FREDERICK HOLLOWAY Barred For Unsuitable Recommendations The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) issued Decision #: 201605002401 on April 11, 2019, barring securities representative and owner of Holloway & Associates Inc., Frederick David Holloway, (CRD#: 248814, Easton, Maryland) from the securities industry for making unsuitable annuity recommendations to investors and hiding information from FINRA when it […]

FINRA Bars Craig Scott Broker Edward Beyn For Excessive Trading, Churning Edward Beyn (CRD#: 5406273, Syosset, New York) is an ex Craig Scott Capital securities broker who FINRA barred from the securities industry. Specifically, on January 29, 2019, National Adjudicatory Council (“NAC”) issued a Decision in Matter #2015044823501, affirming a July 31, 2017 Extended Hearing […]

Former Morgan Stanley Broker, STEWART CLINTON MALLOY, Barred by FINRA Soreide Law Group, based in Florida, obtained the following information from FINRA’s website listed under, “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions,” March 2019: STEWART CLINTON MALLOY (CRD #1029931, The Villages, Florida) According to FINRA, an Office of Hearing Officers (OHO) decision became final in which STEWART […]

FINRA Bars MICHAEL CASTILLERO After Unauthorized Trading Allegations Surface Michael Alejandro Castillero (CRD#: 4583917, New York, New York) is an ex Alexander Capital, L.P. securities broker who the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) barred for refusing to cooperate while under investigation. Specifically, Castillero submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (“AWC”) #: 2018058649501 on […]

INVESTOR ALERT: FINRA Bars Foresters Equity Services Broker Michael Rappa For Selling Away The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) barred Foresters Equity Services securities representative Michael Rappa (CRD#: 4799159, San Diego, CA) for selling away. Notably, Mr. Rappa, who worked for Foresters Equity Services from 2010 to 2017 – submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver […]

ATTENTION INVESTORS: Losses from Capital Financial Services Broker Steven Knuttila? Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) barred Capital Financial Services Inc. broker Steven Roland Knuttila (CRD#: 3039112, Perham, Minnesota) from the securities industry for making bad recommendations to customers. Notably, Mr. Knuttila, who was employed with Capital Financial Services, Inc. between June 4, 2012 and December […]

FINRA Banishes Merrill Lynch’s Christopher Hellman For Stonewalling Investigation The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) barred Merrill Lynch securities broker Christopher Charles Hellman (CRD#: 6584084, Boca Raton, Florida) for failing to provide information to FINRA during its investigation of Hellman’s possible private securities transactions and outside business activities. Evidently, Mr. Hellmann submitted a Letter of […]

Merrill Lynch’s Thomas Buck Is Going To Jail For Defrauding Investors Thomas Joseph Buck (CRD#: 1024868, Indianapolis, Indiana), the general securities representative of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“Merrill Lynch”), will go to prison for forty months for committing securities fraud. Supposedly, Buck charged $2,000,000.00 in excessive commissions to customers holding commission-based trading […]

FINRA Bars Morgan Stanley’s Stewart Malloy For Failure To Testify In Investigation Stewart Clinton Malloy (CRD#: 1029931, Riverhead, New York) is a now-terminated Morgan Stanley broker who the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) barred on January 19, 2019 for his failure to attend an on-the-record interview during an investigation into his trading practices. Evidently, FINRA’s […]