Regulators Suspend Thrivent Broker Robert William Ward Robert William Ward (CRD#: 4324025, Eagan, Minnesota) has been a registered representative of Thrivent Investment Management, Inc. since May 19, 2015. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has suspended Ward in all capacities from associating with FINRA broker-dealers, and fined him $7,500.00 according to a Letter of Acceptance, […]

Western International Securities Broker Dawn Bennett Guilty Of Fraud Dawn Bennett (CRD#: 1567051, Chevy Chase, Maryland) has been a registered representative of Western International Securities, Inc. between October 1, 2009 and December 1, 2015. On October 17, 2018, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced that a federal jury found Bennett […]

Buckman, Buckman & Reid, Inc. VP Investigated For Failure To Supervise Harry John Buckman Jr (CRD#: 2202467, Little Silver, New Jersey) is presently the senior vice president of Buckman, Buckman & Reid, Inc., a brokerage firm regulated by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) with main offices in Little Silver, New Jersey that conducts securities business […]

FINRA Investigates LPL Financial Broker Cheryl Ann Stallings Cheryl Ann Stallings (CRD#: 1162913, Amarillo, Texas) is a past registered representative of LPL Financial LLC. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) disclosed on Stallings’s BrokerCheck file that as of July 27, 2018, it is investigating Stallings for purportedly misappropriating LPL Financial customer funds, falsifying statements to LPL […]

FINRA Affirms Bar Of PKS’ Gopi Krishna Vungarala For Fraud Gopi Krishna Vungarala (CRD#: 4856193, Midland, Michigan) has been a registered representative of Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments from December 13, 2007 to February 21, 2017. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) National Adjudicatory Council has issued a Decision #2014042291901 on October 2, 2018 which affirms FINRA’s […]

Customers Allege UBS, Fernando Rivera Misrepresented Securities Fernando Luis Castillo Rivera (CRD#: 1260734, San Juan, Puerto Rico) has been a registered representative of UBS Financial Services Inc. since June 6, 1984. Rivera disclosed on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) BrokerCheck that his activities have led customers to file FINRA Arbitration #14-02509, alleging Rivera committed sales […]

Stifel Nicolaus Customer Sues Firm For Breach Of Fiduciary Duty Scott Alan Sanders (CRD# 3063288, Fort Myers, Florida) has been a registered representative of Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated since January 15, 2009. Sanders disclosed on FINRA BrokerCheck that his activities led Stifel Nicolaus customers to file a customer-initiated investment-related arbitration dated July 9, 2018 […]

Customers File Suit Against Popular Securities For Unsuitable Trading Arturo Miguel Valldejuly Sastre (CRD# 2091688, San Juan, Puerto Rico) has been a financial consultant of Popular Securities LLC since May 21, 1997. Sastre disclosed on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) BrokerCheck that his activities have given rise to a pending customer-initiated investment-related arbitration dated July […]

J.P. Morgan’s Benjamin Johnson Barred For Impeding FINRA Investigation Benjamin S. Johnson (CRD #5742748, Columbus, Ohio) was a registered representative of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC between October 1, 2012 and February 17, 2017. Johnson consented to being barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) from acting as a broker or associating with FINRA member […]