On June 29, 2021, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and a Joseph Stone Capital L.L.C. stockbroker entered into a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2020066888001 whereby the broker consented to a three-month suspension, $5,000 fine, and to pay $7,653.21 in restitution to a customer. The broker consented…
FINRA has barred former Gentem Capital broker Cesar Gabriel Hernandez from the securities industry. Mr. Hernandez was expelled from the brokerage industry for refusing FINRA’s request to appear for on-the-record testimony pursuant to FINRA Rule 8210. Previously, on October 19, 2010, FINRA had accepted AWC No. 2009016158801, in which Mr.…
FINRA has barred former Triad Advisors LLC broker Nathan Gersteen Katz from the securities industry. Mr. Katz was expelled from the brokerage industry for refusing to cooperate with a FINRA investigation into Mr. Katz’s alleged recommendations of short-term switching of mutual funds, forgery of customer signatures on switch letters, use of…
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has barred stockbroker Matthew Alexander Perry (“Alex Perry”) from the securities industry. Mr. Perry was expelled from the brokerage industry for refusing to cooperate with a FINRA investigation after Mr. Perry received a customer complaint alleging he failed to follow a customer’s stated goals…
Iorio Altamirano LLP is investigating claims on behalf of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”) customers who invested in Unit Investment Trusts (UITs). If you have lost money with Merrill Lynch, contact New York securities arbitration lawyers Iorio Altamirano LLP for a free and confidential review of…
FINRA has suspended former LPL Financial LLC broker Eric Burton from the securities industry for 3 months for allegedly falsifying documents that he submitted to LPL in connection with twenty two variable annuity (“VA”) exchanges. Burton was also fined $5,000. If you have lost money with Eric Burton, or LPL…
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has suspended financial advisor Kevin McCallum from the securities industry for one year. Mr. McCallum consented to the suspension after FINRA alleged that from May 2017 through June 2019, while associated with LPL Financial LLC in Birmingham, Alabama, he made unsuitable recommendations to 12…
FINRA has suspended former Lakeridge Capital Inc. broker John Braddock from the securities industry for 5 months for preparing and distributing a private placement memorandum that negligently misrepresented and omitted facts relevant to an investment in a private placement. The alleged misconduct is said to have taken place between September…
FINRA has suspended Popular Securities, LLC broker Dennis Cummings from the securities industry for 45 business days for instructing his sales assistant to use pre-signed Letters of Authorization (LOA) to effect transfers between customers’ accounts. Cummings’ suspension is scheduled to start on July 19, 2021, and end on September 20,…
**Update: April 30, 2022** On November 19, 2021, the FINRA Office of Hearing Officers entered a default decision barring Mr. Giovannelli from associating with any FINRA member firm in any capacity for providing falsified documents and false testimony to FINRA staff and engaging in unauthorized trading in a customer account. …