DAVID W. JOHNSON (CRD# 1010443), a 55 year-old former JP Turner broker from Keller, Texas, is facing felony theft charges in Iowa. Johnson is charged with four first degree theft charges, after complaints from residents in Pocahontas, Coon Rapids, Algona and Fort Dodge, Iowa, came to light. According to reports, allegedly Johnson took over $10,000 […]

Soreide Law Group is currently investigating possible claims against JOHN M. BABIARZ (CRD# 3047247), a 40 year-old investment advisor from Peabody, MA, formerly employed with Bishop, Rosen & Co. of Newton, MA. Babiarz has pleaded guilty in US District Court to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. He allegedly defrauded several clients out of their […]

JOSE A. CARBAJAL (CRD# 2691767), a financial advisor from Downey, California, was arrested recently for allegedly stealing $300,000.00 from his elderly clients. Criminal charges have been filed against Carbajal. Jose Carbajal was charged with three counts of theft from an elderly person exceeding $200,000. Carbajal was arraigned in Los Angeles County Superior Court. According to […]

David E.A. Seagren, 69, Franklin, PA, was arraigned April 14, 2014, on more than 50 felony charges. Seagren is accused of 22 counts of theft by deception and theft by unlawful taking, plus seven counts of forgery for the alleged theft of $183,786.86 from a 97-year-old woman’s checking accounts. This happened over three years while […]

Registered Representative, ANTHONY C. LAZARUS (CRD# 5713015) South Ozone Park, New York, had a FINRA complaint filed against him alleging that he converted approx. $27,000 from two elderly customers of his firm’s affiliated bank. FINRA's complaint alleges that Lazarus accessed one of the customer’s bank account and charged on-line payments to be made from that […]

Mark Kraus, a 28-year old former financial advisor with Chase Bank in Ledgewood, New Jersey, was charged with stealing $44,000 from his 74-year client over one year, from October, 2012 through August, 2013. When the Chase Bank in Ledgewood, New Jersey, suspected Mark Kraus of misappropriating a client's funds, they alerted the police. The Roxbury […]