Securities Arbitration Lawyers BlogRobert N. Tricarico, Formerly of LPL Financial, Under Investigation After He Pled Guilty Misappropriating $1.2 Million from an Elderly Client
Silver Law Group is investigating former LPL Financial LLC (CRD# 6413) broker Robert N. Tricarico (CRD# 1500863) after he pled guilty to one count of wire fraud against an elderly investor in a federal court in Connecticut.
According to Tricarico’s FINRA BrokerCheck, Tricarico pled guilty in June 2016 in a Hartford, Connecticut federal court to one count of wire fraud related to his misappropriation of more than $1.2 million from an elderly client.
According to court documents and statements made in court, from January 2010 to June 2013, Tricarico served as the financial advisor for an elderly investor who had significant assets. Tricarico misappropriated more than $1.1 million from the senior by writing numerous checks to himself or for his benefit without the victim’s authorization. Additionally, Tricarico liquidated the senior’s coin collection and cashed checks for himself that were made payable to the senior.