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Morgan Stanley Terminates Broker Brian Sak Over Outside Business Activities

The investment fraud lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating the employment termination filed with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) by Morgan Stanley involving broker Brian Sak (Sak). According to BrokerCheck records Sak is subject to one customer complaint and one employment separation for cause, and one judgment or…

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Morgan Stanley Terminates Broker Robert Beck Over Outside Business Activities

The investment fraud lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating the employment termination filed with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) by Morgan Stanley involving broker Robert Beck (Beck). According to BrokerCheck records Beck is subject to three customer complaints and one employment separation for cause. According to Morgan Stanley,…

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Customers Files Complaints Against Wells Fargo Broker Thomas Braley

The securities lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating customer complaints filed with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against broker Thomas Braley (Braley).  According to BrokerCheck records Braley has been subject to at least four customer complaints.  The customer complaints against Braley alleges securities law violations that including unauthorized…

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ICON Equipment Leasing Sanctioned By SEC Over False Valuations

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that ICON Capital LLC, an entity that manages equipment leasing funds, agreed to settle charges that it caused four of its funds to report materially inaccurate financial results in their SEC filings and pay a $750,000 penalty. Our firm has represented many clients…

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Gana LLP Investigates Platinum Partner LP Hedge Funds Investor Losses

The securities lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating the regulatory and criminal investigations concerning the Platinum Partners LP Funds.  The hedge funds include the Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Funds and the Platinum Partners Credit Opportunities Fund. In June, news sources began reporting that the New York-based hedge fund began…

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Gana LLP Files Complaint on Behalf of Investor Alleging Breach of Fiduciary Duty in the Sale of Merrill Lynch MLCXX6LSER Commodity Index Fund

The investment attorneys of Gana Weinstein LLP have brought a claim on behalf of an investor who suffered substantial losses due to investment recommendations made by his Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (Merrill Lynch) advisor, Craig Kinard (Kinard) a proprietary Merrill Lynch fund called the MLCXX6LSER Index (MLC…

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FINRA Sanctions Financial Advisor Zahir Walji Over Private Securities Transactions

The investment fraud lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating the regulatory investigation filed by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against broker Zahir Walji (Walji). According to BrokerCheck records Walji is subject to five customer complaints one FINRA matter and one employment separation for cause.  The FINRA regulatory matter…

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FINRA Bars Financial Advisor Douglas Simanski Over Converting Client Funds

The investment fraud lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating the regulatory investigation filed by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against broker Douglas Simanski (Simanski). According to BrokerCheck records Simanski is subject to five customer complaints one FINRA matter and one employment separation for cause.  The FINRA regulatory matter…

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FINRA Bars Scott Muirhead Over Private Security Transaction Investigation

The investment fraud lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating the regulatory investigation filed by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against broker Scott Muirhead (Muirhead). According to BrokerCheck records Muirhead is subject to one bankruptcy filing in 2013 and one criminal matter.  The FINRA regulatory matter concerns the agencies…

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VFG Securities Broker Mark Trewitt Subject to Customer Complaints Over Non-Traded REITs and Private Placements

The securities lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating a customer complaints filed with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against broker Mark Trewitt (Trewitt).  According to BrokerCheck records Trewitt has been subject to at least four customer complaints.  The customer complaints against Trewitt allege securities law violations that including…

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