Articles Posted in Stockbroker Misconduct

James Thaddeus Walesa (CRD# 1061209), a financial broker with 39 years of industry experience, has been sued by FINRA, for selling away. At the time of the alleged misconduct, James Walesa was registered with Arkadios Capital in Park Ridge, Illinois. His BrokerCheck history shows 18 disclosures. One was in 2013…

Nicholas Armellino (CRD# 3189691), a broker working for GMS Group in Jersey City, New Jersey, was recently barred because he refused to appear for on-the-record testimony requested by FINRA in connection with an investigation that originated from a regulatory tip submitted to FINRA. This refusal to provide testimony during a…

Mohammed A. Salim (CRD# 7126671), a financial broker, with five years of industry experience, has been permanently barred from associating with any FINRA member firm following allegations of unauthorized sales and improper transfers of funds from a customer’s account to cover his personal creditors. At the time of the alleged…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for September 2025, 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. However, these individuals remain bound by…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for September 2025, 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 Jared Stephen Dulski Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Oppenheimer & Co Inc. Samuel D. Frankfort Rockefeller Financial…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for September 2025, 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 Cody M. Anderson…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for August 2025, 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 Jon David Broadbent Lawson Financial Corporation Pamela Denise Lawson Lawson Financial Corporation Robert Warren Lawson Lawson…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for August 2025, 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. However, these individuals remain bound by…

Isaiah Thomas Williams Jr. was a Florida financial advisor who has allegedly gone rogue possibly stealing over $2 million from his client Reshad Jones, former safety for the Miami Dolphins, for travel, strip clubs, child support payment and legal fees from 2020-2024. At the time of the incident, Isaiah Thomas…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for August 2025, 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 Kwabena Adusei Rezwan…