Hospitality Investors Trust Was One of the REITs Marketed Cetera Advisors Network broker Jeffrey Gerard Meyers, an Overland Park, Kansas financial advisor, is named in two pending customer disputes. The claimants are accusing him of making unsuitable investment recommendations involving non-liquid real estate investment trusts (REIT). One of the products…
Former New Jersey Financial Advisor Allegedly Targeted Florida Doctors James Alan Seijas, an ex-Wells Fargo Clearing Services broker, was barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) beginning November 2, 2021. The former New Jersey investment advisor did not provide information in the self-regulatory organization’s (SRO’s) investigation into his alleged…
FINRA Suspends New York-Based Financial Advisor for Nine Months John Sebastion Cangialosi, currently an SW Financial broker, was suspended by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in September 2021 for nine months. The broker was ordered to pay $271,622 in restitution for allegedly engaging in unsuitable trading in three customer…
Senior Citizens Were Among Former Fairfield, NJ Financial Advisor’s Alleged Victims Kenneth Andrews Welsh, an ex-Wells Fargo Clearing Services broker, is now facing Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges accusing him of misappropriating at least $2.86 million from brokerage firm customers and advisory clients. Allegedly the financial advisor used victims’…
Couple’s FINRA Arbitration Claim Seeks Up to $500K in Damages A retired couple from Payson, Utah have filed a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim against Woodbury Financial Services over losses they sustained while investing in GPB Capital Holdings LLC, CIM REIT, and other privately traded entities. Now, they…
Ex-New York Financial Advisor Has 15 Customer Disputes on BrokerCheck If you suffered investment losses while working with ex-Worden Capital Management stockbroker Allan Perry Montalbano, contact our New York financial advisor misconduct attorneys at Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm at investorlawyers.com). Montalbano, who is no longer a…
Massachusetts Broker Accused of Defrauding Customers of $3M James Kenneth Couture, an ex-LPL Financial registered representative, was arrested in July 2021 after turning down a plea deal related to criminal charges that accused him of stealing $3M from investors. Following his decision not to accept the deal, a grand jury…
FINRA Arbitration Panels Award Damages To UBS YES Claimants Two Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) panels have ordered UBS Wealth Management (UBS) to pay investors over $1.1 million for losses they sustained from the firm’s Yield Enhancement Strategy (YES). This complex options trading strategy that promised investors stable, incremental returns…
Miami Financial Advisor Accused of Making Unsuitable Recommendation in Northstar Global Advantage Select Products A customer of ex-Raymond James Financial Services stockbroker Alberto Valdes has filed a six-figure FINRA claim seeking damages for investment losses sustained in Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda), an off-shore entity that is now in liquidation. Valdes,…
Northstar Bermuda FINRA Arbitration Hearing to Take Place in Houston, Texas A couple who live in Mexico has filed a FINRA arbitration claim against Wells Fargo Clearing Services for the six-figure loss they sustained from investing in Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda). The claimants were longtime Wells Fargo Bank clients and…