According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Leon Rehak (Rehak) has been subject to two customer complaints. Rehak is currently registered with LPL Financial LLC (LPL Financial). In November 2016 a customer filed a complaint alleging a number of securities law violations including that…
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Dennis McMurray Barred Over Claims of Private Securities Transactions
According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) advisor Dennis McMurray (McMurray), in August 2017, was terminated by his firm, Girard Securities, Inc. (Girard Securities) based on allegations that McMurray violated the firm’s policy on selling away and private securities transactions. The firm also alleged that…
Jonathan Freeze Barred By FINRA Over Variable Annuity Practices
According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) advisor Jonathan Freeze (Freeze), in August 2017, was accused by FINRA of failing to cooperate in an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Freeze’s alleged sale of variable annuities. Freeze is formerly associated with Fortune Financial Services, Inc. (Fortune…
Former LPL Financial Broker Daniel Pugel Subject to Multiple Customer Complaints
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…
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…
LPL Financial Advisor Sonya D. Camarco Accused by SEC of Misappropriating over $2.8 Million of Client Funds
The investment lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating allegations by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finding that LPL Financial LLC (LPL) advisor, Sonya D. Camarco (Camarco), misappropriated over $2.8 million in investor funds from her clients and customers. LPL terminated Camarco in August 2017 “for depositing third party…
Broker Scott Goldman Subject to Unsuitability Complaints
The investment fraud lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are examining multiple customer disputes filed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against broker Scott Goldman (Goldman). Goldman’s FINRA BrokerCheck record shows several disclosures mainly pertaining to unsuitable investments. In December 2016, an elderly customer alleged that during Goldman’s employment at…
Michael Spolar Sanctioned By FINRA Over Unauthorized Trading
According to BrokerCheck records Michael Spolar (Spolar), now associated with International Assets Advisory, LLC (IAA), has been sanctioned by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) over allegations that Spolar exercised discretion in customers’ accounts that were non-discretionary accounts. Since according to FINRA Spolar did not obtain written authorization from these…
Advisor Thomas Oliphint Terminated By LPL Financial Over Outside Business Activities
According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), in November 2016, Thomas Oliphint (Oliphint) was discharged and terminated by LPL Financial LLC (LPL) over allegations that Oliphint violated firm policy regarding outside business activities. Oliphint has two other customer complaints on his record. In the industry…
Broker Joeann Mitchell Walker Subject to Alleged Unsuitable Trades of Variable Annuities
Gana Weinstein LLP is investigating a customer complaint filed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) again broker Joeann Mitchell Walker (Walker). According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck records for Walker, there are several settled disclosures on her record. Walker entered the securities industry in 1992 and currently employed at Next Financial…