{"id":20766,"date":"2021-11-04T15:29:55","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T20:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/?p=20766"},"modified":"2021-11-04T15:29:55","modified_gmt":"2021-11-04T20:29:55","slug":"broker-james-seijas-ponzi-scam-allegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/broker-james-seijas-ponzi-scam-allegation\/","title":{"rendered":"FINRA Bars Ex-Wells Fargo Broker James Seijas Who Is Accused In More Than $33M Ponzi Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former New Jersey Financial Advisor Allegedly Targeted Florida Doctors<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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\u2019s (SRO\u2019s) investigation into his alleged involvement in an over $33M Ponzi scam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seijas, ex-UBS broker Michael Ackerman, and general surgeon Quan Tran are accused of running a cryptocurrency scam that targeted mostly Florida doctors through the entity Q3 Trading Club from 2017 to 2019. This would have been during Seijas\u2019 time as a Wells Fargo registered representative.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/broker-james-seijas-ponzi-scam-allegation\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading FINRA Bars Ex-Wells Fargo Broker James Seijas Who Is Accused In More Than $33M Ponzi Scam\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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