Mercury Securities hit with censure and fine In July 2017, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) announced that Mercury Securities of San Rafael, CA submitted an acceptance, waiver and consent letter regarding its failure to effectively approve and document private securities transactions made by their representatives. The firm was censured…
Sean Sladek pleads guilty in Las Vegas USDC The securities attorneys at The Law Office of David Liebrader have opened an investigation into the investment related conduct of Sean Sladek, who plead guilty on October 4, 2017 to defrauding investors as part of a scheme to support his gambling lifestyle…
Terry Bahgat who was barred by FINRA in March, 2017, has now been sued by the SEC. In March, 2017 FINRA barred former Cambridge Investment Research and Gradient Securities broker Terry Bahgat, aka Tarek Bahgat for refusing to cooperate with a FINRA investigation. On September 29, 2017 the SEC filed…
Sonya Camarco charged with Fraud by SEC SEC alleges over $400,000 in client funds used to pay credit card bills The securities attorneys at The Law Office of David Liebrader have opened an investigation into the securities related conduct of Sonya Camarco (aka Sonya Fatchett), a licensed FINRA registered representative…
Ernest Romer has been barred by FINRA Update August, 2017: Michigan seeks cease and desist, intent to bar. On August 16, 2017 the state of Michigan’s Securities Division issued a notice of intent to revoke the securities licensing of Ernest Romer and asked that a cease and desist order be…
William Jordan Investments Barred by California DBO; Bankruptcy Filing! On August 16, 2017 the State of California’s Department of Business Oversight announced a consent order and issued a bar which prevents William Jordan Investments from acting as an investment advisor or a broker dealer in California. The Order also bars…
Kevin Wanner barred over CD sales In January, 2016 FINRA barred broker Kevin Wanner formerly of Questar Capital Corporation and Woodbury Financial for his role in brokering certificates of deposit and selling unregistered securities. In August, 2017 the North Dakota Securities Department made findings that Kevin Wanner, doing business as…
Former Orem, Utah broker Clark Gardner has been barred by FINRA and the SEC In June, 2016 the SEC announced a bar against former Sammons Securities and Cetera Advisors broker Clark Gardner. This followed on the heels of a bar issued by FINRA in 2014. The FINRA bar related to…
Bart Ellis pleads guilty to defrauding clients In July, 2017 former Ameriprise Financial broker Bart Ellis plead guilty to money laundering and defrauding his clients in a case involving over one million dollars. Ellis will be sentenced on October 2 where he faces up to 10 years in prison for…
Bob Simons suspended over discretionary trading In June, 2016 FINRA suspended International Assets Advisory broker Bob Simons for 45 days and fined him $5,000 over allegations that Simons used a private email account to conduct firm business and exercised discretion in customer accounts without complying with firm protocol for doing…