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Some of National Securities Corporation’s FINRA-Reported Brokers on silverlaw.comThese four brokers have been accused of numerous infractions

National Securities Corporation has been operating for decades and has offices and brokers all over the U.S. Unfortunately, however, a significant percentage of their brokers have been involved in numerous customer complaints. Here are just a few examples of how National Securities employees have allegedly violated FINRA rules:

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Ramon Arturo Herrera (CRD #6021170) is a former registered broker and investment advisor, barred by FINRA. His last registered employer was Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC (CRD #19616) of Union City, NJ.

A customer dispute was filed by a client’s POA on 01/13/2018. The POA alleged that from 04/17/2018 through 11/17/2018, one of two financial advisors assigned to her conducted excess trading and made and an unauthorized withdrawal of $75,010 from her personal savings account. The FA in question was not named in the complaint. The case was settled for $105,000.

The next customer dispute was filed on 04/04/2018, alleging that Herrera withdrew funds from multiple client accounts without their permission. That case is pending, and the requested damages total $20,000.

Abern-Barred-by-FINRA-for-Failing-to-Cooperate-200x300James Travis Flynn (CRD #3082615) is a former registered broker and investment advisor who has been suspended by FINRA after he failed to respond to a request for information. Flynn’s suspension is effective 6/25/2018, and unless he complies with the requests for information, he will be automatically barred on 9/4/2018. He is prohibited from associating with any FINRA member in any capacity.

Flynn was last registered with IFS Securities (CRD #40375) of Greenville, SC, until 2/20/2018. There are 18 disclosures of varying types in his record, including judgments, a bankruptcy, and two employment discharges. The first, from IFS Securities, came after allegations of “trading ahead of authorization.” The second, on 2/10/2017, was by Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., (CRD#:2882) after allegations that Flynn “provided misleading information to the Firm during a complaint investigation.”

Although Flynn is barred from association with any FINRA company, he is still under FINRA’s jurisdiction, and FINRA can still conduct arbitration.

South-Florida-Broker-Brian-Michael-Berger-Permanently-Barred-by-FINRA-1024x683-300x200Bradley Joseph Tennison (CRD #1561988) is a former registered broker and investment advisor who has recently been barred by FINRA. He was last registered with Genos Wealth Management of Mesa, AZ. He was previously employed with Oberlin Financial Corp. (CRD #103717) of Bryan, OH, First Allied Securities, Inc. (CRD #32444) of San Diego, CA, and D.E. Frey & Company, Inc. (CRD #23595) of Denver, CO. No current employment information is available. He has been in the industry since 1989.

Tennison has six disclosures, three of which are related to a client dispute that is currently pending. On 4/24/2018, a former firm client contacted Genos Wealth with a written complaint requesting assistance with a $300,000 investment Tennison recommended, called “The Joseph Project.” The letter alleges no statements were ever issued, and she was unsuccessful in getting her capital back or any of the promised returns. The client was told by Tennison that it was a 12 month “investment” with a 5% enhancement. She wired the $300K from her bank directly to where Tennison instructed her.

Upon examination, it was discovered that this “investment opportunity” was not something recommended or offered by the firm, and there were no records available. Tennison was “minimally responsive” to the firm’s request for information.  On 4/25/2018, Genos Wealth discharged Tennison after he admitted that the former client’s money was wired to a third party that wasn’t investment related.

Senior Citizens in Florida Reportedly Scammed into Investing in Fake Fish Farm on silverlaw.comSeveral older investors reportedly fell victim to the scam, including a former police officer

From 2013 to 2014, several senior citizens living in South Florida invested over $400,000 in Blue Ocean Farm, a fish farm company. Three purported financial professionals reportedly solicited funds for the farm – Rebecca Gonzalez and Matthew Braun of Boca Raton and Michael Creamer of St. Petersburg. There was just one problem: the Florida Department of Law Enforcement says that the company was completely bogus.

The scheme was allegedly spearheaded by Gonzalez, and now she, Braun, and Creamer are facing several charges, including fraud, selling unregistered securities, and the sale of securities by an unregistered person. The trio reportedly targeted six older investors, all of which handed over thousands of dollars.

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for August 2018, 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
  Lindsey Brown
  Michael Dalton   Charles Schwab & Co., Inc
  William Downing   Coastal Equities, Inc.
  J.W. Cole Financial, Inc.
  James Flynn   IFS Securities
  VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc
  Keven Gayle   NY Life Securities LLC
  Lloyd Johnston   Capital Financial Services, Inc
  Legacy Financial Services, Inc
  John Kurzhal   UBS Financial Services Inc
  Beatriz Lira   State Farm VP Management Corp
  Beatriz Lira Insurance Company
  Cristhelle Medina   J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
  Bradley Pace   LPL Financial LLC
  A.J. Pace & Co, Inc.
  Ivan Reyes   Alexander Capital, L.P.
  Craft Capital Management LLC
  David Rodgers   Allstate Financial Services, LLC
  Rodgers Capital Management
  Michael Sekusky
  Jimmy Tran   J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
  Anthony Valois   PHX Financial, Inc
  Meyers Associates, L.P.
  James Ward   Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC

Silver Law Group represents investors in securities and investment fraud cases through FINRA arbitration or court.  Our lawyers are admitted to practice in New York and Florida and represent investors nationwide in securities arbitration to help recover investment losses due to stockbroker misconduct.  If you have any questions about how your account has been handled, call to speak with an experienced securities attorney. Most cases handled on a contingent fee basis meaning that you do not pay legal fees unless we are successful.

