Hank Werner of Legend Securities Charged by FINRA

FINRA charges Hank Werner of Legend Securities.

Hank Werner Charged by FINRA

In a complaint filed by the FINRA Department of Enforcement in October, 2016 Hank Werner of Northport, NY, a former registered representative with Legend Securities was named as a Respondent in a complaint charging him with churning an elderly widow’s account over three years, generating over two hundred thousand dollars in commissions.

The allegations include that Werner excessively traded an elderly, blind widow’s account without regard to her investment objectives or risk tolerances or her ability to bear the loss of the funds.  As a result of the improper recommendations the customer sustained losses of over $180,000.

The claim filed by FINRA is not final, and until the allegations have been proven in a court of law, no adverse inferences should be drawn.

Hank Werner’s registration and disciplinary history

In order to lawfully sell investments to the public, one must either be registered or exempt from registration. Hank Werner was registered with

Legend Securities: December, 2012 through March, 2016
Liberty Partners Financial: July, 2012 through December, 2012
Brookstone Securities: March, 2011 through June, 2012
According to FINRA’s CRD disclosure report, Hank Werner has been the subject of one customer complaint and 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.

When investors contact our firm they can expect prompt attention, and a detailed analysis of their issues.  Typical claims that we are asked to review  involve “unsuitability (where a financial advisor makes investment recommendations that are inconsistent with a customer’s investment objectives), claims for “churning” (where a broker enters into an excessive number of trades for the purpose of generating commissions), claims involving illiquid investments such as private placements (I.e., real estate investment trusts, limited partnerships, equipment leasing and oil and gas drilling programs) as well as claims for violations of state securities laws, which often provide investors remedies like attorney’s fees and interest, if they are successful on the claim.

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