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Felipe Arrieta Subject to Customer Complaints Alleging Unauthorized Trades

The securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating claims against Dakota Securities International, Inc. (Dakota Securities) broker Felipe Arrieta (Arrieta). According to BrokerCheck records, Arrieta has been subject to four customer complaints, one of which is still pending. The majority of these disputes concern unauthorized trading and misuse of…

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FINRA Suspends Derrick Watts for Providing Misleading Information on Documents

The securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating claims against Wunderlich Securities, Inc. (Wunderlich Securities) broker Derrick Watts (Watts). According to BrokerCheck records, Watts has been subject to a regulatory matter in which the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) sanctioned Watts for various violations of the securities laws including churning, otherwise…

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The SEC Bars Daniel Fischer for Unsuitable Churning In Customer Accounts

The investment fraud attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating previously registered broker Daniel Fischer (Fischer). According to BrokerCheck, in January 2018, the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) barred Fischer from the financial industry claiming that from December 2012 to May 2015, Fischer recommended an unsuitable investment strategy in penny…

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Jorey Bernstein Subject to a Pending Customer Complaint Alleging $3,000,000 in Damages

The securities attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating claims against Western International Securities, Inc. (Western International) broker Jorey Bernstein (Bernstein). According to BrokerCheck records, Bernstein has been subject to one pending customer complaint regarding excessive trading. In August 2018, a customer alleged that from 2009 to 2014, Bernstein excessively traded their…

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Anthony Sica Subject to Multiple Regulatory Sanctions and Customer Complaints

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Anthony Sica (Sica) has been subject to three regulatory actions and nine customer complaints.  Sica is currently registered with Joseph Gunnar & Co. LLC (Joseph Gunnar).  The most recent regulatory action filed against Sica was in January…

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Dave Nicolas Has Been Subject to a Customer Complaint

The investment attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating a customer complaint against Garden State Securities broker Dave Nicolas (Nicolas). According to BrokerCheck records kept by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), A customer alleged in June 2016 that Nicolas engaged in unsuitable investments and churning and alleged failure to…

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FINRA Suspends Broker Luigi Mancusi

The investment lawyers at Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating the regulatory action brought by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against Luigi Mancusi (Mancusi). According to BrokerCheck records, Mancusi allegedly “exercised discretion in effecting 45 transactions in a customer’s accounts without prior written authorization from the customer to exercise discretion…

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Donald Devito Subject to Numerous Complaints Over Excessive Trading

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Donald Devito (Devito) has been subject to 10 customer complaints.  Devito was formerly registered with Wells Fargo Advisors (Wells Fargo).  In December 2016 Wells Fargo terminated Devito claiming that the firm had concerns over the level of…

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Patrick Maddren Subject to Customer Complaint For Excessive Trading

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Patrick Maddren (Maddren) has been subject to two customer complaints and two tax liens.  Maddren is currently registered with WestPark Capital, Inc. (WestPark Capital).  In March 2016 a customer filed a complaint alleging a number of securities…

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Leon Rehak Subject to Customer Complaints For Excessive Trading

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Leon Rehak (Rehak) has been subject to two customer complaints.  Rehak is currently registered with LPL Financial LLC (LPL Financial).  In November 2016 a customer filed a complaint alleging a number of securities law violations including that…

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