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Anthony Blackshear suspended
In May, 2016, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) announced that Anthony Blackshear of San Antonio, TX, formerly with PFS Investments of San Antonio, TX was suspended from association with any FINRA member for two years and fined $12,500 as a result of his misuse of customer funds entrusted to him. FINRA’s investigation centered on funds given to Blackshear by a customer which were not deposited into the customer’s account. According to the findings of the AWC it was only later, after the customer complained that Blackshear addressed the situation. Upon learning of this information the firm terminated him and repaid the customer. The findings also indicated that Blackshear borrowed funds from another customer without notifying the firm or obtaining its approval
Registration and disciplinary history
In order to lawfully sell investments to the public, a registered rep must either be registered or exempt from registration. Anthony Blackshear was registered with PFS Investments from January 2001 until June, 2014.
According to FINRA’s CRD disclosure report, Anthony Blackshear has been the subject of one regulatory investigation.
The Law Office of David Liebrader practices exclusively in the field of investment loss recovery. For the past 23 years, we have dedicated our law practice to assisting investors who have been victims of investment fraud via fraudulent and unsuitable investment transactions. During that time we have recovered money for over one thousand individuals, pension plans, trusts and companies. The recoveries we have obtained via judgments, awards and settlements on behalf of our clients exceed $40,000,000.
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