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FINRA Bans Charles Bloom

Charles Lewis Bloom (CRD #4144108) is a former registered broker last employed by Chelsea Financial Services (CRD #47770) of Royal Palm Beach, FL. His previous employers include International Assets Advisory, LLC (CRD #10645) and IAA Financial LLC (CRD #6578) of West Palm Beach, FL, and U.S. Brokerage, Inc. (CRD #39307)…

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Broker Ralph Byer Of Merrill Lynch Has Seven Disclosures

Ralph Michael Byer (CRD #1038411) is a registered broker and investment advisor currently employed with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (CRD #7691) of Plantation, Florida, where he has been since 1982. Byer has a total of seven disclosures, all of them customer disputes. The most recent was filed…

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Douglas Leone of Salomon Whitney LLC

Douglas Leone (CRD #2453784) has been employed with Salomon Whitney Financial since March 2013.  Previous employment includes Newport Coast Securities, Inc. from October 2008 to March 2013 and Basic Investors Inc. from August 2005 to October 2008. Leone was barred from association with any FINRA member in all capacities. The…

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Broker John Cione Subject of $600K Customer Dispute

John Michael Cione (CRD #1742561) is a registered broker and investment advisor currently employed with Independent Financial Group (CRD #7717) of San Diego, CA. His previous employers include Sentra Securities Corporation (CRD #10249) and Spelman & Co., Inc. (CRD #10232) both of Phoenix, AZ and Foresters Equity Services, Inc. (CRD…

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Silver Law Group is Investigating Claims Against Wells Fargo Broker Carlos Mejia for Unsuitable Trading Activity

Carlos Mejia CRD#5011069 Silver Law Group is investigating Former Albany, New York-based Purshe Kaplan Sterling broker Carlos Mejia after he settled a customer complaint alleging unsuitable investment recommendations. According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck report on Mejia, a complaint was received in February of 2016 alleging that Mejia provided unsuitable investment recommendations…

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Silver Law Group is Investigating Claims Against Florida-Based Merrill Lynch Broker James Lowther for Unsuitable Investments And Misrepresentation

James B. Lowther CRD#5854504 Silver Law Group is investigating Sarasota, Florida-based Merrill Lynch broker James B. Lowther following a customer complaint alleging unsuitable investment recommendations and misrepresenting an investment opportunity. According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck report on Lowther, a complaint was received in July of 2017 alleging that Lowther had provided…

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Alabama-based Principal Securities Broker Bettye Hay Under Investigation For Unsuitable Investment Recommendations and Misrepresenting an Investment Opportunity

Bettye C. Hays CRD#1307813 Silver Law Group is investigating former Mobile, Alabama-based Principal Securities broker Bettye Hays following a customer complaint alleging unsuitable investment recommendations and misrepresenting an investment opportunity. According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck report on Hays, multiple complaints were received in July of 2017 alleging that Hays had provided…

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Michigan-based IMS Securities Broker Beth Debouvre Under Investigation For Unsuitable Investment Recommendations and Breach of Fiduciary Duty

Beth A. Debouvre CRD#3176483 Silver Law Group is investigating former Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan-based  IMS Securities broker Beth Debouvre after multiple customer allegations of breach of fiduciary duty and unsuitable investment recommendations were received by FINRA. According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck report on Debouvre, a complaint was filed in September of…

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Silver Law Group is Investigating Claims Against Florida-Based LPL Financial Broker Melvin Case for Unsuitable Investments, Churning And Exploitation of an Aged Adult

Melvin Case CRD#2393464 Silver Law Group is investigating Jacksonville, Florida-based LPL Financial broker Melvin Case following multiple customer complaints alleging unsuitable investment recommendations, churning, and misrepresentation. Case is not currently employed by any FINRA registered brokerage. He was previously employed by firm LPL at their Jacksonville, FL office, where he…

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Silver Law Group is Investigating Claims Against Oppenheimer & Co Broker David Krumrey for Unsuitable Trading Activity

David W Krumrey CRD#4121845 Silver Law Group is investigating The Woodlands, Texas-based Oppenheimer & Co broker David Krumrey following a customer complaint alleging unauthorized trading, According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck report on Krumrey, a complaint was received in October of 2017 alleging that Krumrey had engaged in unsuitable trading relating to…

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