Advisor Steven Case (Case), currently employed by LPL Financial LLC (LPL Financial) has been subject to at least two customer complaints during the course of his career. According to a BrokerCheck report some of the customer complaints concerns alternative investments such as direct participation products (DPPs) like non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), oil…
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Advisor Timothy Johnson Accused of Diverting Client Funds – Recovery Options
The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that advisor Timothy Johnson (Johnson) was discharged by his employer after being accused of diverting client funds. According to BrokerCheck records, Johnson is formerly registered with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm MML Investors Services, LLC (MML). …
Advisor Christopher Watkins Subject to Employment Termination and a Customer Complaint
The attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating BrokerCheck records reports that financial advisor Christopher Watkins (Watkins), currently employed by Silver Oak Securities, Incorporated (Silver Oak Securities) has been subject to at least one employment termination for cause and one customer complaint during the course of his career. According to…
Advisor Michael Carter Accused of Misappropriating Client Funds – Recovery Options
The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that advisor Michael Carter (Carter) was discharged by his employer after being accused of misappropriating client funds. According to BrokerCheck records, Carter is formerly registered with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm Morgan Stanley. In addition, Carter…
Bio-Tech Company uBiome Raided By FBI – Investor Recovery Options
The investment fraud lawyers at Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating reports and accusations that health start-up uBiome routinely billed patients multiple times without consent and pressured doctors to approve tests. According to a CNBC report in May 2019, the FBI raided the company’s offices its co-CEOs and founders Jessica Richman…
Broker Peter Monson Under Regulatory Investigation For Excessive Trading
According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Peter Monson (Monson), currently associated with Van Clemens & Co. Incorporated (Van Clemens), has been subject to a regulatory investigation by FINRA. The focus of the regulatory investigation is for potential violations of NASD Conduct Rule 2510(b)…
Advisor Robert Smith Accused of Selling Fraudulent GPB Capital Investments
Our firm represents multiple clients who have collectively lost millions in the sale of fraudulent GPB Capital Holdings (GPB Capital) related investments. Our firm has analyzed the GPB Capital offerings and believe that brokerage firms did not review these offerings in any significant detail. Any serious due diligence would have…
Advisor Bobby Coburn Barred by Regulator Over Private Securities Dealings
The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that advisor Bobby Coburn (Coburn) engaged in undisclosed outside business activities (OBAs) and private securities transactions that were not approved by the brokerage firm. Coburn, formerly registered with Securities America, Inc. (Securities America) was subject to a regulatory investigation…
Advisor David Rockwell Accused of Misappropriating Client Funds – Recovery Options
The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that advisor David Rockwell (Rockwell) was discharged by his employer after being accused of misappropriating client funds. According to BrokerCheck records, Rockwell is formerly registered with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm Cetera Advisor Networks LLC (Cetera). …
Broker Steven Orr – A Case Study For Investor Complaint Expungement Abuse
Recently, Steven Orr’s (Orr) attorney reached out to our firm to inform us our posts on Orr was inaccurate. The post detailed that Orr had been subject to five customer complaints concerning allegations of securities law violations including unsuitable investments and misrepresentations among other claims. Many of the complaints involve…