Latest FINRA Arbitration Claim Allege REIT Losses A number of investors recently filed a customer complaint against former Kalos Capital broker, Curtis Leroy Whipple, who was with the firm out of Plymouth, Michigan until this year. He faces allegations of unsuitability, misrepresentations, and lack of due diligence related to the…
Ex-Morgan Stanley Broker Admits To Criminal Investment Fraud, Faces SEC Charges Michael Barry Carter, a former Morgan Stanley (MS) broker, has pleaded guilty to federal investment fraud and wire fraud charges involving a scam in which he defrauded five customers. This included at least one elderly client, of more than…
Barred Stockbroker Faces Criminal and SEC Charges for Senior Investor Fraud Frederick Stow (CRD#: 864436), a former Raymond James broker based out of Tennessee, is now the subject of criminal charges accusing him of securities fraud, identity theft, and wire fraud for allegedly stealing $943,500 from the IRAs and other…
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…
Throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, investors are finding themselves hit with huge investment losses, especially over the last few months as COVID-19 has shut down the economy, rattled the markets, and caused an oil price war. While the Coronavirus has negatively impacted many investments, you should know that some…
Many Older Investors Remain Vulnerable to Securities Fraud As a retiree or a senior investor living in the San Francisco Bay Area, there are red flags to look out for that may indicate that you’ve become the victim of senior investor fraud. Unfortunately, older investors remain a favorite target of…
Market Volatility Forces Arbitrage Funds to Temporarily Close Reports of arbitrage funds temporarily shuttering in the wake of the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on the markets has caused concern for investors. At Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm), our investment fraud lawyers are offering free case…
Broker Fraud Along With The Coronavirus May Be Causing Investment Losses Becoming the victim of securities fraud is a serious matter. With stocks plummeting and the markets fluctuating all over the place in the wake of COVID-19, investors may not realize that it’s not just the economic reverberations of the…
Former LPL Financial Broker Borrowed $1.3M From Customer Without Notifying Firm Mark Lamkin, an ex-LPL Financial representative, has been suspended by the FINRA for three months. Lamkin, who is now a Calton & Associates broker, is accused of borrowing $1.3M in total from an LPL Financial Services customer between 2011…