Did you lose investment money with Joshua Gladtke?

This New York broker is permanently barred from the securities industry.

In November 2015, New York broker Joshua Gladtke consented to the sanction and entry of findings in a FINRA investigation. As a result, Gladtke is now permanently barred from the securities industry.

With 13 years in the securities industry, spent primarily with companies named with different versions of “Arjent” in their title and corporate filing, Gladtke’s record with FINRA began it’s decline in May 2015 when he was criminally charged with a felony in the New York State Supreme Court. According to BrokerCheck, the indictment included Gladtke and other defendants charged with a “number of criminal offenses related to a private placement offer of Pangaea Trading Partners, LLC conducted between 2010 and 2012.”

While the criminal charges surrounding questionable investment-related activities do not specify the product type, they include private placement offerings for Pangaea Trading Partners, LLC, of which Gladtke was Vice President.

Civil allegations filed by the SEC during the same timeframe include the following:

“The firm and its UK-based affiliate were approaching insolvency, Chairman and CE attempted to keep the firms afloat and maintain his extravagant lifestyle by selling shares in a holding company. The CEO along with the firm’s managing director and co-owner Joshua B. Gladtke allegedly misrepresented to investors the value of the holding company’s assets and how their money would be used – transferring the first $2.3 million raised in the offering directly to his own bank accounts and using it for his own personal benefit. The CEO also allegedly transferred investor funds to Gladtke, and sought to cover up their fraud by making misrepresentations to SEC examiners.”

As a result, Gladtke is no longer permitted to practice in the securities industry.

If you or someone you know suffered financial loss through investing with Joshua Gladtke or any other financial advisor, the team of attorneys at Silver Law Group is ready to help you understand your rights and potentially recover your financial losses.