Sonya Camarco (CRD #2427529), a longtime Colorado Springs resident and former Broker with LPL Financial LLC (CRD #6413) is the target of a SEC asset freeze request. The SEC complaint alleges Camarco, over the past 13 years, systematically stolen money from her client’s investment accounts. The SEC alleges that Sonya…
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New Jersey Broker Richard Grant Cody May Be Facing Serious Penalties
The Spring Lake broker has been involved in numerous customer disputes and could receive sanctions from both FINRA and the SEC Richard Grant Cody has been a broker for 18 years, during which time 16 customer disputes have been levied against him. As a result of the most recent claims,…
FINRA Hands Down Fine and Suspension to John Patrick Wheeler
The Clearwater, FL broker reportedly failed to disclose his Power of Attorney over an elderly customer For a decade, John Patrick Wheeler reportedly acted as Power of Attorney for an elderly client. In that time, he is reported to have received over $7,000 for his services, obtained via checks he…
Elder Fraud Allegations End 16-year Career of James Robert Schaedler, Jr.
Former Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC broker is barred by FINRA Following a 16-year career in the financial advisory and securities industry, former Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC broker James Schaedler, Jr has now been barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) from acting as a broker or otherwise…
Federal Employee Benefit Counselors Targeted Federal Government Employee Retirement Plan Participants With Variable Annuities Scheme.
Silver Law Group and The Law Firm of David Chase are reviewing potential claims of fraudulent inducement of federal employees into purchasing high fee paying variable annuity products by LPL Financial LLC (CRD#6413) affiliated brokers Brandon Long (CRD# 5975459) , Christopher S Laws (CRD#4479529) , Johnathan Dax Cooke (CRD#5365691) and…
Complaint Filed against Morgan Stanley based on Puerto Rico Municipal Bonds
Silver Law Group has filed a complaint on behalf of a family group of investors against Morgan Stanley (CRD# 149777) and financial advisor Angel E. Aquino-Velez (CRD# 2687333) for unsuitable recommendations and concentration of client accounts in Puerto Rico municipal bonds. The allegations against Morgan Stanley and Aquino include unsuitable…
Ethical Financial Advisors Can Help Clients Avoid or Spot Fraud, Says the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA)
Some estimates suggest American seniors lose nearly $40 billion a year due to elder financial fraud According to a 2015 report from the retirement planning site True Link, American senior citizens lose an estimated $35.6 billion each year from investment scams and other fraudulent financial schemes. Despite the role that…
FINRA Suspends Registered Individuals in June 2017 for Violations of FINRA Rules
According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for June 2017, 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 Devin Barkley…
In June 2017, FINRA Suspends Registered Individuals for Failing to Comply with FINRA Rules
According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for June 2017, 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 Kimberly Aylesworth Morgan Stanley Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. Roger…
FINRA Bars Registered Individuals in June 2017 for Failing to Comply with FINRA Rules
According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for June 2017, 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 Miguel Angel…