&T), has been subject to 10 customer complaints, one regulatory action, and one employment separation for cause. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Robinson has been accused by customers of…
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Jonathan Iraggi (Iraggi), currently associated with National Securities Corporation (National Securities), has been subject to two customer complaints and one employment separation for cause. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Iraggi has been accused by customers of unauthorized trading…