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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 that in June 2015, Lonna Rae Dehn Ristvedt participated in private securities transactions totaling $163,320 without prior disclosure and approval from her employer at the time, National Planning Corporation.  Specifically, FINRA alleged:

  • In June 2015, Ms. Dehn Ristvedt solicited two investors to purchase $163,320 in securities of Future Income Payments, LLC.

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 October 1, 2016, and May 9, 2017, John Westbrook participated in private securities transactions totaling $350,335, without prior disclosure and approval from his employer at the time, Center Street Securities, Inc.  Specifically, FINRA alleged:

  • Between October 1, 2016, and May 9, 2017, Mr. Westbrook solicited three investors to purchase $350,335 in securities of Future Income Payments, LLC.

**Update: 3/22/2021** Ms. Cowden has been the subject of two additional customer disputes since November 2020.  First, in November 2020, a customer filed a securities arbitration complaint alleging $400,000 in damages concerning a real estate security recommendation.   The causes of action included breach of fiduciary duty, unauthorized trading, and elder abuse.   Second, in January 2021, a customer filed a written complaint with NPB Financial Group, LLC alleging $350,000 in damages related to an unsuitable investment recommendation.  The customer has not yet filed a securities arbitration complaint.  If you or a loved one were a customer of Diane Cowden, contact securities arbitration law firm Iorio Altamirano LLP for a free and confidential review of the investment or retirement accounts.

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Financial Advisor Cynthia Diane Cowden (CRD# 2054676) BARRED by FINRA for Recommending High- Risk Investments to Three Senior Customers – Lake Isabella, CA

FINRA has permanently barred Jeffrey A. Broten from the securities industry. Jeffrey Broten was a financial advisor and registered representative at the following firms:

  • Newbridge Securities Corporation (affiliated with Black River Wealth Management LTD), Morristown, NJ (August 2019 to December 2019);
  • First Standard Financial Company LLC, Red Bank, NJ (February 2018 to August 2019); and
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