Clifford Jagodzinski, formerly of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (MSSB), claims he was fired for blowing the whistle on one of the firm's newest wealth managers, Harvey Kadden. According to the complaint, filed in U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York, Kadden “was flipping preferred securities in a manner that was generating […]

Soreide Law Group is currently investigating Alpine Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (AOD). There were nearly 220 million shares sold to the public with a Closed-End Fund trading 31.45% above its Net Asset Value. It may soon be no longer one of the more favored of the Alpine funds. Alpine has recently disclosed that they have […]

The Securities and Exchange Commission alleged three former brokers at JP Turner & Co. in Atlanta, traded excessively in accounts of seven clients from January, 2008, through December, 2009. Regulators reported that these three brokers churned their client's accounts and received $845,000 in commissions and fees for themselves and the brokerage. Unfortunately, their customers lost […]

The Soreide Law Group is currently investigating claims on behalf of Kovack Securities clients who invested in options with Whitney Thatcher in the firm's Henderson, Nevada office. If you have suffered substantial losses due to Mr. Thatcher’s options recommendations, you may have a claim for recovery. Give us a call to discuss your potential claim. […]

Recently, certain United States based brokerage firms have been contacting investors located in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, soliciting customers to open accounts at USA based brokerage firms. The Securities Lawyers at Soreide Law Group have recently been receiving a large number of inquires from overseas investors. The UK investors are now looking to initiate […]

The following is an article from the Reno Gazette-Journal, from Sept. 4th., 2012, written by Jaclyn O'Malley: Former Reno financial advisor indicted by feds related to ponzi scheme Sep 04 A former Reno financial advisor has been indicted on federal charges related to duping elderly and inexperienced investors of at least $2 million with a […]

On the website of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), it was announced August 23, 2012, that FINRA fined Rodman & Renshaw LLC $315,000 for supervisory and other violations relating to the interaction between the firm's research and investment banking functions. Rodman's former CCO, William A. Iommi Sr., was fined $15,000, suspended from acting in […]

Marcelo Ivan Jacir (CRD #4860487, Registered Representative, Weston, Florida) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the findings, Jacir consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings that he directed two individuals, one of whom was a customer of his member firm, to deposit […]

Stanley Neil Crooms (CRD #852539, Registered Representative, St. Petersburg, Florida) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Crooms consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings that he failed to provide all of the information FINRA requested as part of an investigation into the allegations that he had […]