Category: Churning

In December 2020, FINRA sanctioned Worden Capital Management $1.5 million, as part of a settlement regarding findings that the firm failed to establish, maintain, and enforce a supervisory system reasonably designed to supervise actively traded accounts. The settlement includes $1.2 … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments broker Brendan Shaw (CRD# 4721215) regarding allegations of fraudulent and excessive trading. Shaw was registered with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments in Scottsdale, Arizona from 2012 to 2016. In April 2019, the … Continue reading

There are options for customers of Florida broker John Orlando (CRD# 2002197) who suffered investment losses due to their broker’s recommendations. John Orlando has been registered with SW Financial in Melbourne Beach, Florida since 2019. Previously, John Orlando was registered … Continue reading

In August 2020, FINRA fined Morgan Stanley $950,000, which included $175,000 in fines and $774,574 in restitution to customers in connection with alleged failures to supervise one of its brokers who purportedly churned client accounts. According to a Letter of … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating former Morgan Stanley broker Michael Paesano (CRD# 1557229) regarding investment losses due to churning (excessive trading). Paesano was registered with Morgan Stanley in New York, New York from 2011 to 2017, when he was terminated … Continue reading

Were you the victim of former Morgan Stanley broker Kevin Doyle (CRD# 2102345)? Doyle has been registered with Raymond James & Associates, Inc. in Tulsa, Oklahoma since 2018. Previously, Doyle was registered with Morgan Stanley in Tulsa, Oklahoma from 2009 … Continue reading

Reid & Rudiger LLC broker Edward Rudiger Jr. (CRD# 2118724) faces customer complaints regarding investment losses. He has been registered with Reid & Rudiger LLC in New York, New York, since 1999. Edward Rudiger Jr. Customer Complaints He has been … Continue reading

Were you the victim of former Westpark Capital, Inc. broker Gregory Ricker (CRD# 1834893)? Ricker was registered with Westpark Capital, Inc. in Boca Raton, Florida from 2013 to 2019. In July 2020, FINRA sanctioned Ricker to $75,000 in disgorgement and … Continue reading

Did you lose money investing with New York state broker Richard Coleman (CRD# 2720422)? Coleman was registered with multiple broker-dealers during the past decade, including: SW Financial in Melville, New York (05/07/2018 – 03/14/2019) Richard James & Associates, Inc. in … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating former Arive Capital Markets broker John Santariello (CRD# 5746158) regarding stock losses. Santariello was registered with Arive Capital Markets in Coram, New York from 2016 to 2018. Previously, Santariello was registered with the following brokerage … Continue reading