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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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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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Brokers International Financial Services, LLC and Broker Mark Perry Ordered to Pay $795,959 to Widow by a FINRA Arbitration Panel

On May 17, 2021, a FINRA arbitration panel issued an award in favor of customer Donna Wagner in a securities arbitration against Brokers International Financial Services, LLC and former broker Mark Christopher Perry.  Brokers International Financial Services and Mr. Perry (the “Respondents”) were held jointly and severally liable for $795,929…

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GPB Automotive Portfolio, LP’s Latest Public Filing Raises Doubts That the Business Will Survive; Investors Should Contact an Attorney to Review Legal Rights      

On Friday, May 14, 2021, GPB Capital Holdings LLC (“GPB Capital”), a private equity firm based in New York, registered some units in its GPB Automotive Portfolio, LP (“GPB Automotive”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  As part of its filing, GPB Automotive disclosed that it had substantial doubt of…

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Orchard Securities Broker Alma Edwards Faerber Facing $1 Million Customer Claim

A FINRA customer complaint involving Orchard Securities broker Alma Edwards Faerber alleges that Ms. Faerber recommended alternative investments that were unsuitable. The claim, which was filed on December 11, 2020, is related to Ms. Faerber’s previous association with Triad Advisors. The claim seeks $1 million in damages. Triad Advisors is…

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