Author: Jeff Erez
Erez Law is currently investigating former Aegis Capital Corp. financial advisor Shadi Barakat (CRD# 5031281) regarding excessive trading and unsuitable investment recommendations. Barakat has been registered with Spartan Capital Securities, LLC in New York, New York since May 2017. Previously, … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating former UBS Financial Services Inc. financial advisor Lorena Esteva (CRD# 2170595) regarding unauthorized trading, an unapproved customer credit line, and misrepresentation. Esteva was registered with UBS Financial Services Inc. in Miami, Florida from November 2015 … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating former Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. financial advisor Frederick Monroe Jr. (CRD# 2457010) regarding misappropriation of funds in customer accounts. Monroe has been registered with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Albany, New York from 2006 to … Continue reading
In September 2017, a former client of J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC won an award in a FINRA arbitration for compensatory damages for $450,000 and $94,150 in punitive damages and $18,399 in costs for losses sustained from over the concentration … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating SII Investments financial advisors who overconcentrated customer accounts in non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs). In September 2017, the Enforcement Section of the Massachusetts Securities Division of the Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating former Raymond James & Associates, Inc. financial advisor Leon Rehak (CRD# 2331058) regarding excessive trading and churning in customer accounts. Rehak has been registered with LPL Financial LLC in Pompano Beach, Florida since October 2016. … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating former Meyers Associates, L.P. financial advisor John Telfer (CRD# 1099745) regarding losses sustained from penny stock sales. Telfer was registered with the following firms during the past few years: Meyers Associates, L.P. in New York, … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating First Kentucky Securities Corporation financial advisor William Fenwick Jr. (CRD# 1547907) regarding unsuitable activities. Fenwick has been registered with First Kentucky Securities Corporation in Louisville, Kentucky since 2005. Fenwick has been the subject of three … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating broker-deal Spencer Edwards, Inc. financial advisors regarding participating in unregistered securities. Spencer Edwards, Inc. is a broker-dealer located in Centennial, Colorado. In March 2017, FINRA fined Spencer Edwards, Inc. $707,000 and suspend them with respect … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating Cabot Lodge Securities LLC financial advisor Robert Tweed (CRD# 2339324) regarding losses from a pooled investment fund. Tweed has been registered with Cabot Lodge Securities LLC in San Marino, California since 2015. Previously, he was … Continue reading