The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced that it has obtained an emergency court order to freeze the assets of a South Florida man who has been charged with fraudulently offering investments in oil drilling projects in an article posted on the SEC's website. The SEC’s complaint, unsealed in federal court in West Palm […]

A financial planner from Eugene, Oregon, James Scott McKee, was barred from the industry after he failed to comply with an arbitration award. FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, had alleged that McKee steered his clients to invest $372,000 in businesses which he had a financial interest. It also alleged that McKee used $652,215 in […]

Soreide Law Group is currently investigating these collateralized loan obligations (CLOs): Bryn Mawr CLO II Ltd., and LCM VII Ltd(Lyon Capital Management). Bank of America was the underwriter and sold several CLO’s, including Bryn Mawr and LCM VII. Many of these CLOs resulted in huge losses for the investors. The state of Massachusetts is currently […]

Edgar Allen Thomas (CRD #2231242, Registered Principal, Winter Haven, Florida) was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any principal capacity for 10 business days. Without admitting or denying FINRA's findings, Thomas consented to the described sanctions and to the entry of findings that he failed to reasonably supervise a registered […]

Carlos Dawkins aka Andy Dawkins (CRD #5340915, Registered Representative, Douglasville, Georgia) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the findings, Dawkins consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings that he improperly shared […]

Stephen Paul Tommelleo (CRD #1597585, Registered Principal, Boca Raton, Florida) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $5,000, suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for three months and ordered to pay $14,990, plus interest, in restitution to a customer. Without admitting or denying the findings, […]

David Marasek (CRD #2866848, Registered Representative, Boca Raton, Florida) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 10 business days. Without admitting or denying the findings, Marasek consented to the described sanctions and to the entry of […]

Patrick Alan Deramus (CRD #1718409, Registered Principal, Tampa, Florida) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for six months. Without admitting or denying the findings, Deramus consented to the described sanctions and to the entry of findings […]

The following appeared on FINRA's website under, "“Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, September, 2012.” Andrew Glen Rosenberg (CRD #2944124, Registered Principal, Weston, Florida) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $10,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for three months. Without admitting or denying […]