The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has suspended former broker Jasmit Singh from the securities industry for seven months over allegations that Mr. Singh participated in private securities transactions and engaged in outside business activities without providing prior written notice to his firm. In addition to the suspension, FINRA fined…
FINRA has barred stockbroker Lisa Marie Stevenson (Lisa Marie Gastaldo) from the securities industry. FINRA expelled Ms. Stevenson from the brokerage industry because she refused to provide information and documents connected with FINRA’s investigation into the circumstances given rise to her termination from The Huntington Investment Company in December 2020.…
The State of New Jersey Bureau of Securities has suspended the registration of stockbroker Roy Joseph Failla for 45-days and fined him $15,000. The New Jersey regulator alleged that between October 27, 2014, through September 25, 2019, while employed by First Standard Financial Company in New York, NY, Roy Failla…
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has barred financial advisor Tyler Dean Delahunt from the securities industry. Tyler Delahunt was registered with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”) in Atlanta, Georgia, from October 2016 until August 2020. Merrill Lynch terminated Mr. Delahunt’s employment on August 3, 2020,…
**Update: November 11, 2021** On November 8, 2021, Aegis Capital Corp agreed to pay nearly $2.7 million in sanctions for supervisory failures related to excessive and unsuitable trading by its brokers from July 2014 through December 2018. Click on the following link to read more: Aegis Capital Corp. Ordered to…
Summary: FINRA has barred financial advisor Charles Kenahan from the securities industry after he refused to cooperate with FINRA’s investigation. In 2019, Bank of America Merrill Lynch agreed to pay $40 million to settle with Robert Levine, co-founder of Cabletron Systems, over churning allegations. In December 2020, the State of…
On January 20, 2021, a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Hearing Officer barred Bryan G. Mazliach from the securities industry for: Recommending and effecting an unsuitable investment strategy to five customers involving in-and-out, short-term, and excessive trading. Executing unauthorized trades in the accounts of eight customers. Failing to provide documents and…
FINRA has barred stockbroker Javelin Mikol San Nicolas from the securities industry. FINRA expelled Mr. San Nicolas from the brokerage industry because he refused to provide information and documents connected with FINRA’s investigation into the circumstances given rise to his termination from Edward Jones in August 2020. Mr. San Nicolas…
A Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc. customer has recently filed a complaint with FINRA Dispute Resolution Services alleging that former broker Robyn D. Simons recommended unsuitable investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and business development companies (BDCs). The investments were reportedly purchased between 2014 and 2016. The…
**Update 4/14/2021** Iorio Altamirano LLP is currently investigating Newbridge Securities Corporation, Money Concepts Capital Corp, and Dustin Shafer for recommending that clients invest in private placement securities issued by GPB Capital. The GPB funds, which are private securities offerings exempt from registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), are…