The securities fraud lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating customer complaints filed with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) against broker John Prinzivalli (Prinzivalli). According to BrokerCheck records Prinzivalli has been the subject of at least two customer complaints, three financial disclosures, and one judgement or lien. The customer…
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FINRA Sanctions David Khezri Over Unauthorized Trading
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) brought an enforcement action (FINRA No. 2015044589701) against broker David Khezri (Khezri) resulting in a monetary sanction and suspension. In addition, according to the BrokerCheck records kept by FINRA, Khezri has been the subject of at least 1 customer complaint. The customer complaints against…
Gana LLP Investigation: Broker Robert Marks
According to the BrokerCheck records kept by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Robert Marks (Marks) has been the subject of at least 2 customer complaints. Customers have filed complaints against Marks alleging securities law violations that focus primarily on churning and excessive trading. In addition to the churning claims,…
Cape Securities, Inc. Fined $125,000 for Failure to Supervise
On May 5, 2015, the brokerage firm Cape Securities, Inc. (“Cape”) was fined $125,000 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for failing to supervise its personnel, in effect allowing its brokers to recommend unsuitable investments and churn customer accounts. According to the Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (AWC),…
Broker Spotlight: Shawn Burns of Salomon Whitney
The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating a string of customer complaints against broker Shawn Burns (Burns) currently registered Salomon Whitney LLC (Salomon). According to The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck system, the customer complaints primarily allege unauthorized trading, failure to execute, suitability, misrepresentation, fraud, churning, and…