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Micah W. Patterson Was Suspended for One Month for Soliciting Future Income Payments, LLC – Centerville, Utah

In June 2020, FINRA suspended financial advisor Micha W. Patterson (CRD #5562392) for one month from the securities industry and ordered him to pay a $5,000 fine.  These sanctions arose from Mr. Patterson’s solicitation of Future Income Payments, LLC.  This blog has previously written about Future Income Payments, LLC. FINRA…

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INVESTIGATION: Former Edward Jones Financial Advisor Matthew Jennings  Barred by FINRA– Johnston, Iowa

FINRA has barred financial advisor Matthew Jennings (CRD# 6762685) from the securities industry for refusing to cooperate with a FINRA investigation.    Mr. Jennings was fired by Edward Jones in August 2019 due to concerns that he introduced clients to investments not offered through the firm.  This type of conduct is…

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David T. Phillips Suspended for Nine Months for Future Income Payments, LLC Solicitation – Gilbert, Arizona

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…

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Troy R. Baily Suspended for Recommending Future Income Payments, LLC – Omaha, Nebraska

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…

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Lonna R. Dehn Ristvedt Suspended for Soliciting Customers to Buy Future Income Payments, LLC – Fargo, North Dakota

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…

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John Westbrook Suspended for Future Income Payments, LLC Solicitation – Montgomery, Alabama

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…

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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

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…

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Financial Advisor Lawrence Goldstein BARRED by FINRA – Nevada

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…

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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

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…

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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

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…

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