HIT REIT Investors Continue to Report Investment Losses It is January 2022 and Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm at investorlawyers.com) continues to offer free, no-obligation case consultations to investors who suffered losses in Hospitality Investors Trust. The non-traded real estate investment trust (non-traded REIT), also known as…
Stockbroker Marshall Owen Isaacson Named in Four Customer Complaints Since 2019 The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently barred Marshall Owen Isaacson, an ex- Newbridge Securities stockbroker based out of Boca Raton, Florida. Isaacson is accused by customers of making unsuitable investment recommendations and committing broker negligence. With 35 years…
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…
SSEK Currently Investigating Ex-National Securities Broker, Martin David Batstone Shepherd, Smith, Edwards & Kantas (“SSEK Law Firm”), a law firm specializing in representing wronged investors, is looking into allegations against Martin David Batstone, formerly employed by Newbridge Securities Corp. out of San Diego, California. Prior to that, he worked at…
Newbridge Securities in Boca Raton, a Florida-based broker-dealer, is censured by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and has been fined $225K over its purported failure to adequately supervise the sale of exchange-traded funds, structured notes, and other complex securities. The self-regulatory authority (SRO) also fined the firm’s investment banking…
In March 2019, Newbridge Securities Corporation (“Newbridge”) filed its Form X-17A-5, commonly called a firm’s Focus Report, with the Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Focus Report showed that in 2018, Newbridge had almost $33 million in revenues, yet reported only about $108,000 in net profits. The accounting firm that…
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has suspended David Howard Fagenson, a former UBS Financial Services (UBS) broker, for eight months. Fagenson, now registered with Newbridge Securities, is accused of unsuitable trading in the accounts of three older clients. The allegedly excessive trades are said to have created significant losses…
Ex-Newbridge Securities Broker Involved in $131M Fraud Pleads Guilty Gerald Cocuzzo, has pleaded guilty to securities fraud related to his involvement in a $131M market manipulation scam involving Forcefield Energy Inc. (FNRG). According to the U.S. Justice Department, between 1/2009 and 4/2015, Cocuzzo and others sought to bilk investors in…