A 2010 customer complaint at Eagle Strategies over a 457(b) rollover names Eric Heiting (CRD 3052881). The complaint centered on a retirement plan move and its tax effect, and it ended in a settlement.
A Morgan Stanley client has a pending FINRA arbitration naming Dejan Bucevski (CRD 5702545) over private placement investments. The allegations are unproven, and no arbitrator has ruled.
A private placement is a securities offering sold without SEC registration, usually to wealthier investors who meet set income or asset tests. Issuers hand out an offering memorandum instead of a prospectus. Because no public market exists, investors often hold until the issuer pays out.
Film financing adds its own risk. Returns depend on whether a production gets made, released and sold, and on how revenue flows back to investors. Delays and distribution deals can stall payments for years. These are general features of the product type named in the Dejan Bucevski disclosure.
Brokerage firms vet the products their brokers may offer. A product that passes review goes on an approved list, and the firm supervises its sales. A broker who wants to take part in a private securities deal outside the firm must first give the firm written notice.
When we review a claim like this, we ask the firm for its approved product list and its outside activity records. That review is the general backdrop for allegations like those against Dejan Bucevski.
The client filed the claim on September 3, 2026, under FINRA docket 26-00254, and seeks $580,000. According to BrokerCheck, the claimant alleges several things. Among them, the claim says Dejan Bucevski invested the client "in private motion picture financing investments not approved by the Firm." The alleged activity runs from June 2023 to September 2026.
BrokerCheck reports for Daniel Lee Becraft, Michael John Wagner and Kevin Christopher Forrest list the same case number. The claim is pending.
Claims by investors against brokers and their firms are almost always decided in FINRA arbitration, since the customer agreement sends them there instead of to court. The first step is the investor's statement of claim, which sets out what happened and what is owed. The firm and the broker respond with written answers. The parties then choose a panel of one or three arbitrators by ranking and striking names on lists FINRA sends them. During discovery the parties trade account records, emails and other documents. A large share of cases resolve in settlement. The cases that go forward end with a hearing and a written award from the panel. Awards are public on FINRA's website, while a settlement amount shows up only on the broker's BrokerCheck report.
Every FINRA member firm must supervise its brokers. Investors with questions about an account Dejan Bucevski handled can call Soreide Law Group at (888) 760-6552. You can also reach us online. Our attorneys represent investors in FINRA arbitration nationwide. We take these cases on a contingency fee basis. You can read more about how FINRA arbitration works.
This post summarizes public FINRA records, including BrokerCheck, as of October 31, 2026. Allegations in customer complaints and arbitrations are claims, not findings. Pending claims remain open and undecided. A settlement is also not an admission of wrongdoing. FINRA may also update or correct these records after that date.
A 2010 customer complaint at Eagle Strategies over a 457(b) rollover names Eric Heiting (CRD 3052881). The complaint centered on a retirement plan move and its tax effect, and it ended in a settlement.
In a pending arbitration naming Salvatore Bonomo (CRD 5733048), a Merrill Lynch client seeks $500,000. The claim is an unproven allegation, and no arbitrator has ruled on it.
A Morgan Stanley client has a pending FINRA arbitration naming Dejan Bucevski (CRD 5702545) over private placement investments. The allegations are unproven, and no arbitrator has ruled.
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