 

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for August 2018, 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

  Thomas Bennett   Bancwest Investment Services, Inc
  U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc
  Eddy Blizzard   Suntrust Investment Services, Inc.
  M & T Securities, Inc
  Vincent Canzoneri   Sigma Financial Corporation
  Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc
  Barry Connell   Morgan Stanley
  UBS Financial Services Inc
  Charles Cox   Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
  Chase investment Services Corp
  Shane Dawkins   Westpark Capital
  Joseph Stone Capital LLC
  Mark Flanagan   Citigroup Global Markets Inc
  Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
  Donald Gambony III   Invest Financial Corporation
  MetLife Securities Inc.
  Scott Hartman    Morgan Stanley
  Sanford C. Bernstein & Co, LLC
  Evelyn Hernandez   Morgan Stanley
  J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  Alexander Kibrik   Garden State Securities, Inc
  Radnor Research & Trading Company LLC
  James Polese   Morgan Stanley
  UBS Financial Services Inc
  Leslie Slaughter   Waddell & Reed
  TD Ameritrade, Inc
  Kenneth Tyrrell   Cary Street Partners
  UBS Financial Services Inc

Silver Law Group represents investors in securities and investment fraud cases through FINRA arbitration or court.  Our lawyers are admitted to practice in New York and Florida and represent investors nationwide in securities arbitration to help recover investment losses due to stockbroker misconduct.  If you have any questions about how your account has been handled, call to speak with an experienced securities attorney. Most cases handled on a contingent fee basis meaning that you do not pay legal fees unless we are successful.

Our lawyers have extensive experience collecting FINRA arbitration awards, prevailing on Motions to Vacate FINRA arbitration awards and using various collection efforts to enforce FINRA awards after they are received.

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for August 2018, 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

  Gregory Connell
  Ashley Evans
  Valbona Keja-Dasilva   Suntrust Investment Services, Inc
  CCO Investment Services Corp
  Keesang Kim   MML Investors Services, LLC
  Pruco Securities, LLC
  Cynthia Moore   Huntington Investment Company
  Joshua Stephens-Anselm   J.P. Morgan Securities
  J. P. Morgan Chase Bank
  John Stoddard   Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  Investools
  David Wells
  Yuhong Zhou   Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc
  World Financial Group, Inc

FINRA makes this information available, in part, to inform investors about potential red flags or problems with certain stockbrokers.  If you invested with anyone in this report and have questions about your legal rights, our attorneys will talk with you at no cost to explain your legal rights and about how we can help recover your investment losses through securities arbitration or litigation.

Silver Law Group represents investors in securities and investment fraud cases through FINRA arbitration or court.  Our lawyers are admitted to practice in New York and Florida and represent investors nationwide in securities arbitration to help recover investment losses due to stockbroker misconduct.  If you have any questions about how your account has been handled, call to speak with an experienced securities attorney. Most cases handled on a contingent fee basis meaning that you do not pay legal fees unless we are successful.

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for July 2018, 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

  Anthony Carpenter   UBS Financial Services Inc
  A.G. Edwards  & Sons, Inc
  James Benjamin Fellus   Spencer-Winston Securities Corp
  White, Weld & Co. Securities, LLC
  Robert Lee Maupin   Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  Cuso Financial Services, L.P.
  Gary Lee Wright   Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC
  Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services, Inc

Silver Law Group represents investors in securities and investment fraud cases through FINRA arbitration or court.  Our lawyers are admitted to practice in New York and Florida and represent investors nationwide in securities arbitration to help recover investment losses due to stockbroker misconduct.  If you have any questions about how your account has been handled, call to speak with an experienced securities attorney. Most cases handled on a contingent fee basis meaning that you do not pay legal fees unless we are successful.

Our lawyers have extensive experience collecting FINRA arbitration awards, prevailing on Motions to Vacate FINRA arbitration awards and using various collection efforts to enforce FINRA awards after they are received.

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for July 2018, 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

  Fernando Enrique Acosta
  Paul Anthony Bustamante   Empire Asset Management Company
  Bishop, Rosen & Co, Inc
 Janna L. Carruth-Vogler
  Xavier Dwight Clinton   J.P.  Morgan Securities LLC
  Massachusetts Mutual Life Ins Co
  Thomas Matthew Dunlap   AXA Advisors LLC
  Saima Ashraf Durrani   J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  Chase Investment Services Corp
   Joshua David Ellis   LPL Financial LLC
  BCG Securities, Inc
   James Benjamin Farris   Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc
  UBS Financial Services Inc
  Samuel LaWayne Haddix   Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc
  IDS Life Insurance Company
  Mark Anthony Hernandez   UBS Financial Services Inc
  Morgan Stanley
  Christopher Lee Hibbard   Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc
  Abed William Lulu   Worden Capital Management LLC
  Rockwell Global Capital LLC
  Michael Ray Matos   J.P.  Morgan Securities LLC
  Michael Patrick Nanto   J.P.  Morgan Securities LLC
  Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc.
  Albert John Papada   Horace Mann Investors, Inc
  Zachary T. Rawson   Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc
  Bank of America, NA
  Anteneh A. Roberts   Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc
  PNC Investments
  Jeanette Maria Sanchez

FINRA makes this information available, in part, to inform investors about potential red flags or problems with certain stockbrokers.  If you invested with anyone in this report and have questions about your legal rights, our attorneys will talk with you at no cost to explain your legal rights and about how we can help recover your investment losses through securities arbitration or litigation.

Silver Law Group represents investors in securities and investment fraud cases through FINRA arbitration or court.  Our lawyers are admitted to practice in New York and Florida and represent investors nationwide in securities arbitration to help recover investment losses due to stockbroker misconduct.  If you have any questions about how your account has been handled, call to speak with an experienced securities attorney. Most cases handled on a contingent fee basis meaning that you do not pay legal fees unless we are successful.

 

 

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