Category: Fraud Articles
Erez Law recently filed a FINRA arbitration against Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and financial advisor Clay Cale Rucker (CRD #1347169) regarding mismanagement of a customer account that resulted in significant damages. Rucker has been registered with Raymond James & … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating former Ameritas Investment Corp. financial advisor Sheik Firdosh Khan (CRD# 2448117) regarding securities and investment fraud. Khan has been registered with Ameritas Investment Corp. in Murrieta, California from 2002 to 2013. In June 2017, the … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating former FSC Securities Corporation financial advisor Justin Zegalia (CRD# 4133578) regarding bank fraud and a fraudulent investment fund. Zegalia was employed with Roosevelt Equity in Charlotte, North Carolina from September 2011 to August 2012. Previously, … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating former FSC Securities Corporation financial advisor Aubrey Lee Price (CRD# 4108733) regarding bank fraud and a fraudulent investment fund. Price was last registered with FSC Securities Corporation in McDonough, Georgia from 2006 to 2008. In … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating former Foothill Securities, Inc. financial advisor Kevin Paul Hudak (CRD# 4439153) regarding use of non-authentic customer signatures for customer transactions. Hudak was registered with Foothill Securities, Inc. in Albuquerque, New Mexico from 2014 to 2015. … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating former Western International Securities, Inc. founder, majority owner, and CEO Dawn Bennett (CRD# 1567051) regarding inflating managed assets and exaggerating investment returns for customers. Bennett was registered with Western International Securities, Inc. Washington, DC from … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating former Merrill Lynch financial advisor Jeffrey Timothy Kluge (CRD# 2187964) regarding fraud and breach of contract. Kluge was registered with Merrill Lynch in Saint Paul, Minnesota from 1991 to 2016. On April 10, 2017, FINRA … Continue reading
Money management advisors use many different terms to describe themselves. While some people use descriptive terms interchangeably, financial service providers offer different levels of customer care and support. Understanding what a professional can offer and his or her credentials will … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating Morgan Stanley financial advisor Barry Franklin Connell (CRD# 3070984) regarding fraud charges in which he is alleged to have misappropriated $5 million from his clients and have made more than 100 unauthorized transactions. Connell was … Continue reading
When you are taking steps to recover fraudulent investment losses from a broker or firm, you have three major options for action: mediation, arbitration, and litigation. All three options have advantages and disadvantages, though one may be better than the … Continue reading