Category: Unauthorized Trades
Former Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc. broker Pedro L. Gonzalez-Seijo (CRD# 2182912) was barred by FINRA after it was found that he took $583,161.25 from his clients. Gonzalez-Seijo was president and owner of PGS Insurance, Inc. Gonzalez-Seijo was registered with Transamerica … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating former Merrill Lynch broker Sylvester Knox (CRD# 1625705) regarding investment losses due to unauthorized transactions. Knox was registered with FSC Securities Corporation in Short Hills, New Jersey from January 2017 to August 2018. Previously, he … Continue reading
Did you suffer losses due to investments with former Wedbush Securities Inc. broker William Heiden (CRD# 2885156)? Heiden was registered with Wedbush Securities Inc. in Newport Beach, California from 2013 to 2018. In January 2018, FINRA named Heiden as a … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating former PFS Investments Inc. broker Derrick Trussell (CRD# 5197550) regarding unauthorized trades. Trussell was registered with PFS Investments Inc. in San Antonio, Texas from 2006 to 2017, when he was terminated regarding, “PFSI received allegation … Continue reading
Erez Law recently filed a FINRA arbitration against former Cetera Advisors LLC and its broker George Merhoff (CRD# 2918171). The Erez Law client alleges the following in the newly filed FINRA claim: The client informed Merhoff that he was approaching … Continue reading
Were you the victim of former National Securities Corporation financial advisor James Eichner Jr. (CRD# 3221851)? Eichner was registered with Allied Millennial Partners, LLC in Garden CIty, New York from 2018 to 2019, when he was terminated regarding, “Representative’s registration … Continue reading
In April 2019, a former client of Herbert J. Sims & Co. Inc. won an award in a FINRA arbitration for compensatory damages for $480,000, as well as $30,000 in costs and $600 for the non-refundable portion of the filing … Continue reading
Former Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. financial advisor Gary Meier (CRD# 1591561) has six pending customer complaints for investment losses. Meier was registered with Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. in Vancouver, Washington from 2013 to 2015. In August 2017, the Washington state … Continue reading
Erez Law is currently investigating Hilltop Securities Inc. financial advisor Mark Augusta (CRD# 1333913) regarding unsuitable and unauthorized trades. Augusta has been registered with Hilltop Securities Inc. in Del Mar, California since 2015. Augusta was previously registered with Wedbush Securities … Continue reading
Were you the victim of former Alexander Capital, L.P. financial advisor Michael Castillero (CRD# 4583917)? Castillero was registered with Windsor Street Capital, LP in New York, New York from June to October 2017 and previously with Alexander Capital, L.P. in … Continue reading