Former LPL Financial Investment Advisor Was Also Was Let Go By Integrated Wealth Concepts The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed civil charges accusing former LPL Financial (LPLA) registered representative, Matthew O. Clason, of defrauding an older investor of over $300K. In August, Clason, who worked out of Glastonbury,…
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Barred Securities America Broker Jaime Westenbarger Faces Securities Fraud Allegations
Michigan Stockbroker Was Fired By Securities America Jaime Michael Westenbarger, a former Securities America registered representative in Michigan, is currently named in three pending customer complaints accusing him of negligence and stockbroker fraud. Westenbarger, who was fired by the broker-dealer last year, has been barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory…
Investor Filed $150K GPB Private Placement Case Naming Capital Wealth Management Advisor Lee Duckworth
Three Pending FINRA Arbitration Claims Accuse Triad Advisors Broker of Unsuitability Lee Duckworth, the CEO of investment advisory firm Capital Wealth Management and a Triad Advisors stockbroker, was recently named in three Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claims accusing him of making unsuitable investment recommendations to customers. At least…
FINRA Suspends Fired First Southern Securities Broker Jaime Sanchez Rivera
New Customer Dispute Seeks $250K in Damages Ex-Puerto Rico stockbroker, Jaime Isaac Sanchez Rivera, was recently fired by First Southern Securities. The termination came in the wake of allegations that he didn’t notify the broker-dealer about a customer complaint right away, as well as accusations of copying and modifying documents…
Investors Seek $455K In Damages Involving National Asset Management Adviser Willard Pugh
Boca Raton Stockbroker Recently Named in Two FINRA Arbitration Complaints Willard Louis Pugh, a National Asset Management financial advisor in Florida, is currently under scrutiny in the wake of customer allegations alleging unsuitable investment recommendations. Pugh, who has been in the securities industry for 32 years, is also a National…
Ex-Kalos Capital Broker Curtis Whipple Accused of Unsuitability & Misrepresentation Involving UDF IV
Latest FINRA Arbitration Claim Allege REIT Losses A number of investors recently filed a customer complaint against former Kalos Capital broker, Curtis Leroy Whipple, who was with the firm out of Plymouth, Michigan until this year. He faces allegations of unsuitability, misrepresentations, and lack of due diligence related to the…
Florida Retiree Loses Money in GPB Private Placements & REITs While Under Supervision Of CFG Capital Management Advisor Mark Cline
Investor’s FINRA Arbitration Claim Seeks Damages of Up to $100K in GPB Private Placements and Other Securities A Florida retiree has filed a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim against the brokerage firm, National Securities Corp. The claimant contends that agents of National Securities Corp overconcentrated his account in…
FINRA Bars Ex-Newbridge Securities Broker Marshall Isaacson Following Unsuitability Claims
Stockbroker Marshall Owen Isaacson Named in Four Customer Complaints Since 2019 The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently barred Marshall Owen Isaacson, an ex- Newbridge Securities stockbroker based out of Boca Raton, Florida. Isaacson is accused by customers of making unsuitable investment recommendations and committing broker negligence. With 35 years…
More Customers File Unsuitability Claims Against ex-HD Vest Investment Services Broker Michael Kamperman
FINRA Suspends Waco, Texas Broker For 18 Months Two investors have filed Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration complaints against Michael Allen Kamperman, who was most recently a former HD Vest Investment Services registered representative. Both customers are accusing him of making unsuitable and excessive trades on their behalf. Kamperman,…
Monex Grupo Financiero Customers Lose $40M in Alleged Ponzi Scam
Texas Brothers Sue Financial Services Company for $1.5M After turning down a settlement that would have reimbursed them 60 cents for every dollar, brothers Jim and Ken Karger are suing Monex Grupo Financiero for the $1.5M they lost in an alleged decades-long Ponzi scam. This alleged scam not only defrauded…