Articles Posted in Stockbroker Misconduct

Silver Law Group is investigating Indiana-based stockbroker Thomas Buck, who earlier this week was barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) from associating with any FINRA member firm and was accused by FINRA of improperly charging customers and engaging in unauthorized trading. Mr. Buck, a former top broker for…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for June 2015, 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   Frank Carmen…

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for June 2015, 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   Jason Wade…

Earlier this year, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) barred Wesley Smith from working for any FINRA member.  The broker had been previously registered with Edward Jones from January of 2008 to September of 2014. According to the CRD, Mr. Smith had not passed any principal/supervisory exams, but had passed…

According to the Financial Fraud Research Center, Americans lose $50 billion each year to fraud. Further, research funded by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Education Foundation (Foundation) discovered that roughly 80 percent of consumers over the age of 40 said they had been solicited for a potentially fraudulent scheme. In…

Mark Joy Lane, a former broker for Cetera Advisor Networks LLC and Walnut Street Securities, Inc., was permanently barred by FINRA from association with any FINRA member in any capacity.  Lane worked at Walnut from February 2004 to September 2013 and at Cetera from September 2013 to August 2014. Silver…

FINRA permanently barred Darrell Raymond after Raymond failing to respond to a request by FINRA for information.  Raymond worked at Oppenheimer & Co, Inc. from March 2013 until February 2014.  Prior to Oppenheimer, he was at Dinosaur Securities and Next Financial Group. Silver Law Group represents investors in securities and…

A former broker with O.N. Equity Sales Company in Norfolk, Virginia, was permanently barred by FINRA.  Josh Abernathy was barred from association in any manner with any FINRA member for failing to provide information requested by FINRA.  Abernathy was registered with The O.N. Equity Sales Company from February 2013 until…

Jenna Connett was permanently barred by FINRA for association with any FINRA member in any capacity for failing to respond to FINRA’s request for information.   Connett worked at Morgan Stanley in Red Bank, NJ from June 2009 until she was suspended by FINRA in July 2014.  Prior to working at…

Judith Woodhouse, a former broker at Securities America, was permanently barred by FINRA for association with any FINRA member in any capacity for failing to respond to FINRA’s request for information.   Woodhouse worked for Securities America from December 2008 through February 2013 and then again from July 2013 through September…