{"id":2880,"date":"2015-11-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silverlaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/finra-files-complaint-against-advisor-valentino-infante\/"},"modified":"2018-10-08T12:40:30","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T16:40:30","slug":"finra-files-complaint-against-advisor-valentino-infante","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/finra-files-complaint-against-advisor-valentino-infante\/","title":{"rendered":"FINRA Files Complaint Against Advisor Valentino Infante"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/FINRA-Files-Complaint-Against-Advisor-Valentino-Infante.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/FINRA-Files-Complaint-Against-Advisor-Valentino-Infante.jpg 1379w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/FINRA-Files-Complaint-Against-Advisor-Valentino-Infante-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/FINRA-Files-Complaint-Against-Advisor-Valentino-Infante-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/FINRA-Files-Complaint-Against-Advisor-Valentino-Infante-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"FINRA Files Complaint Against Advisor Valentino Infante on silverlaw.com\" width=\"639\" height=\"426\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Broker failed to disclose outside business practices and refused to provide testimony after a FINRA request<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In July of 2015, FINRA\u2019s Department of Enforcement filed a complaint against Florida-based financial advisor Valentino Infante and barred him from associating with any FINRA member firm. According to the allegations, they found that the broker refused to cooperate with request for testimony in connection with this investigation, and that he provided misleading and false information to a FINRA member firm such as failing to disclose his outside business practices to his employer, Wells Fargo, as well as engaging in selling away in violation of firm policies. Brokers have a responsibility to disclose certain information about their activities to a licensed firm they work with and to cooperate with any FINRA investigations, if necessary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the complaint, Infante solicited one client to provide funding for a limited liability company known as IMonsters Machinery. The purpose of this company was to buy and resell tractors. Infante was the sole proprietor of this business, but he did not make this clear to the investor and he did not share this with his employing firm, Wells Fargo.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/finra-files-complaint-against-advisor-valentino-infante\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading FINRA Files Complaint Against Advisor Valentino Infante\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Broker failed to disclose outside business practices and refused to provide testimony after a FINRA request In July of 2015, FINRA\u2019s Department of Enforcement filed a complaint against Florida-based financial advisor Valentino Infante and barred him from associating with any FINRA member firm. 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