{"id":30837,"date":"2025-04-28T21:33:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T02:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/?p=30837"},"modified":"2025-04-28T21:33:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T02:33:33","slug":"broker-fraud-loss-attorneys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/broker-fraud-loss-attorneys\/","title":{"rendered":"Broker Fraud Loss Attorneys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Did You Suffer Investment Losses While Working With Former LPL Broker Derek Copeland?\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Our Broker Fraud Loss Attorneys Are Looking Into Allegations of Selling Way Involving $11M in Outside Investments<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Broker Fraud Loss Attorneys (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/\">investorlawyers.com<\/a>) are looking into claims of investor losses involving barred<a href=\"https:\/\/brokercheck.finra.org\/individual\/summary\/4347572\">\u00a0LPL Financial stockbroker Derek Lee Copeland<\/a>. According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.finra.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FINRA<\/a>), the former North Carolina financial advisor allegedly raised almost $11M through 74 transactions involving 19 securities without the knowledge of LPL.<\/p>\n<p>This is an illegal practice known as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/what-is-selling-away.html\">selling away<\/a>. He purportedly used unapproved channels when communicating with clients. The self-regulatory organization (SRO) barred Copeland in March 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/broker-fraud-loss-attorneys\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Broker Fraud Loss Attorneys\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did You Suffer Investment Losses While Working With Former LPL Broker Derek Copeland?\u00a0Our Broker Fraud Loss Attorneys Are Looking Into Allegations of Selling Way Involving $11M in Outside Investments Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas Broker Fraud Loss Attorneys (investorlawyers.com) are looking into claims of investor losses involving barred\u00a0LPL Financial stockbroker Derek Lee Copeland. 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