STEPHEN CARVER Cause Your Investment Losses? The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) confirms that at least three investors filed disputes over the sales practices of Stephen Carver (CRD#: 2230161, Peoria, Illinois). The disputes, which come from investors of both LifeMark Securities Corp, LPL Financial, and Cetera Advisors LLC, are summarized below: LifeMark Securities Corp. Client’s […]

INVESTOR ALERT: FINRA Files Complaint Against Columbus Advisory Group’s MICHAEL MURPHY The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) announced that it filed a Complaint against Columbus Advisory Group, LTD securities representative Michael Patrick Murphy (CRD#: 2596905, New York, New York). Specifically, FINRA Department of Enforcement claims Murphy did not report a total of $6,000,000 in NY […]

Soreide Law Group, based in Florida, obtained the following information from FINRA’s February 2017 Disciplinary Report: (FINRA has issued the following complaint. Issuance of a disciplinary complaint represents FINRA’s initiation of a formal proceeding in which findings as to the allegations in the complaint have not been made, and does not represent a decision as […]

Constance Marie Larsen (CRD #1171750, Centreville, Virginia) was assessed a deferred fine of $20,000 and suspended by FINRA for two years for allegedly borrowing $16,900 from an elderly client without notifying or receiving pre-approval from her member firm. FINRA's findings stated that Larsen knew the firm’s written procedures prohibited the loans and she took steps […]

David Philip Morabito (CRD #2799155, Mineola, New York) was suspended by FINRA for six months for allegedly participating in private securities transactions with a private investment company and not providing notice of the transactions to his member firm, or obtaining written approval prior to participating in the transactions. FINRA's findings stated that Morabito recommended firm […]

The Fort Lauderdale, Florida based Soreide Law Group, phone (888) 760-6552, has obtained the following summation of information from FINRA’s website, under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, May, 2014.” Matthew John Ortman (CRD #2734101, Jacksonville, Florida) was barred by FINRA. There was a FINRA investigation concerning the alleged falsification of records by Matthew Ortman and […]

Soreide Law Group, a Securities Arbitration Law Firm, (888) 760-6552, obtained the following information on FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, July, 2013.” Tiara Monique Jones (CRD #5366042, Registered Representative, Dolton, Illinois) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. The sanction was based on findings that Jones misappropriated funds […]

The following information was obtained on FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, June, 2013,” by Soreide Law Group, a Securities Arbitration Law Firm, (888) 760-6552. Michael John Woods (CRD #1884701, Registered Principal, Dexter, Michigan) was fined $20,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for two years. Without admitting […]

FINRA publishes a quarterly review to provide firms with a sampling of recent disciplinary actions involving misconduct by registered representatives. "Willfully Failing to Disclose Material Information on a Form U4" Recently, FINRA settled a matter involving a registered representative who willfully failed to amend his Form U4 to disclose tax liens and judgments, and failed […]