Former National Securities Stockbroker Named in Over 12 Customer Disputes Thomas Edison Kelly, Jr., an Aegis Capital broker, has been the subject of a number of customer complaints between 2013 and 2020, three of which are still pending. Prior to working for Aegis Capital in 2018, Kelly was a National…
Former Financial Representative Is Facing Criminal Trial for Annuity Fraud The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined Northwestern Mutual Investment Services $350K for failing to properly supervise former stockbroker, Sampson Pearson, which enabled him to defraud customers of $570K. Northwestern Mutual Investment Services is the brokerage arm of Northwestern…
Ex-New Hampshire Governor is Suing For Damages The New Hampshire Bureau of Securities Regulation is looking into allegations brought by the state’s former governor, Craig Benson, who is accusing ex-Merrill Lynch brokers Dermod Cavanaugh and Charles Kenahan of churning his account and causing over $50M in damages that with market…
Dually Registered Rep. Faces Multiple FINRA Arbitration Claims by Investors Kerri Suzanne Jamison, a Newbridge Securities Corp. and Newbridge Financial Services Group stockbroker, is currently the subject of pending complaints by customers who claim they lost money because of investment recommendations she made. Jamison, who has worked under the names…
Business Development Company May Have Been Unsuitable For Some Investors If you are an investor who suffered losses after your stockbroker recommended the Franklin Square KKR Capital II Fund (FSKR), also known as FS KKR Capital Corp II, you may have grounds for pursuing a broker fraud claim for damages. …
Diamond and Other Kalos Capital Brokers Are Accused of Broker Fraud Arni Diamond, who is now a registered representative with Dempsey Lord Smith, is currently the subject of a pending $200K broker fraud claim accusing him of making unsuitable alternative investment recommendations reportedly while he was a Kalos Capital broker. …
Elderly Investor Alleges Unsuitable Investment Recommendations Caused REIT Losses An Oklahoma retiree is seeking up to $500K in damages for investment losses she suffered while working with Kovack Securities broker, Susan Penney. The claimant contends that Penney and the broker-dealer misled her and made unsuitable recommendations when they persuaded her…
Fired Wells Fargo Representative is Barred by FINRA The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced this month that it is barring former Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network broker, Leonard Charles Kinsman, from the industry. The ban comes after Kinsman refused to testify in the self-regulatory organization’s (SRO’s) probe into his…
State Securities Regulator Claims GPB Capital Defrauded 180 Local Investors Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, William Galvin, has filed a civil fraud lawsuit against GPB Capital Holdings accusing it of defrauding 180 local investors who purchased more than $14M of private placements in five of the GPB funds. The alternative…
Alabama Retiree Lost Retirement Savings To Broker Fraud and Negligence An investor in Alabama has filed a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration complaint against Kestra Investment Services, Inc. for retirement losses that she suffered while working with the now-former broker, James Daughtry. The firm fired Daughtry earlier this year…