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.
Milton Charles Ault III (CRD #2157788, Registered Principal, Fountain Valley, California)
was fined $75,000, he was suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for two years and Ault was ordered to pay $312,916.06, plus interest, in restitution to investors. This fine must be paid either immediately upon Ault’s reassociation with a FINRA member firm following his suspension, or prior to the filing of any application or request for relief from any statutory disqualification, whichever is earlier.
Without admitting or denying FINRA's findings, Ault consented to the described sanctions and to the entry of findings that he effected transactions in customer accounts (and also the relatives of two of the customers) without the customers’ prior knowledge, authorization or consent.
FINRA's findings stated that Ault failed to remit payment for a securities transaction to a customer and failed to deliver securities to the customer.
Milton Charles Ault's suspension is in effect from May 7, 2012, through May 6, 2014.
(FINRA Case #2008016157101)
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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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