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Crystal Bay Securities, Inc. is a defunct broker-dealer out of Delray Beach, Florida. FINRA cancelled the firm’s license in February 2019 for failure to pay arbitration fees.

In November 2020, an arbitration panel ordered Crystal Bay Securities, Inc. to pay $1.3 million in damages to a 91-year-old Claimant over her losses in three GPB funds: GPB Holdings II, GPB Automotive and GPB Waste Management. The broker involved in the customer dispute was Rafael Golan who was barred from the securities industry in May 2019.

Iorio Altamirano LLP is investigating claims on behalf of defrauded investors who were victims in the GPB funds scheme. The GPB funds were marketed to independent broker-dealers and investment advisers who would in turn sell the GPB funds to their retail investors. Publicly available records filed with the SEC show that Crystal Bay Securities, Inc. likely received sales compensation for selling the GPB funds to retail investors.

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Emerson Equity LLC is a broker-dealer headquartered in San Mateo, California. According to publicly available records filed with the SEC, Emerson Equity LLC likely received sales compensation for selling the GPB funds to retail investors.

Firm broker Robert Scott is named in customer disputes involving GPB funds, including the GPB Automotive Portfolio, LP. He was previously registered with Concorde Investment Services, LLC between 2011 and 2020.

Iorio Altamirano LLP is investigating claims on behalf of defrauded investors who were victims in the GPB funds scheme. The GPB funds were marketed to independent broker-dealers and investment advisers who would in turn sell the GPB funds to their retail investors.

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Arkadios Capital is a boutique broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was formed in 2015. According to publicly available records filed with the SEC, Arkadios Capital likely received sales compensation for selling the GPB funds to retail investors.

Firm broker Mike Sievert is named in customer disputes involving GPB. He was previously registered with Triad Advisors between 2012 and 2018.

Iorio Altamirano LLP is investigating claims on behalf of defrauded investors who were victims in the GPB funds scheme. The GPB funds were marketed to independent broker-dealers and investment advisers who would in turn sell the GPB funds to their retail investors.

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Avere Financial Group, LLC (n.k.a Parsonex Capital Markets, LLC) is a broker-dealer based in Colorado. According to publicly available records filed with the SEC, Avere Financial Group, LLC likely received sales compensation for selling the GPB funds to retail investors. In 2015, Parsonex acquired Avere Financial Group, LLC, a private placement broker-dealer, to increase its distribution of alternative investments.

Iorio Altamirano LLP is investigating claims on behalf of defrauded investors who were victims in the GPB funds scheme. The GPB funds were marketed to independent broker-dealers and investment advisers who would in turn sell the GPB funds to their retail investors.

If you lost money in GPB funds with Avere Financial Group, LLC, you may have a claim.

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Nevada-based broker-dealer Financial West Group was expelled from the securities industry in February 2020. Publicly available records filed with the SEC show that Financial West Group likely received sales compensation for selling the GPB funds to retail investors.

Iorio Altamirano LLP is investigating claims on behalf of defrauded investors who were victims in the GPB funds scheme. The GPB funds were marketed to independent broker-dealers and investment advisers who would in turn sell the GPB funds to their retail investors.

If you lost money in GPB funds with Financial West Group, you may have a claim.

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Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. is a broker-dealer based in Davenport, Iowa. According to publicly available records filed with the SEC, Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. likely received sales compensation for selling the GPB funds to retail investors.

Iorio Altamirano LLP is investigating claims on behalf of defrauded investors who were victims in the GPB funds scheme. The GPB funds were marketed to independent broker-dealers and investment advisers who would in turn sell the GPB funds to their retail investors.

If you lost money in GPB funds with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc., you may have a claim.

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IBN Financial Services, Inc. is a broker-dealer based in Liverpool, New York. According to publicly available records filed with the SEC, IBN Financial Services, Inc. likely received sales compensation for selling the GPB funds to retail investors.

Iorio Altamirano LLP is investigating claims on behalf of defrauded investors who were victims in the GPB funds scheme. The GPB funds were marketed to independent broker-dealers and investment advisers who would in turn sell the GPB funds to their retail investors.

If you lost money in GPB funds with IBN Financial Services, Inc., you may have a claim.

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BCG Securities, Inc. is a broker-dealer headquartered in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. According to publicly available records filed with the SEC, BCG Securities, Inc. likely received sales compensation for selling the GPB funds to retail investors. 

Iorio Altamirano LLP is investigating claims on behalf of defrauded investors who were victims in the GPB funds scheme. The GPB funds were marketed to independent broker-dealers and investment advisers who would in turn sell the GPB funds to their retail investors.

If you lost money in GPB funds with BCG Securities, Inc., you may have a claim.

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Lion Street Financial, LLC is a financial services company headquartered in Austin, Texas. According to publicly available records filed with the SEC, Lion Street Financial, LLC likely received sales compensation for selling the GPB funds to retail investors.

Iorio Altamirano LLP is investigating claims on behalf of defrauded investors who were victims in the GPB funds scheme. The GPB funds were marketed to independent broker-dealers and investment advisers who would in turn sell the GPB funds to their retail investors.

If you lost money in GPB funds with Lion Street Financial, LLC, you may have a claim.

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In an arbitration award published by FINRA on April 21, 2021, Sandlapper Securities, LLC was ordered to pay damages to a Claimant over her losses in the GPB Automobile Portfolio fund.

Sandlapper Securities, LLC and former firm broker James Dwight McPherson were held jointly and severally liable for violating the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act. The arbitration panel awarded the Claimant a total of $125,000 in compensatory damages and attorneys’ fees, plus interest. Sandlapper Securities, LLC is solely liable for $100,000 of the award.

The hearing was based in Boca Raton, Florida, and was conducted by videoconference.

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