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Former IMS Securities, Inc. broker Jackie Wadsworth (CRD# 2342163) barred by FINRA loses case against former customer for negligent supervision and high-risk, illiquid investment losses. Wadsworth has been registered with IMS Securities, Inc. in Houston, Texas since 1994. In November … Continue reading

Former Ameritas Investment Corp. broker Kristian Gaudet (CRD# 4190811) has three recent customer complaints investment losses due to the barred broker’s recommendations. Gaudet was registered with Ameritas Investment Corp. in Cut Off, Louisiana from 2003 to 2018, when he was … Continue reading

Were you the victim of excessive trading with former Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. broker Peter Viglione (CRD# 4697621)? Viglione has been registered with Network 1 Financial Securities Inc. in New York, New York since June 2019. Previously, Viglione was … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating former Morgan Stanley broker Elias Herbert Hafen (CRD# 867068) regarding misappropriation that led to investor losses. Hafen was registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. in New York, New York from March to September 2018 … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating former Morgan Stanley broker Scott Donato (CRD# 2336331) regarding options losses. Donato was registered with Morgan Stanley in Miami, Florida from 2009 to 2017. In March 2019, FINRA barred Donato after he failed to respond … Continue reading

Did your broker recommend you over-concentrate your investment portfolio in Whiting Petroleum Corp.? Erez Law is currently investigating brokers across the country who recommend their clients invest in Whiting Petroleum Corp., a Denvil oil explorer. According to the fund’s website, … Continue reading

Former Raymond James & Associates, Inc. broker James Edward Lyons (Eddie Lyons) (CRD# 1020397) is accused of unauthorized trading and unsuitable investments in high risk Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs) linked to the high-risk energy sector. Lyons was registered with Raymond … Continue reading

Former National Securities Corporation broker Michael Fasciglione (CRD# 1806486) is accused of recommending unsuitable GPB Capital Holdings investments. GPB Capital Holdings is a New York-based investment firm that offers exempt, private-placement securities that inherently have a high degree of risk … Continue reading

National Securities Corporation broker Craig Bonn (CRD# 2280460) is accused of unsuitability and excessive trading (churning). Bonn has been registered with National Securities Corporation in New York, New York since 2016. Churning is when a broker conducts excessive trading in … Continue reading

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. broker Maria Hendershot (CRD# 818681) is accused of sector concentration leading to investor losses. Hendershot has been registered with Raymond James & Associates, Inc. in Houston, Texas since 2006. Raymond James & Associates, Inc. has … Continue reading