The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has barred stockbroker Jeffrey Warren from the securities industry. Mr. Warren was expelled from the brokerage industry for refusing to cooperate with a FINRA investigation into a gift that Mr. Warren received from a former Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. customer. Mr. Warren was associated with Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.…
Continue reading ›A FINRA Dispute Resolution Services arbitration panel in Richmond, Virginia, found Westpark Capital, Inc. to be liable for actions of its disgraced former broker, Lawrence Fawcett, and ordered the firm to pay nearly $800,000 to customers Charles and Karen Hailey. The award included over $545,000 in compensatory damages, $33,500 in costs, and $215,000 in attorneys’…
Continue reading ›Robert Yasnis is a stockbroker with Worden Capital Management LLC (“Worden Capital Management”) in New York, New York. Mr. Yasnis has a history of customer disputes, regulatory actions, and association with disreputable brokerage firms that have been expelled by FINRA. If you have lost money with broker Robert Yasnis or Worden Capital Management, contact New…
Continue reading ›Kevin Wilson is a stockbroker with Worden Capital Management LLC (“Worden Capital Management”) in New York, New York. Since December 2017, Mr. Wilson has been the subject of at least eleven customer complaints, most involving allegedly unsuitable recommendations of private placements. If you have lost money with broker Kevin Wilson or Worden Capital Management, contact…
Continue reading ›Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Office of Hearing Officers has barred stockbroker Mercer (“Toby”) Hicks III from the securities industry for making unsuitable investment recommendations to five elderly customers ranging in age from 73 to 88 years old. The recommendations involved non-traded Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITS”) and a Business Development Company, Business Development Company…
Continue reading ›The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has suspended financial advisor Carl Antaki from the securities industry for three months. Mr. Antaki consented to the suspension after FINRA alleged that he excessively and unsuitably traded a customer’s account. FINRA also fined Mr. Antaki $5,000 and ordered him to pay $22,865 in restitution to the customer. The…
Continue reading ›The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has barred stockbroker Matthew Siliato from the securities industry. Mr. Siliato was expelled from the brokerage industry for refusing to cooperate with a FINRA investigation. FINRA’s investigation originated from an investigation into Mr. Siliato’s potentially excessive and unauthorized trading in a customer’s account while he was associated with Wynston…
Continue reading ›Martin Lerner is a stockbroker with David Lerner Associates, Inc. (“David Lerner Associates”) in Boca Raton, Florida, with a history of customer complaints. Martin Lerner has been the subject of six customer complaints, which include one pending dispute and five resolved disputes that ended with monetary compensation being paid to a customer. The pending dispute…
Continue reading ›On May 17, 2021, a FINRA arbitration panel issued an award in favor of customer Donna Wagner in a securities arbitration against Brokers International Financial Services, LLC and former broker Mark Christopher Perry. Brokers International Financial Services and Mr. Perry (the “Respondents”) were held jointly and severally liable for $795,929 in compensatory damages. The Respondents…
Continue reading ›The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has barred stockbroker Candido Viyella. from the securities industry. Mr. Viyella was expelled from the brokerage industry for refusing to cooperate with a FINRA investigation. FINRA’s investigation originated after Morgan Stanley discharged Mr. Viyella and disclosed concerns regarding his participation, involvement, and a beneficial ownership interest in an outside…
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