Thomas Eugene Hendricks (CRD #2622427, Registered Representative, Salem, Ohio) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying thefindings, Hendricks consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings that he borrowed $3,000 from a customer/personal friend to be repaid by a certain date, but failed to […]

  Brett Henderson (CRD #2420629, Registered Representative, North Salt Lake City, Utah) was fined $95,000, which includes restitution of $82,505 payable to customers, and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 11 months. Henderson consented to the described sanctions and to the entry of findings without admitting or denying the allegations, […]

FINRA announced Thursday that Bank of America Merrill Lynch was fined $2.8 million  for supervisory lapses that led to its overcharging customers $32 million for the past eight years. According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (FINRA) and the Bank of America Corp., Merrill Lynch has repaid 95,000 customers who were charged unwarranted fees due to computer coding issues […]

  Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. dba Edward Jones (CRD #250, St. Louis, Missouri)   was censured, fined $55,000 and ordered to pay $13,231.52, plus interest, in restitution to customers. Without admitting or denying the findings, the firm consented to the described sanctions and to the entry of findings that in corporate fixed income […]

  Tsarina Lau Branyan (CRD #5628096, Registered Representative, Huntington Beach, California) has been fined $7500.00 and was suspended from associating with FINRA members in any capacity for 20 business days. This fine is payable when Branyan re-enters the securities industry. These sanctions were based on FINRA's findings that Branyan sold, or participated in the sales of, securities without […]

Soreide Law Group is currently investigating claims relating to the sale of stock and debentures in Havoc Energy Drink. HAVOC is owned by American Enterprise Development Corporation (OTC: AEND) and manufactures and distributes the popular HAVOC Energy Drink.   If your stock broker or financial advisor recommended the purchase of AEND call Soreide Law Group for a […]

Enrique Roy (CRD #5339904, Registered Representative, Miami Beach, Florida)  has been barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. This FINRA sanction was based on their findings that Enrique Roy failed to respond to requests from FINRA for information about an outside brokerage account at a member firm he had opened on a customer’s […]

Alison Marie Janke (CRD #4409155, Registered Representative, Port Richey, Florida) was fined $7,500 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for six months. Without admitting or denying the findings, Janke consented to the described sanctions. According to FINRA's findings, she borrowed $100,000 from a customer which was based upon a personal […]

Soreide Law Group, PLLC, is currently investigating Tim Cerny and M & I Financial Advisors. Tim Cerny recently entered into a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent with FINRA, suspending him for 10 days and was fined $20,000. This action was related to the sales practices of the First Trust Income Allocation UIT (Unit Investment Trust) for a 66 year-old […]