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According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for April 2023, 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. However, these individuals remain bound by the securities arbitration agreement to arbitrate any disputes between themselves and their former customers:

NAME FORMER EMPLOYERS
  Austin Kiick   Equitable Advisors, LLC
  Isaac LaFond   Patrick Capital Markets, LLC
  IFP Securities, LLC
  Steve Moise   Joseph Stone Capital, LLC
  Spartan Capital Securities, LLC
  David Morris   Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated
  UBS Financial Sevices Inc.

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According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for March 2023, 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. However, these individuals remain bound by the securities arbitration agreement to arbitrate any disputes between themselves and their former customers:

NAME FORMER EMPLOYERS
  Chrisopher Arnold   USCA Securities LLC
  Salient Capital L.P.
  Blaine Hamlett   Equitable Advisors, LLC
  Adrian London   J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  E*Trade Securities LLC
  Yvonne Nguyen   NYLife Securities LLC
  Robert Rich   Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network, LLC
  Wachovia Securities, LLC
  Alexandra Smith   J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  Kenneth Wade   Cetera Advisor Networks LLC
  PFS Investments Inc.
  Khalil Watts   J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  Willliam Williford   Morgan Stanley

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According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for March 2023, 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
  John Carroll   Vanderbilt Securities, LLC
  National Securities Corporation
  Jamie Worden   Worden Capital Management LLC
  Salomon Whitney LLC

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According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for March 2023, 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
  Kenwyn Belkot   LPL Financial LLC
  FSC Securities Corporation
  Robert Calamunci Sr.   Xnergy Financial LLC
  NPPEX, LLC
  Sevag Haddadian   Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC
  Morgan Stanley
  Stefanie Hurkala   Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC
  First Investors Corporation
  Pamelia Owensby   UBS Financial Services Inc.
  Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
  Ikenna Ubaka

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Surage Perera (Surage Roshan Perera CRD# 4716321) is a broker who was last registered with Aegis Capital Corp. (CRD#:15007) of Melville, NY. His previous employers included Maxim Group LLC (CRD# 120708) and Stockkings Capital LLC (CRD# 164445) of New York, NY, and Caldwell International Securities (CRD#:104323) of Nassau. Of his thirteen previous employers, seven have been expelled by FINRA. He has been in the industry since 2004. After his employment with Aegis, Perera founded Janues Capital Management in Bellerose, Queens. He was also the executive director. In March of 2023, the SEC obtained a restraining order against Perera, and successfully requested that the court freeze his assets. Perera was also recently arrested in Queens with charges from both the SEC and the US Department of Justice, who charged him with wire fraud, money laundering and investment adviser fraud. There were 16 counts in the indictment, which also included securities fraud. Following his arrest, he went before federal court in Central Islip, Long Island. Surage Perera (Surage Roshan Perera CRD# 4716321) is a broker who was last registered with Aegis Capital Corp. (CRD#:15007) of Melville, NY. His previous employers included Maxim Group LLC (CRD# 120708) and Stockkings Capital LLC (CRD# 164445) of New York, NY, and Caldwell International Securities (CRD#:104323) of Nassau. Of his thirteen previous employers, seven have been expelled by FINRA. He has been in the industry since 2004. Continue reading ›

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What do you do if you’re a citizen of a foreign country and a broker in the US sold you securities that weren’t the solid investment they claimed? The securities law attorneys at Silver Law Group are preparing to act against those brokers and broker-dealers who were involved. These individuals sold investments in the Bermuda-based Northstar Financial Services Bermuda to foreign investors who wanted a US based investment to protect their assets. Investors in Latin America, Japan, China, and Taiwan who invested in Northstar discovered that the solid vehicle they bought into was anything but. Northstar was not available to US or Bermuda-based investors. Brokers who represented the Northstar investment as safe, secure, and that would guarantee their principal. The company was ordered into bankruptcy in Bermuda in 2020, and is now in bankruptcy litigation. With just $8 million in assets, the company has a deficit and debts totaling $260 million.What do you do if you’re a citizen of a foreign country and a broker in the US sold you securities that weren’t the solid investment they claimed?

The securities law attorneys at Silver Law Group are preparing to act against those brokers and broker-dealers who were involved. These individuals sold investments in the Bermuda-based Northstar Financial Services Bermuda to foreign investors who wanted a US based investment to protect their assets. Investors in Latin America, Japan, China, and Taiwan who invested in Northstar discovered that the solid vehicle they bought into was anything but. Northstar was not available to US or Bermuda-based investors. Continue reading ›

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Investors are interested in safe investments that can protect their assets and help them grow. Many investors outside of the US were directed to a Bermuda-based company called Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda). Frequently sold by US-based brokers, their products offered alleged high commissions with additional incentives to brokers and broker-dealers overshadowed the best interest of the customers. Many of the investors were foreign nationals who lost their life savings. Unfortunately, the company and its owners are embroiled in a complicated chronicle that has led to criminal charges for the two people involved that cost investors billions. The company is now in liquidation. Investors are interested in safe investments that can protect their assets and help them grow. Many investors outside of the US were directed to a Bermuda-based company called Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda).

Frequently sold by US-based brokers, their products offered alleged high commissions with additional incentives to brokers and broker-dealers overshadowed the best interest of the customers. Many of the investors were foreign nationals who lost their life savings. Continue reading ›

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Christopher Eriksson (Christopher Thomas Eriksson CRD# 2487298) is a previously registered broker and investment advisor whose last known employment was with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (CRD#:7691) in Wayzata, Minnesota. His previous employers were Wachovia Securities, LLC, (CRD#:19616) of St. Louis MO, and Prudential Securities Incorporated (CRD#:7471) of New York, NY. He has been in the industry since 1994. Merrill Lynch discharged Eriksson on 10/20/2020 for ”Conduct involving outside business activities including entering into a financial arrangement with a client without the Firm's knowledge or approval.”Christopher Eriksson (Christopher Thomas Eriksson CRD# 2487298) is a previously registered broker and investment advisor whose last known employment was with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (CRD#:7691) in Wayzata, Minnesota. His previous employers were Wachovia Securities, LLC, (CRD#:19616) of St. Louis MO, and Prudential Securities Incorporated (CRD#:7471) of New York, NY. He has been in the industry since 1994. Continue reading ›

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Christopher Polinaire (Christopher Edward Polinaire CRD# 4330879) is a previously-registered broker whose last employer was Network 1 Financial Securities Inc. (CRD#:13577) of Hauppage, NY. His prior employers include Arive Capital Markets (CRD#:8060) of Ronkonkoma, NY, First Standard Financial Company, LLC (CRD#:168340) of Garden City, NY, and Rockwell Global Capital LLC (CRD#:142485) of Melville, NY. He has been in the industry since 2004. Following a 2020 cause exam by FINRA of Arive Capital Markets, it was found that Polinaire “excessively and unsuitably” traded in three customer accounts. These customers were senior investors, all over the age of 65.Christopher Polinaire (Christopher Edward Polinaire CRD# 4330879) is a previously-registered broker whose last employer was Network 1 Financial Securities Inc. (CRD#:13577) of Hauppage, NY. His prior employers include Arive Capital Markets (CRD#:8060) of Ronkonkoma, NY, First Standard Financial Company, LLC (CRD#:168340) of Garden City, NY, and Rockwell Global Capital LLC (CRD#:142485) of Melville, NY. He has been in the industry since 2004. Continue reading ›

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