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Investors potentially experienced sales practice violations by securities broker Rajesh Markan [CRD: 4553309, Dallas, Texas], and United States Securities and Exchange Commission barred him, based on public information on Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) BrokerCheck. Markan worked for Merrill Lynch from May 8, 2009, through November 4, 2022, and Hilltop Securities Inc. from October 5, […]

Investors potentially experienced sales practice violations by securities broker Sung Moo Cho (also known as Sam Cho) [CRD: 5015906, New York, New York], and FINRA barred him, given the public information found on FINRA BrokerCheck. Cho was associated with Ameriprise Financial Services from January 22, 2021, to October 21, 2025, and Citigroup Global Markets from […]

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took action against securities broker Clarice Crystal Saw (also known as Clarice Chin Saw) [CRD: 2633118, Wilmington, Delaware], based on public information through FINRA. BrokerCheck identifies Wilmington, Delaware, as the location of Coastal Equities Inc., where Saw worked from November 21, 2022, to August 1, 2023; she also worked for […]

MARIO L MARTINEZ formerly of MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INC of Ft. Lauderdale, FL was permanently barred by FINRA from acting as a broker or otherwise associating with a broker/dealer firm on 5/1/2025. Martinez was registered as a broker with MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INC of Ft. Lauderdale, FL from 10/23/2015 […]

FINRA BrokerCheck shows that investors have contested the sales practices of Ronald Terrence Molo [CRD: 4371241, Joliet, Illinois]. Also, SEC and FINRA sanctioned the securities broker, who worked for Edward Jones from 2001 to 2021. Here’s more about those disclosures. Ronald Molo Barred By SEC For Misappropriation On November 8, 2023, the United States Securities […]

Soreide Law Group announces that it is currently investigating potential claims on behalf of investors who have suffered losses inflicted by securities broker Patrick Noel Thayer [CRD#: 5735955, Lebanon, Ohio]. Evidently, Thayer worked at LPL Financial LLC from September 2020 to October 2022 and Parkland Securities LLC from April 2014 to September 2020. Notably, FINRA […]

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) reports important information about securities broker Joseph Michael Todd (also known as Michael Todd) [CRD: 1830390, Crystal River, Florida]. Not only has SEC taken action against Todd, but investors disputed Todd’s sales practices. However, Todd denies the allegations of sales practice violations. Read on to learn more about the […]

Securities Broker Paul Vizanko Faces Investor Disputes Alleging Misuse Of Client Funds Soreide Law Group comes to you with new information regarding securities broker Paul Warren Vizanko (CRD#: 2572222, Duluth, Minnesota). Evidently, a client of Wells Fargo (Vizanko’s employer from September 2015 to February 2021) disputed Vizanko’s sales practices. Additionally, FINRA barred Vizanko as a […]

LPL Broker Dain Stokes Allegedly Misappropriated Funds Investor Alert! The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) barred LPL Financial securities broker Dain Farrell Stokes (CRD#: 2960801, Bedford, New Hampshire). These sanctions come after the New Hampshire Department of State Bureau of Securities Regulation suspended his licenses and issued him a fine for seemingly misappropriating investor funds […]