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Did you lose money investing in CNL Healthcare Properties? Erez Law is investigating brokers across the country who recommended their clients invest in CNL Healthcare Properties, a non-traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that seeks to provide income and growth … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating Centaurus Financial, Inc. broker William Burks (CRD# 2944992) regarding real estate investment losses. Burks has been registered with Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Flower Mound, Texas since 2000. Burks has been the subject of eight customer … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating former David Lerner Associates, Inc. broker Charles Bonilla (CRD# 2572107), who was recently suspended by FINRA. It is alleged that Bonilla recommended illiquid investments tied to the high-risk energy sector to customers of David Lerner … Continue reading

Were you the victim of former Suntrust Investment Services, Inc. broker John Timberlake (CRD# 2109445)? Timberlake has been registered with Carter, Terry & Company, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia from 2016 to 2020, when he was terminated regarding, “Violated Firm policy … Continue reading

In December 2020, FINRA fined Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, Cetera Advisors LLC, and Cetera Financial Specialists LLC $1 million, which included a $750,000 fine for Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, a $150,000 fine for Cetera Advisors LLC, and a $100,000 fine … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating New York broker Ahmad Maklouf (CRD# 6092943) who faces multiple customer complaints regarding suitability of investment recommendations. Maklouf has been registered with Spartan Capital Securities, LLC in New York, New York since 2017. Previously, Maklouf … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating Feltl & Company broker Timothy O’Brien (CRD# 1182298) regarding unsuitable investment recommendations. O’Brien has been registered with Feltl & Company in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota from 2012 to 2020. In December 2020, FINRA sanctioned O’Brien … Continue reading

Erez Law is interested in speaking with investors who may have suffered losses due to investments with Crown Capital Securities, L.P. broker Lanny Howarter (CRD# 813591). Howarter has been registered with Crown Capital Securities, L.P. in San Diego, California since … Continue reading

In January 2021, a former client of Arete Wealth Management, LLC won an award in a FINRA arbitration for compensatory damages for $515,000 for losses sustained from GPB Capital Holdings investment losses. This is the first case in which a … Continue reading

Erez Law is interested in speaking with investors who may have suffered losses due to investments with MML Investors Services, LLC LLC broker Michael Nigro (CRD# 2097646). Nigro has been registered with MML Investors Services, LLC in New York, New … Continue reading