Ernesto Chavez (CRD: 4315877) faces a new pending claim on BrokerCheck over an investment made in 2018. The customer alleges $180,000 in damages, and no arbitrator has ruled on the claim.
The following summation of information was obtained by Soreide Law Group on FINRA's Website under "Disciplinary and Other Actions, November 2014."
Mark Foster (CRD #719105, Pasadena, California)
was barred by FINRA for failure to respond to FINRA's requests for information and documents and failure to appear before FINRA and provide on-the-record testimony.
The requests from FINRA stemmed from allegations that Mark Foster may have misappropriated more than $2 million in client funds.
(FINRA Case #2014039867601)
FINRA has permanently barred Mark Foster from acting as a broker or otherwise associating with firms that sell securities to the public.
Mark Foster was previously registered with the following securities firm(s):
12/2006 - 05/2012 STERN FISHER EDWARDS INC (CRD# 7548) - LOS ANGELES, CA
11/1984 - 12/2006 THE SEIDLER COMPANIES INCORPORATED (CRD# 3911) - LOS ANGELES, CA
11/1980 - 12/1984 BATEMAN EICHLER, HILL RICHARDS, INCORPORATED (CRD# 76)
This ends the summation of information from FINRA's website.
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Ernesto Chavez (CRD: 4315877) faces a new pending claim on BrokerCheck over an investment made in 2018. The customer alleges $180,000 in damages, and no arbitrator has ruled on the claim.
William Tunink (CRD: 2738224) settled a customer claim for $299,000 on August 11, 2026, according to his BrokerCheck report. The customer alleged that he obtained loans from the customer, and that some of the money went into an investment.
Tony Barouti (CRD: 3031995) faces a pending $230,400 customer claim, according to his BrokerCheck report. He says the allegations in it are false. His report also lists SEC administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings from August 2025.
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