{"id":18752,"date":"2020-02-25T09:38:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T15:38:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/?p=18752"},"modified":"2020-02-24T09:50:16","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T15:50:16","slug":"shepherd-smith-edwards-and-kantas-investigates-claims-involving-ex-first-allied-securities-broker-masood-azad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/shepherd-smith-edwards-and-kantas-investigates-claims-involving-ex-first-allied-securities-broker-masood-azad\/","title":{"rendered":"Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Investigates Claims Involving Ex-First Allied Securities Broker Masood Azad"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ex-Broker and First Allied Securities Accused in $1M Investor Fraud Case<\/h2>\n<p>Masood Husain Azad, a former Texas-based broker, is now the subject of an over $1M investor fraud claim. Also known as Mike Azad, he was fired by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/search\/?query=first+allied+securities&amp;Search=\">First Allied Securities<\/a> in 2017. Now, First Allied Securities is a respondent in this<a href=\"https:\/\/www.finra.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) <\/a>arbitration case, which was brought by a customer.<\/p>\n<p>At Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm), our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/broker-misconduct.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">broker fraud lawyers<\/a> are offering a free, no obligation case assessment to former customers of Masood Azad who suffered investment losses that they suspect may be due to fraud or negligence. Contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SSEK Law Firm<\/a> today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/shepherd-smith-edwards-and-kantas-investigates-claims-involving-ex-first-allied-securities-broker-masood-azad\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Investigates Claims Involving Ex-First Allied Securities Broker Masood Azad\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-Broker and First Allied Securities Accused in $1M Investor Fraud Case Masood Husain Azad, a former Texas-based broker, is now the subject of an over $1M investor fraud claim. Also known as Mike Azad, he was fired by First Allied Securities in 2017. 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