Articles Posted in FINRA Disciplinary Actions

Robert Edward White (CRD #3077959) is a former registered broker whose last employer was Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. (CRD #6694) of East Hampton, NY. His previous employer was 1st Global Capital Corp. (CRD #30349) of Dallas, TX. No current employment information is available. He has been in the industry…

Back in October, we told you about Kyusun Kim (CRD #2864085), a broker who was barred by FINRA after it was discovered he approached individuals who were near or at retirement age, and urged them to liquidate their pensions to invest in “alternative investments.” These investments included risky, non-traded real estate…

Mohamed Racheed Yassin (CRD #1673281) is a previously registered broker and investment advisor whose last employer was National Securities Corporation (CRD #7569) of Westbury, NY. His previous employers include Morgan Stanley (CRD #149777) of Garden City, NY, UBS Financial Services Inc. (CRD #8174) of Uniondale, NY and Prudential Securities Incorporated…

Jeffrey Lance Offen (CRD #2893980) is a former registered broker whose last employer was Craft Capital Management LLC (CRD #171350) of Garden City, NY. His previous employers include Salomon Whitney Financial (CRD #145012) of Farmingdale, NY, Network 1 Financial Securities Inc. (CRD #13577) of Syosett, NY, and Laidlaw & Company…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for January 2019, the following individuals were barred from FINRA and cannot currently work for a FINRA brokerage firm for failing to provide FINRA with information it requested or to keep information current with FINRA pursuant to FINRA rules: NAME FORMER EMPLOYERS   Balas, Tami…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for January 2019, the following individuals were suspended from FINRA and cannot currently work for a FINRA brokerage firm for failing to provide FINRA with information it requested or to keep information current with FINRA pursuant to FINRA rules: NAME FORMER EMPLOYERS   Alfaro, Jennifer…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for January 2019, the following individuals were suspended from FINRA for failing to comply with a FINRA arbitration award or settlement agreement pursuant to FINRA rules: NAME FORMER EMPLOYERS   Ballard, Timothy   Securities Americva   National Planning Corp   Cunningham, Christopher   Fulcrum Securities…

Patrick Jermaine Phillips (CRD #4315963) is a former registered broker and investment advisor whose last employer was MSI Financial Services, Inc. (CRD #14251) of Chicago, IL. His previous employers include Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (CRD #7059), Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. (CRD #6363) and Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated (CRD…

Alex Gerardo Herrera (CRD #3204779) is a former registered broker and investment representative whose last employer was UBS Financial Services Inc. (CRD #8174) of Coral Gables, FL. His previous employers include HSBC Securities (USA) INC. (CRD #19585), also of Coral Gables, Atlas One Financial Group, LLC (CRD #124057) of Miami,…

Douglas Leone (CRD #2453784) has been employed with Salomon Whitney Financial since March 2013.  Previous employment includes Newport Coast Securities, Inc. from October 2008 to March 2013 and Basic Investors Inc. from August 2005 to October 2008. Leone was barred from association with any FINRA member in all capacities. The…