DARIEN E BONNEY Barred by FINRA

Soreide Law Group has been contacted by investors regarding the former Scottsdale, Arizona, broker, DARIEN E BONNEY.

According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck, available to the public on FINRA’s website, DARIEN E BONNEY was barred by FINRA from acting as a broker or otherwise associating with a broker/dealer firm on May 6, 2022.  Bonney was in the securities industry for 16 years and was listed with two firms.  His last firm was MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC of Scottsdale, Arizona. Bonney was listed with MML from April 2, 2007 until January 27, 2022. The allegations listed on his CRD report are as follows regarding his permanent barring, “Respondent Bonney failed to respond to FINRA requests for information.”

There are four “Customer Disputes” listed on DARIEN E BONNEY’s FINRA CRD report.  Of the four disputes listed, two have settled and two are pending.

In July of 2022, a dispute settled for $105,000.00.  The allegations were, “The complainant alleges that in late 2020, the rep solicited the complainant to invest in a private investment in Spyglass Financial Strategies, which was a business owned by the rep, who represented to the complainant that the investment related to oil and involved no risk. It is further alleged that the terms of the promissory note that the rep drafted have not been met, which has resulted in financial losses to the complainant.” 

Another “Customer Dispute” filed against DARIEN E BONNEY settled on September 16, 2022, alleging, “The complainants allege that in 2018, the producer recommended, without a reasonable basis, that they invest in a risky, unregistered investment, leading them to believe that there were no significant risks with it. The complainants have since only received a portion of their investment back despite asking the producer to return it, causing them financial harm.” The settlement amount was $17,000.00.

The two pending complaints were filed against DARIEN E BONNEY in 2023. The complaint that was filed in February of 2023 alleges, “The complainants allege that beginning on or around November 2018, they gave the registered representative money for a down payment on a home, and then subsequently invested in two private securities (MERCO & Spyglass) on or about April 02, 2019, and October 15, 2020, both of which were misrepresented and unsuitable.”

The pending complaint filed in April of 2023 alleges, “The complainants allege that beginning in or around April 2019 through October 2020, they invested in invested in two private securities (MERCO & Spyglass), both of which were misrepresented and unsuitable, and one of the complainants signed a promissory note in Spyglass. Additionally, one of the complainant's gave the registered representative money for a down payment on a home on or around November 2018.”

If you or a loved one have suffered financial losses due to the actions or recommendations of the former -MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC of Scottsdale, Aizona, broker DARIEN E BONNEY, contact Soreide Law Group and speak to an experienced securities lawyer regarding the possible recovery of your investment losses through a FINRA arbitration at:  888-760-6552.

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