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Former MML Investors Services, LLC broker Oscar Francis (CRD# 5094722) is alleged to recommend unsuitable investments in GPB Capital Holdings. Francis was registered with MML Investors Services, LLC in Ft Lauderdale, Florida from 2008 to 2017, when he was terminated … Continue reading

In June 2019, a former client of PFS Investments Inc. won an award in a FINRA arbitration for compensatory damages for $850,630 for losses sustained from unauthorized and unapproved transactions. The investors were clients of financial advisors Perry De Leeuw … Continue reading

Were you the victim of former Edi Financial, Inc. broker William Thurmond (CRD# 870133)? Thurmond was registered with Alexander Capital, L.P. in New York, New York from December 2016 to May 2017. Previously, Thurmond was registered with Edi Financial, Inc. … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating First Standard Financial Company LLC broker Joseph Orlando Jr. (CRD# 2882204) regarding investment losses due to unauthorized trading. Orlando has been registered with First Standard Financial Company LLC in Red Bank, New Jersey since 2016. … Continue reading

In June 2019, a former client of Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. won an award in a FINRA arbitration for compensatory damages for $1,462,000, plus 9% per annum, for losses sustained from investments with broker Steven Pagartanis (CRD# 1958879). The … Continue reading

Barred broker Rand Heckler (CRD# 2689235) is accused of recommending unsuitable investments to clients, resulting in losses. Heckler was registered with Benjamin & Jerold Brokerage I, LLC in Glen Cove, New York from 2014 to 2019. Previously, Heckler was registered … Continue reading

There are options for customers of former First Standard Financial Company LLC broker Gabriel Block (CRD# 2103543) who suffered investment losses. Block was registered with First Standard Financial Company LLC in Red Bank, New Jersey from 2016 to 2018, and … Continue reading

Did Next Financial Group, Inc. broker Charles Doraine (CRD# 70411) recommend you unsuitable Puerto Rico bonds? Doraine has been registered with Next Financial Group, Inc. in Corpus Christi, Texas since 2007. Puerto Rico suffers from long-term financial and economic deficiencies … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating former president and chief compliance officer of Gould, Ambroson & Associates Ltd. Jay Ambroson (CRD# 859012). Ambroson was registered with Gould, Ambroson & Associates Ltd. in Garden City, New York from 1986 to 2018. Ambroson … Continue reading

Former HD Vest Investment Services broker Thomas Laws (CRD# 4494448) is alleged to recommend unsuitable Santa Fe Gold Corporation investments. Laws was registered with HD Vest Investment Services in Silver City, New Mexico from 2006 to 2017. In April 2019, … Continue reading