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David T. Phillips Suspended for Nine Months for Future Income Payments, Llc Solicitation – Gilbert, Arizona
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FINRA has suspended stockbroker David T. Phillips (CRD #3094195) for nine months from the securities industry and ordered him to pay a $5,000 fine. These sanctions arose from Mr. Phillips’ solicitation of Future Income Payments, LLC. This blog has previously written about Future Income Payments, LLC. FINRA alleged that between May 2017 and April 2018,…

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Troy R. Baily Suspended for Recommending Future Income Payments, Llc – Omaha, Nebraska
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FINRA has suspended stockbroker Troy R. Baily (CRD #4458930) for six months from the securities industry and ordered him to pay a $5,000 fine. These sanctions arose from Mr. Baily’s solicitation of Future Income Payments, LLC. This blog has previously written about Future Income Payments, LLC. FINRA alleged that between February and May 2017, Troy…

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Lonna R. Dehn Ristvedt Suspended for Soliciting Customers to Buy Future Income Payments, Llc – Fargo, North Dakota
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FINRA has suspended stockbroker Lonna Rae Dehn Ristvedt (CRD #2277778) for four months from the securities industry and ordered her to pay a $5,000 fine. These sanctions arose from Ms. Dehn Ristvedt’s solicitation of Future Income Payments, LLC. This blog has previously written about Future Income Payments, LLC. FINRA alleged that in June 2015, Lonna…

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John Westbrook Suspended for Future Income Payments, Llc Solicitation – Montgomery, Alabama
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FINRA has suspended stockbroker John A. Westbrook (CRD #1846059) for five months from the securities industry and ordered him to pay a $5,000 fine. These sanctions arose from Mr. Wesbrook’s solicitation of Future Income Payments, LLC. This blog has previously written about Future Income Payments, LLC. FINRA alleged that between October 1, 2016, and May…

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Coastal Equities, Inc. Censured by Finra and Ordered to Pay Over $280,000 in Restitution and Interest to Customers – Dublin, Ohio
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FINRA has sanctioned Coastal Equities, Inc. for its failure to reasonably supervise a stockbroker who recommended excessive and unsuitable trades in the accounts of customers. Coastal Equities, Inc. was censured and ordered to pay $270,320 in restitution to clients, plus $9,589 in interest. FINRA alleged that between October 2016 and July 2018, Coastal Equities, Inc.…

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Financial Advisor Lawrence Goldstein Barred by Finra – Nevada
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FINRA has barred stockbroker Lawrence Goldstein from the securities industry. Lawrence Goldstein was a registered financial advisor with McNally Financial Services Corporation in Sparks, Nevada, from April 2010 until February 28, 2020. According to public records, Mr. Goldstein refused to cooperate with a FINRA investigation in whether he engaged in unsuitable excessive trading in a…

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Oppenheimer Financial Advisor Ivan Shore (crd# 1012943) Suspended by Finra for Short-Term Trading of Unit Investment Trusts in Customer Accounts – New York, Ny
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FINRA has suspended financial advisor Ivan Shore from the securities industry for three months and fined him $5,000. Ivan Shore has been a stockbroker at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. since 1997. FINRA alleged that between July 1, 2011, and December 31, 2015, Ivan Shore engaged in an unsuitable pattern of short-term trading of Unit Investment…

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Former Raymond James Financial Advisor Vonna Kay Husby (crd# 1314070) Barred by Finra After Allegedly Co-Owning a Bank Account with an Elderly Customer – Fairbanks, Alaska
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FINRA has permanently barred stockbroker Vonna Kay Husby from the securities industry. The expulsion was handed down by FINRA because Ms. Kay Husby ceased cooperating with FINRA in connection with FINRA’s investigation into whether Husby served as a Power of Attorney and opened an undisclosed bank account that she allegedly co-owned with one of her…

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National Securities Corporation Censured by Finra and Fined $125,000 for Numerous Violations
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FINRA has sanctioned National Securities Corporation for numerous violations, including failing to comply with reporting obligations and failing to enforce written supervisory procedures related to its reporting obligations between May 2015 and November 2018. National Securities Corporation was also sanctioned for failing to establish, maintain, and enforce written supervisory procedures relating to contingency offers from…

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Financial Advisor Donatas B. Vildzius (crd# 2202883) Suspended for a Third Time by Finra for Excessive Trading – Danbury, Ct
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On October 9, 2020, FINRA suspended Donatas B. Vildzius from the securities industry for six months and fined him $5,000. This sanction is the third time Mr. Vildzius has been suspended by FINRA, with previous suspensions in 2006 and 2014. Donatas Vildzius is a stockbroker and registered representative at Network 1 Financial Securities Inc. in…

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