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According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for October 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   Bender, Charles…

Alberto Sanchez (CRD#: 4577983) is a now-bared broker formerly with SagePoint Financial (CRD#: 133763), MML Investors Services (CRD#: 10409), and Principal Securities (CRD#: 1137), all at Fort Lauderdale branch locations. From 2004-2013, Sanchez worked for Metlife Securities (CRD#: 14251) at their Plantation branch. Silver Law Group represents investors in arbitration…

Silver Law Group has filed FINRA arbitration claims on behalf of clients who have invested with Flynn Wealth Management of Greer, South Carolina. Flynn Wealth Management was owned by now-barred broker James Flynn (CRD# 3082615) and operated under FINRA-registered firm Voya Financial Advisors. As the firm that approved the investments…

Silver Law Group, a nationally-recognized class action law firm representing investors, is investigating Canopy Growth Corporation (CGC), a publicly-traded company involved in the production, distribution, and sale of cannabis in Canada, on behalf of shareholders of the company’s stock. The investigation concerns potential violations of federal securities laws. Canopy Growth…

Silver Law Group has filed another FINRA arbitration claim against SagePoint Financial to recover losses for a client who invested $100,000 in GPB Capital on the advice of her broker. Silver Law Group filed the first arbitration claim against SagePoint Financial to recover GPB investment losses, and continues to file…

James Anderson (CRD# 4803514) is a now-barred broker formerly with Ameritas Investment Corp. (CRD# 14869. Anderson was a registered representative of Ameritas from 2004 to February, 2019, and has worked at their branch offices in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, West Des Moines, Iowa, and Lincoln, Nebraska. Anderson also did business…

On November 12, 2019, Scott Silver of the Silver Law Group and co-counsel filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of Florida against Phillip Timothy Howard (Tim Howard), a Tallahassee, Florida attorney and investment fund manager, based on claims that Howard defrauded an investor of more than a half-million dollars…

On Thursday, November 7, 2019, Scott Silver, managing partner of Silver Law Group, and Jay Berkowitz, CEO and founder of marketing agency Ten Golden Rules, delivered a presentation to members of the South Florida Interactive Marketers Association (SFIMA). About SFIMA Founded in 2004, SFIMA is an all-volunteer organization that promotes…

Silver Law Group, a nationally-recognized class action law firm representing investors, is investigating Lipocine (LPCN), a publicly-traded specialty pharmaceutical company, on behalf of shareholders of the company’s stock. The investigation concerns whether Lipocine gave misleading information to the public and violated federal securities laws. Lipocine Complete Response Letter (CPL) On…

GPB Capital Holdings, the troubled alternative asset management firm that’s being investigated by the FBI, SEC, and others, and is accused of operating like a Ponzi scheme, allegedly has significant ties to the Church of Scientology. Scientology is a system of religious beliefs and practices created by American science fiction…