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R.F. Lafferty & Co., Inc. and Financial Advisor Jay Clint Tomlinson Sanctioned by FINRA – New York, NY

FINRA has suspended financial advisor Jay Clint Tomlinson from the securities industry for three months and fined him $7,500.   Mr. Tomlinson’s sanctions arise from his improper use of discretion without written authorization when placing 379 trades in three customers’ accounts. FINRA has also censured Tomlinson’s employer, New York financial services…

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Former Ameriprise and Edward Jones Broker Drew R. Mantel Suspended by FINRA for Exercising Discretion Without Written Authorization In Customers’ Accounts – Ohio

FINRA has suspended financial advisor Drew R. Mantel from the securities industry for three months and fined him $5,000. Drew Mantel was registered with Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC in Miamisburg, Ohio, from March 2018 until November 2018.  At that time, Ameriprise terminated his employment.  Previously, he was registered with Edward…

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Dario Suarez, with UBS Financial Services Inc. of Puerto Rico, facing twenty-three pending customer disputes over Puerto Rico investments

UBS broker Dario Suarez has twenty-three pending customer complaints on his CRD, including three customer complaints filed in 2020, totaling over $1.3 million in claimed losses. The claims allege that recommendations to invest in Puerto Rico municipal bonds and closed-end funds were unsuitable and led to overconcentration of the accounts…

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Robert Lapetina, formerly with UBS Financial Services Inc. of Puerto Rico, facing seventeen pending customer disputes over Puerto Rico investments

Former UBS broker Robert Lapetina has seventeen pending customer complaints on his CRD, including three customer complaints filed in 2020, totaling over $1.3 million in claimed losses. The claims allege that recommendations to invest in Puerto Rico municipal bonds and closed-end funds were unsuitable and led to overconcentration of the…

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Miguel Pascual, formerly with UBS Financial Services Inc. of Puerto Rico, facing five pending customer disputes over Puerto Rico investments

Former UBS broker Miguel Pascual has five pending customer complaints on his CRD, including two customer complaints filed in 2020, totaling over $3 million in claimed losses. The claims allege that recommendations to invest in Puerto Rico municipal bonds and closed-end funds were unsuitable and led to overconcentration of the…

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Angel Canabal, with UBS Financial Services Inc. of Puerto Rico, facing seventeen pending customer disputes over Puerto Rico investments

UBS broker Angel Canabal has seventeen pending customer complaints on his CRD, including three customer complaints filed in 2020, totaling over $1 million in claimed losses. The claims allege that recommendations to invest in Puerto Rico municipal bonds and closed-end funds were unsuitable and led to overconcentration of the accounts…

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Jose David Mendez, with UBS Financial Services Inc. of Puerto Rico, facing fifteen pending customer disputes over Puerto Rico investments

UBS broker Jose David Mendez has fifteen pending customer complaints on his CRD, including three customer complaints filed in 2020, totaling over $4 million in claimed losses. The claims allege that recommendations to invest in Puerto Rico municipal bonds and closed-end funds were unsuitable and led to overconcentration of the…

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Former Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. Financial Advisor Timothy James Pandekakes Suspended for Unsuitable Variable Annuity Recommendations – Westchester, New York

FINRA has suspended financial advisor Timothy James Pandekakes (CRD No. 4890164) from the securities industry for three months and ordered him to pay partial restitution of $20,000. FINRA alleged that between January 2016 and April 2018, while employed by Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. in Bronxville, New York, Mr. Pandekakes…

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Vicente Castillo, with UBS Financial Services Inc. of Puerto Rico, facing ten pending customer disputes over Puerto Rico investments

Mr. Castillo has ten pending customer complaints on his CRD, including two customer complaints filed in 2020, totaling $17.6 million in claimed losses. The claims allege that recommendations to invest in Puerto Rico municipal bonds and closed-end funds were unsuitable and led to overconcentration of the accounts in these securities.…

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Jose Crescioni, with UBS Financial Services Inc. of Puerto Rico, facing five pending customer disputes over Puerto Rico investments

Mr. Crescioni has five pending customer complaints on his CRD, including four customer complaints filed between January and October 2020, totaling $3.6 million in claimed losses. The claims allege that recommendations to invest in Puerto Rico municipal bonds and closed-end funds were unsuitable and led to overconcentration of the accounts…

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