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Ex-New York Stockbroker Named In Multiple Customer Disputes\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Apostolos Nicolas Pitsironis, a former-Janney Montgomery Scott registered representative who was barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in 2019 for allegedly defrauding investors, was arrested on February 10 in Dix Hills, New York in a parallel <\/span>criminal fraud case<\/span><\/a>. Prosecutors contend that he used ex-customers\u2019 funds to pay his expenses, including gambling debts and credit card charges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the US Attorney\u2019s Office for the Eastern District of New York,\u00a0 Pitsironis stole $411K out of one couple\u2019s account. If convicted of wire fraud, Pitsironis could spend up to 20 years behind bars.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ex-New York Stockbroker Named In Multiple Customer Disputes\u00a0 Apostolos Nicolas Pitsironis, a former-Janney Montgomery Scott registered representative who was barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in 2019 for allegedly defrauding investors, was arrested on February 10 in Dix Hills, New York in a parallel criminal fraud case. 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