Customer Complaints Against Merrill Lynch Brokers Ryan Marchi, Tariq Laliwala, William Kablack Merrill Lynch (CRD#: 7691, New York, New York) is a FINRA-regulated brokerage firm and SEC-regulated investment adviser. Notably, Merrill Lynch has been involved in at least 870 customer investment arbitrations resulting in the firm paying a large number of customers compensation for its […]

Customers Allege Misrepresentation By Allstate Brokers Patrick Phillips, Brian Toms Allstate Financial Services (CRD#: 18272, Lincoln, Nebraska) is a brokerage firm regulated by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). The firm has reported three regulatory actions concerning its failure to abide by securities industry rules and regulations. For example, FINRA fined the firm $1,000,000.00 for failing […]

Misconduct Facing J.P. Morgan Brokers Siu Chun  Soreide Law Group is investigating claims on behalf of investors who purchased investments through J.P. Morgan broker Siu Chun. Here are Siu Lun E. Chun’s disclosures regarding their alleged misrepresentation of investments: January 2, 2018 Complaint Against Siu Chun Siu Lun E. Chun (CRD#: 5665707, Flushing, New York) […]

Ameriprise, Joseph Lawrence Peggs Face Customer Disputes Joseph Lawrence Peggs (CRD#: 1219721, Seminole, Florida) has been an Ameriprise Financial Services financial advisor since November 6, 2015. Peggs’ Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) BrokerCheck profile shows that at least six investors of Ameriprise Financial Services and NFP Securities, Inc. have disputes Peggs’ sales practices. Those customers […]

FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, alleges Roman Sledziejowski, the Polish president and owner of TWS Financial, LLC, in Brooklyn, N.Y., used customer funds for his own use and gave false statements to clients from June, 2009, through August, 2012. FINRA alleges Sledziejowski defrauded three Polish customers of more than $4 million by taking money […]

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined Guggenheim Securities, LLC, of New York, $800,000 for failing to supervise two collateralized debt obligation (CDO) traders who engaged in activities to hide a trading loss writes the editor of the Corporate Crime Reporter in a recent article. Also, Alexander Rekeda, the former head of Guggenheim’s CDO […]

In May, a FINRA arbitration panel fined Brookstone Securities Inc., $1 million over the sale of risky CMOs (collateralized mortgage obligations) and said they made “fraudulent misrepresentation and omissions of material fact in selling complex, esoteric and risky tranches of [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" […]

Soreide Law Group, PLLC, is currently investigating claims against Douglas A. Leone of Newport Coast Securities, Irvine, California.  Leone was previously, according to FINRA's Brokercheck,  located in New York. Currently, according to FINRA's Brokercheck, Leone has 3 pending customer disputes against him and has other cases that have been settled in arbitration.  The alleged charges against him that were settled […]

The following information is from FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary Actions, March, 2012:"   Allan Anthony Scheer (CRD #2775825, Registered Principal, Melbourne, Florida)   submitted an Offer of Settlement in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for four months. The fine is to be paid upon […]