{"id":6275,"date":"2018-07-31T14:35:52","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T18:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/?p=6275"},"modified":"2018-07-31T14:35:52","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T18:35:52","slug":"sec-charges-former-broker-steven-pagartanis-for-banned-by-finra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/sec-charges-former-broker-steven-pagartanis-for-banned-by-finra\/","title":{"rendered":"SEC Charges Former Broker Steven Pagartanis For – Banned by FINRA"},"content":{"rendered":"

The SEC has filed criminal charges against former broker Steven Pagartanis (CRD #1958879). These charges involve defrauding his long-time customers into investing in his own company, a security that was not sold by his firm. He promised his customers that the funds would give them guarantee interest payments. Pagartanis was, in reality, using the money for personal expenses and making \u201cinterest payments\u201d out of that account. He created fictitious account statements for his customers to show \u201cownership.\u201d When he stopped making the payments and complaints were filed, it became clear that he was not operating ethically.<\/p>\n

\"Frederick-Monroe-16-year-Financial-Advisor-Permanently-Barred-by-FINRA-300x200\"In addition to SEC charges, he has also been barred by FINRA from acting as a broker or other registered agent after his customers complained about these unapproved investments. Pagartanis\u2019 last employer of record was Lombard Securities Incorporated (CRD #27954) in Seatauket, NY, where he worked from 09\/07\/2017 through 03\/17\/2018.<\/p>\n

Pagartanis was a broker for 28 years. His previous employers include:<\/p>\n

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The SEC has filed criminal charges against former broker Steven Pagartanis (CRD #1958879). These charges involve defrauding his long-time customers into investing in his own company, a security that was not sold by his firm. He promised his customers that the funds would give them guarantee interest payments. 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