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Broker Spotlight:  Robert Yasnis of Worden Capital Management LLC – New York, NY

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…

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Broker Spotlight:  Kevin Wilson of Worden Capital Management LLC – New York, NY

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…

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Triad Advisors LLC Broker, Mark Just, Suspended by FINRA – Indianapolis, Indiana

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has suspended Triad Advisors LLC broker Mark Just from the securities industry for three months for willfully failing to timely amend his Uniform Application for Securities Industry Registration or Transfer (Form U4) to disclose two state tax liens, which totaled $37,333.80. Mr. Just was…

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Pinehurst, North Carolina Broker, Mercer Hicks III, Barred by FINRA for Making Unsuitable Recommendations to Five Senior Customers

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…

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26-year-old Truck Driver from Connecticut Files Securities Arbitration Claim Against Robinhood for Placing Trade Restrictions on certain “Meme Stocks”

A 26-year-old truck driver from Connecticut, represented by Iorio Altamirano LLP, filed a securities arbitration claim alleging that Robinhood’s decision to halt the purchase of securities by retail investors caused the share prices of publicly traded companies that he held to fall, resulting in losses. The claim stems from Robinhood’s…

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Network 1 Financial Securities Inc. Broker Carl Antaki (Formerly of First Standard Financial Company LLC) Suspended by FINRA for Excessive and Unsuitable Trading

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…

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Bronx Broker, Matthew Siliato, Formerly of Wynston Hill Capital, LLC, Barred by FINRA

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…

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Calton & Associates, Inc. Sanctioned by FINRA Over Non-Traditional and Volatility-Linked Exchange Traded Products

Iorio Altamirano LLP is investigating claims on behalf of customers of Calton & Associates, Inc. after the firm was censured, fined $250,000, and ordered to pay $472,007 in restitution to harmed investors by FINRA. The sanctions involve supervisory failures between February 2014 and February 2020 related to suitability obligations connected…

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Broker Spotlight:  Martin Lerner of David Lerner Associates, Inc. Facing Pending Securities Arbitration Complaint Related to Energy 12 and SOAEX – Boca Raton, Florida

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…

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$28 Million Awarded to Whistleblower by SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced an award of more than $28 million to a whistleblower whose information led to both an SEC enforcement action and an investigation by another federal agency.  The regulatory actions resulted in significant enforcement actions. According to Reuters, the whistleblower’s tip led U.S. authorities…

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