There is a need for strong protection of the elderly investing population. About one out of every five Americans 65 years and older has been a victim of financial abuse. The elderly are estimated to lose up to $2.9 billion per year from scams. In fact, these figures are likely…
The investment lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating the regulatory action brought by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) against Brad Lawing (Lawing). According to BrokerCheck records, Lawing has been subject to 11 customer complaints. In addition, Lawing has been subject to a regulatory matter in which FINRA sanctioned Lawing for various…
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…
The securities lawyers of Gana Weinstein LLP are investigating customer complaints against broker Nicholas Tsikitas (Tsikitas). According to BrokerCheck records Tsikitas has been subject to at least five customer complaints and three regulatory sanctions. The customer complaints against Tsikitas allege securities law violations that including unsuitable investments, churning, overconcentration of…
James Markoski (Markoski) recently had a complaint filed against him from the State of Illinois, Securities Department. According to the complaint Markoski has a history of churning accounts, or engaging in excessive trading that is designed to generate huge commissions at the expense of the customer. Markoski’ entered the financial…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) instituted administrative proceedings against broker Ronald Gene Anglin (Anglin), formerly of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. (Merrill Lynch), on allegations that Anglin engaged in securities fraud by forging letters of authorization from a Merrill Lynch customer to be sent by mail to…