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Sean Righter (CRD# 5419832) is a previously registered broker and currently registered investment advisor. His last known employer was Morgan Stanley (CRD# 149777) of Irvine, CA. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Righter was employed with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (CRD# 7059) of Laguna Nigel, CA. He has been in the industry…

Brokerage firm Aegis Capital’s track record has come under fire after SLCG Economic Consulting published a report on the firm’s offerings in the last few years. The report calls Aegis Capital a “farm-to-table securities fraud purveyor” after their underwriting and subsidizing of consistently failing small cap stock companies. Aegis’ underwriting…

An elderly retiree has been awarded $152,382.41 in compensatory damages and attorneys’ fees of $48,762.37 in a FINRA arbitration against broker-dealer Citizens Securities relating to the sale of Colorado Bankers’ annuities. Most of the FINRA arbitration fees were to be paid by the broker-dealer. The action resulted from the client’s…

James Roy Paige (CRD# 1726609) is a broker and investment advisor currently registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC (CRD# 19616) of Vero Beach, FL. Previously, he was registered with Morgan Stanley, (CRD# 8209 and CRD# 7556) also of Vero Beach, and Blinder, Robinson & Co., Inc. (CRD# 5096, no location…

FINRA’s Arbitration Panel recently awarded “emotional distress damages” to two investors involved in a claim against Ages Financial Services involving the sale of GWG Holding’s ill-fated L-Bonds. Silver Law Group has represented many GWG investors. The two investors received $75,000 each. It is one of FINRA’s largest awards for emotional…

Keith Dagostino (CRD# 2837860) is a broker currently registered with EF Hutton of Woodbury, NY. His previous employers include Aegis Capital Corp. (CRD# 15007) And Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (CRD# 249), both of Melville, NY, and Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated (CRD# 793) of Oyster Bay, NY. He has been in…

Kwame Adusei (CRD#: 6166926) is a former broker and investment advisor last employed with  Morgan Stanley (CRD#:149777) of Poughkeepsie, NY. His previous employers were J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (CRD#:79) of Brewster, NY, and Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC (CRD#:19616) of Chappaqua, NY. He has been in the industry since 2013. A customer…

William King (William Worthen King CRD# 1432593, aka “Bill King”) is a previously registered broker and investment advisor who spent his entire 37-year career at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (CRD#:7691) of Vero Beach, FL beginning in 1985.  King voluntarily resigned from Merrill Lynch on 4/21/2023 after allegations…

Jose Candelario (Jose Manuel Candelario Padilla CRD# 4847560) is a previously registered broker and investment advisor last registered with Nationwide Planning Associates Inc. (CRD# 31029) of Hato Rey, PR. His previous employers included Oriental Financial Services Corp. (CRD# 29753) of Ponce, PR, Samuel A Ramirez & Co., Inc. (CRD# 6963) of…

­­Andrew Miles (­­Andrew William Miles CRD# 5986774) is a former registered broker and investment advisor last employed with Green Vista Capital, LLC (CRD#:293630) of Winter Park, FL until 3/10/2021. Previously, he was registered with The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. (CRD#:126514) of Vero Beach, FL. He has been in the industry…