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Steven Graham (CRD 1977736) denies the allegations in a pending customer claim filed on August 11, 2026. The disclosure names Western International Securities as the firm, and the claim involves corporate bonds. No arbitrator has ruled on it. His BrokerCheck report also lists a settled bond dispute and a federal court matter from earlier years.

A claim filed on September 11, 2024 names Thomas Hamlin (CRD 2208505) over a 10% Senior Unsecured Note in iCap Fund III. Every disclosure on his BrokerCheck report involves an iCap private placement and names Somerset Securities as the firm. Each one settled, and a settlement is not an admission of wrongdoing.

Peter Po's most recent settlement came on June 28, 2026, when a corporate bond claim settled for $40,000. Po (CRD 3106974) appears in several settled customer disputes over corporate and high-yield bonds. The disclosures name NI Advisors or California Securities as the firm, and each matter ended in a settlement, not a finding.

Realized Financial customer claims over real estate investments name Jacob Adams (CRD 4975889) in pending FINRA arbitrations. The claims are unproven allegations, and no arbitrator has ruled on them. Adams responded to each in a statement on BrokerCheck.

An Osaic Wealth customer arbitration filed on September 9, 2026 names Mark Snyder (CRD 1003418). No arbitrator has ruled on it, and its allegations remain unproven. BrokerCheck also lists an earlier estate dispute at Royal Alliance Associates, which settled in 2021.

Settled customer disputes over non-traded REITs fill much of Roberto Leslie's BrokerCheck report. Leslie (CRD 2755940) appears in disputes that name Essex National Securities and Infinex Investments. One, at Infinex, involved an annuity rather than real estate.

In June 2024, a customer claim naming Amir Navab (CRD 2437020) settled at Great Gable Wealth Management for $180,000. His BrokerCheck report also shows settled disputes at UBS Financial Services, starting in 2004.

Centaurus Financial appears as the firm on a pending customer arbitration against Brett Ewing (CRD 2904608). The customer filed it on September 14, 2026. According to BrokerCheck, the customer alleges that Ewing recommended unsuitable, illiquid investments from February 2016 through February 2019. Ewing denies the allegations, and no arbitrator has ruled.

FINRA found that Eric Kleiner (CRD 4135180) refused to provide documents and information it requested during an investigation. Without admitting or denying the findings, Kleiner consented to the sanction and to the entry of findings.