According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) advisor Patrick Hudson (Hudson), in June 2015, was terminated by his then employer RBC Capital Markets (RBC). RBC stated that Hudson was terminated due to undisclosed outside business activities and the sale of unapproved products. Thereafter, in August…
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Advisor Peter Doyle Sanctioned by FINRA Over Unauthorized Trading
According to BrokerCheck records financial advisor Peter Doyle (Doyle), formerly associated with Morgan Stanley, has been subject to three customer complaints, one employment termination for cause, and one regulatory action. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Doyle has been accused by customers of unsuitable investment…
Strategic Realty Trust Investment Loss Options
The securities lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating investor losses in Strategic Realty Trust (SRT), a non-traded real estate investment trust (Non-Traded REIT). SRT is a non-traded REIT focused on owning high quality west coast urban and street retail properties. The company states that its strategy is to build…
Susan Welo Sanctioned By the State of North Dakota Over Securities Advice
Former Cetera Advisor Networks LLC (Cetera) broker Susan Welo (Welo) has been subject to nine customer complaints, one employment separation for cause, and one regulatory action. According to a BrokerCheck report Welo was terminated by Cetera after the firm alleged that Welo failed to disclose to firm that Welo provided…
Former LPL Broker Jason Anderson Sued by Elderly Customers
The investment attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating claims against former LPL Financial Broker Jason Anderson (Anderson). A pair of elderly customers are suing Anderson and alleging churning and inflated mutual fund charges. According to news sources, A pair of elderly customers of LPL Financial are suing the firm…
Former Advisor Clark Gardner Charged With Securities Fraud For Stealing $1.3 Million
According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) advisor Clark Gardner (Gardner), in May 2014, was terminated by his then employer Cetera Advisors LLC (Cetera) subsequent to the initiation of customer arbitration claim alleging unsuitable investments. Cetera stated that Gardner was terminated due to undisclosed outside…
Austin Dutton and Newbridge Securities Sanctioned By the State of Pennsylvania Over Securities Sales
Former Newbridge Securities Corporation (Newbridge) broker Austin Dutton (Dutton) has been subject to two complaints and a recent sanction citing dishonest or unethical practices in the securities business by the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities and fining Dutton $200,000. According to a BrokerCheck report Dutton recommended the purchase of…
Gana LLP Investigates Bakken and Coachman Private Placement Investment Losses
The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP continue to report on investor related losses and potential legal remedies due to recommendations to investor in oil and gas and commodities related investments. One particularly hard hit area of the commodities bust have been oil private placements sold by many brokerage firms. …
Investors Continue to File Puerto Rico Bond Investment Claims
The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP continue to report on investor related losses and potential legal remedies due to recommendations to invest in Puerto Rico bonds and bond funds. The island has been meeting with creditors before a U.S. bankruptcy judge in the largest public finance restructuring case. The…
Gana LLP Investigates David A. Noyes Sales of Behavioral Recognition Systems (a/k/a Giant Grey)
The securities lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating investor losses in Behavioral Recognition Systems (BRS) – now known as Giant Grey. Investors have contacted our firm concerning Scott Reed a former executive at brokerage firm David A. Noyes & Company (David Noyes) who recommended stock in BRS to dozens…