Author: Jeff Erez
Erez Law is currently investigating former LPL Financial LLC broker Joe Franklin (CRD# 2673133) regarding investment losses. Franklin was registered with LPL Financial LLC in Hixson, Tennessee from 2010 to April 2020. Franklin has been the subject of three customer … Continue reading
There are options for clients of former Centaurus Financial, Inc. and LPL Financial LLC broker Galen Kopman (CRD# 3011906) who suffered investment losses. Kopman was registered with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Vancouver, Washington from 2015 to 2018. Previously, Kopman was … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating brokers across the country who recommended their clients invest in GeoStellar, Inc., an Internet-scale solar energy platform based in Martinsburg, West Virginia. GeoStellar, Inc. filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in January 2018. The company has … Continue reading
Former RBC Capital Markets, LLC broker Frank Nickey (CRD# 4287405) faces a customer complaint for Puerto Rico Bonds and master limited partnership (MLP) investment losses. Nickey has been registered with Cuso Financial Services, L.P. in Newport News, Virginia since August … Continue reading
In December 2021, FINRA sanctioned Transamerica Financial Advisors $8.8 million over unsuitable sales of mutual funds, variable annuities, and 529 savings plans. The settlement included $4.4 million restitution and a $4.4 million fine to 2,400 affected customers. FINRA found that … Continue reading
Were you the victim of former National Securities Corporation broker Rodrigue Lors (CRD# 4379214)? He has been registered with Wilmington Capital Securities, LLC in Westbury, New York, since 2017. Previously, Lors was registered with National Securities Corporation in Westbury, New … Continue reading
There are options for clients of former Triad Advisors LLC broker Michael Payne (CRD# 2289904) who suffered investment losses. Payne has been registered with Proequities, Inc. in Longwood, Florida since April 2018. Previously, Payne was registered with Barr Financial Services, … Continue reading
Were you the victim of former TD Ameritrade, Inc. broker Kwasi Aggor (CRD# 4974222)? Aggor was registered with TD Ameritrade, Inc. in Providence, Rhode Island from 2008 to 2018. In April 2020, FINRA barred Aggor after he, “consented to the … Continue reading
In January 2020, FINRA fined LPL Financial LLC with a $6.5 million fine regarding supervisory failures. According to the Acceptance, Waiver & Consent (AWC), “LPL failed to establish and maintain a supervisory system, including written procedures, reasonably designed to achieve … Continue reading
In June 2020, J.P. Morgan was ordered by FINRA to pay $650,000, which included $325,000 in fines as well as $333,619.34 in restitution, plus interest, to its customers regarding supervisory issues related to the sale of volatility-linked exchange-traded products (ETPs). … Continue reading