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Our Broker Fraud Lawyers Continue To Investigate Investor Losses<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA<\/a>) announced that it has barred former financial\u00a0James Thaddeus Walesa<\/a>. His former clients have filed at least 19 investor lawsuits accusing him of making\u00a0unsuitable investment recommendations<\/a>, including one case that was concluded with a $9.75M settlement.<\/p>\n

Walesa is accused of making inappropriate investment recommendations in businesses that he owned, ran, or directed.\u00a0\u00a0So far, at least $18.3M in settlements have been paid by Triad Advisors (now Osaic) or Arkadios Capital. Both are accused of ignoring Walesa\u2019s alleged broker misconduct when he worked with them. Many of the customer disputes involving him remain pending, including a case in which $34,000,000 is being sought.<\/p>\n

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Our Broker Fraud Lawyers Continue To Investigate Investor Losses The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it has barred former financial\u00a0James Thaddeus Walesa. His former clients have filed at least 19 investor lawsuits accusing him of making\u00a0unsuitable investment recommendations, including one case that was concluded with a $9.75M settlement. 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