{"id":18258,"date":"2019-09-13T14:31:57","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T19:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/?p=18258"},"modified":"2019-09-16T15:18:20","modified_gmt":"2019-09-16T20:18:20","slug":"ex-cetera-broker-from-texas-is-accused-of-defrauding-investors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/ex-cetera-broker-from-texas-is-accused-of-defrauding-investors\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Cetera Broker from Texas is Accused of Defrauding Investors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/?s=cetera\">Cetera Advisers <\/a>broker James Christopher Hayne has handled your investments \u00a0and you suffered investment losses that you suspect were due to fraud or negligence, you should speak with an experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/about-us.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stockbroker fraud law firm<\/a> right away. Over the years, Hayne, a Texas broker, has been named in numerous customer arbitration claims brought \u00a0before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finra.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With 17 years in the industry, Hayne, previously was a registered broker with Questar Capital, First Allied Securities, Edward Jones, and Morgan Stanley. His <a href=\"https:\/\/brokercheck.finra.org\/individual\/summary\/3257845\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BrokerCheck record <\/a>shows nine customer disputes, five of which were settled.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, there was the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority claim brought against Hayne by a customer that was resolved for $325K. The former client had requested $100K in damages. In that investor fraud case, Hayne \u00a0was accused of violating both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssb.texas.gov\/texas-securities-act-board-rules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Texas Securities Act <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/dbo.ca.gov\/corporate-securities-law-of-1968\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California Corporate Securities Law<\/a>, breaching contractual duties to the claimant, negligence in the way he handled the latter\u2019s account, and causing the customer to suffer investment losses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/ex-cetera-broker-from-texas-is-accused-of-defrauding-investors\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Ex-Cetera Broker from Texas is Accused of Defrauding Investors\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If former Cetera Advisers broker James Christopher Hayne has handled your investments \u00a0and you suffered investment losses that you suspect were due to fraud or negligence, you should speak with an experienced stockbroker fraud law firm right away. 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