What Are Common Signs of Investment Fraud and How Can Our Investor Attorneys Help? Red Flags May Help Identify When You Have Become The Victim of Fraudulent Activities If you are someone who has suffered significant losses to your investment or retirement funds, it is important that your financial advisor…
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Former Wells Fargo Broker Mario Rivero Charged With $500K Investment Fraud
Ex-Wells Fargo Clearing Services Advisor Allegedly Misappropriated Funds from Elderly Investors Mario Everildo Rivero is charged with two counts of wire fraud, one count of securities fraud, and one count of investment advisor fraud. He was arrested on March 14, 2022. The ex-Wells Fargo Clearing Services broker is accused of…
Old City Securities Broker Gregory Hersch is Named in $1.4M FF Fund I Investor Fraud Claim
Ex-Florence Capital Advisors Principal is Accused of Breach of Fiduciary Duty Old City Securities registered representative Gregory Alain Hersch is accused of negligence, breach of fiduciary, misrepresentations, and other claims. In one investor fraud case, the customer is seeking up to $1.4M in damages. Hersch, who is based out of…
Commonwealth Financial Network Broker Joseph Leonczyk Sold FS Energy and FS KKR Investments To Customers
Financial Advisor in Ludlow, Massachusetts is Named in Two Pending Customer Disputes Joseph Anthony Leonczyk, a Commonwealth Financial Network registered representative, is currently named in two pending customer disputes in which the claimants allege that he unsuitably recommended that they invest in FS Energy and Power Fund (FSEP), FS KKR…
GME, AMC, BB and Other High Flying Stock Losses
Retail Investors Make Stock Market History The week of January 25, 2021, saw a remarkable market event where retail investors bid up the price of a handful of stocks in an attempt to force a “short-squeeze” on major Wall Street hedge funds. When an investor “shorts” a stock, which is…
New York Yankees’ Aroldis Chapman Files $3M Investment Fraud Claim Against Pro Management Resources
Florida-Based Financial Management Company Employee Allegedly Stole Money Albertín Aroldis Chapman de la Cruz, the star relief pitcher for the New York Yankees, has filed an investment fraud lawsuit against Pro Management Resources and several individuals. The financial management and tax planning company reportedly has also been serving as Chapman’s…
Spartan Capital Securities Broker Joseph Kelly Is Accused of Making Unsuitable Investment Recommendations
New York Stockbroker is Named in Multiple Customer Disputes If you suffered substantial losses from investments recommended to you by Spartan Capital Securities broker Joseph Kelly, you may have grounds for filing a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim to recover your losses. Kelly, who is based in New…
Not All Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT Investors May Have Been Apprised of Risks
Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT and REIT II Shares Reportedly Trading Under NAV Price With shares in Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT and Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT II reportedly trading privately at lower prices than their net asset value (NAV), some investors may be wondering why they were never…
UBS YES Strategy Customers of Broker Eric Wittenberg Are Seeking at Least $1.8M in Damages
New York Stockbroker and Investment Advisor is Accused of Misrepresentations and Unsuitability Eric Andrew Wittenberg, a managing director and private wealth advisor at UBS Group AG (UBS) in the New York metropolitan area, is being blamed by a number of the firm’s customers for investment losses they suffered after he…
Former Benjamin & Jerrold Broker Rand Heckler Faces Elder Financial Fraud and Ponzi Scam Allegations
Rand Heckler of Rand Heckler, Inc. is Now The Subject of SEC and Criminal Fraud Charges Former stockbroker Rand Allan Heckler of Long Island, New York, is facing US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges accusing him of investor fraud. Heckler, who was barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority…