Category: Misappropriated Funds
Were you the victim of Commonwealth Financial Network broker Benjamin Bourgeois (CRD# 2145555)? Bourgeois was registered with Commonwealth Financial Network in Metairie, LA from 2015 to April 2019, when he was terminated regarding, “Borrowing money from a customer in violation … Continue reading
Erez Law is interested in speaking with investors who may have suffered losses due to investments with former LPL Financial LLC broker James Bylenga (CRD# 705143). Bylenga was registered with LPL Financial LLC in Portage, Michigan from 2016 to 2018 … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating former HD Vest Investment Services financial advisor Erin Verespy (CRD# 2727866) regarding misuse and misappropriation of customer funds. Verespy was registered with HD Vest Investment Services in Trumbull, Connecticut from 1998 to 2019. In April … Continue reading
In June 2020, Securities America, Inc. was fined $1.75 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for allegedly failing to safeguard clients from Hector May (CRD# 323779), who pleaded guilty in 2018 to stealing $8 million from clients. According … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating former HD Vest Investment Services financial advisor Thomas Laws (CRD# 4494448) regarding losses associated with Santa Fe Gold Corporation. Laws was registered with HD Vest Investment Services in Silver City, New Mexico from 2006 to … Continue reading
Former Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. broker Taek Chong (CRD# 1551473) has more than $2 million in customer complaints regarding overpayment of commissions. It is alleged that Chong engaged in defalcation, which is misappropriation of funds by a person trusted … Continue reading
Erez Law is interested in speaking with investors who may have suffered losses due to investments with former Madison Avenue Securities, LLC financial advisor David Barber (CRD# 1165082). Barber was registered with Madison Avenue Securities, LLC in San Diego, California … Continue reading
Were you the victim of the Ponzi scheme orchestrated by former TransAmerica Financial Advisors, Inc. financial advisor Daniel Glick (CRD# 2175655)? Glick was registered with TransAmerica Financial Advisors, Inc. in Orland Park, Illinois from 2012 to 2014, when he was … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating former Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. financial advisor Kimberly Kitts (CRD# 2768200) regarding misappropriated funds. Kitts was registered with Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. in Palmer, Massachusetts from 2004 to November 2017, when she was terminated regarding, … Continue reading
In June 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sanctioned Morgan Stanley Smith Barney to pay a $3.6 million penalty for its failure to protect against its personnel misusing or misappropriating funds from client accounts. Morgan Stanley previously repaid the … Continue reading