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 Financial Industry Regulatory Authority also known as FINRA, is hoping to make information about brokers more accessible to the investors, which they feel would hold those in the industry more accountable for their actions.
In September, FINRA voted to submit proposals to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would make information in its BrokerCheck system easier for investors to find, and keep permanent the records of dismissed investment-related civil actions.
FINRA's BrokerCheck is a free online tool that allows access to the professional backgrounds of about 1.3 million current and former FINRA-registered brokers and 17,400 current and former FINRA-registered brokerage firms. This system is accessed via FINRA's website.
FINRA proposed amendments which would require all member firms to include a reference and a link to BrokerCheck on their own company home pages and related websites for all FINRA-registered brokers. There is an amendement to keep investment-related civil actions that have been dismissed by a settlement agreement on permanent public file in the BrokerCheck system as well. The amendments also would allow for downloading of BrokerCheck information as approved by the board. FINRA is hoping to make BrokerCheck easier for all investors to use.
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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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