{"id":2865,"date":"2015-12-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-11T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silverlaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/registered-individuals-barred-by-finra-for-violations-of-finra-rules\/"},"modified":"2018-10-08T12:38:40","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T16:38:40","slug":"registered-individuals-barred-by-finra-for-violations-of-finra-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/registered-individuals-barred-by-finra-for-violations-of-finra-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Registered Individuals Barred by FINRA for Violations of FINRA Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finra.org\/industry\/finra-disciplinary-actions-online\"  target=\"_blank\">FINRA Disciplinary actions<\/a> for October 2015, 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:<\/p>\n<table border=\"x\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>NAME<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FORMER EMPLOYERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"319\">\u00a0 Bennett Scott Broad<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 Oppenheimer &amp; Co. Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 UBS PaineWebber Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"319\">\u00a0 Antonio Costanzo<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 Titus Rockefeller, LLC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 IFS Securities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 Steven Craig Duprey<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"319\">\u00a0 Niaz Elmazi aka Nick Morrisey<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 Global Arena Capital Corp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 HFP Capital Markets LLC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 John A. Gervasi<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 Brookville Capital Partners<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 Paige Strother Hays<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 J.P. Morgan Securities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"319\">\u00a0 Michael Ross Highfill<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &amp; Smith Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 Morgan Stanley &amp; Co Inc<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"319\">\u00a0 Jose Manuel Irizarry<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 UBS Financial Services Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 Santander Securities<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"319\">\u00a0 Keith Joseph Kobziewicz<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 MidAmerica Financial Services, Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 Kovack Securities Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"319\">\u00a0 Robert Mas Laborete<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 TD Ameritrade, Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 Jack White &amp; Company, Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"319\">\u00a0 Scott Lyndon Martin<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 Securities America, Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 Brecek &amp; Young Advisors, Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 Silvia Navarro Vallesillo<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 Marcus Antonio Ortega<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 J.P. Morgan Securities LLC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 Rachael N. Register<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 Matthew J. Semetulskis<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 J.P. Morgan Securities LLC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"319\">\u00a0 Christopher Anthony Sumner<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 SCF Securities, Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 Puplava Securities, Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"319\">\u00a0 Melonie P. Thomas<\/td>\n<td width=\"319\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Silver Law Group<\/a> represents investors in securities and investment fraud cases. Our lawyers are admitted to practice in New York and Florida and represent investors nationwide to help recover investment losses due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/stockbroker-misconduct.html\" target=\"_blank\">stockbroker misconduct<\/a>. 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.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for October 2015, 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 \u00a0 Bennett Scott Broad \u00a0 Oppenheimer &amp; Co. 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