Articles Posted in Churning (Excessive Trading)

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Jason Rossi (Rossi), currently associated with LPL Financial LLC, has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. Several of those complaints against Rossi  concern allegations of high frequency trading activity also referred to as churning or excessive trading among other securities laws violations.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a final customer complaint with a damage request of $203,007.00 on December 15, 2022.

Time frame: November 2019 – December 2021. Claimant alleges suitability, churning, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, unauthorized trading, negligence, misrepresentation, omission of material facts

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Dominick Diorio (Diorio), currently associated with Aegis Capital Corp., has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. Several of those complaints against Diorio  concern allegations of high frequency trading activity also referred to as churning or excessive trading among other securities laws violations.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a final customer complaint with a damage request of $62,468.00 on December 15, 2022.

Time frame: December 2012 – June 2022. Claimant alleges suitability, churning, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, unauthorized trading, negligence, misrepresentation, omission of material facts

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Bryan Lubitz (Lubitz), currently associated with Equitable Advisors, LLC, has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. Several of those complaints against Lubitz  concern allegations of high frequency trading activity also referred to as churning or excessive trading among other securities laws violations.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a final customer complaint with a damage request of $139,224.00 on January 18, 2023.

Time frame: March 2013 – August 2022. Claimant alleges suitability, churning, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, unauthorized trading, negligence, misrepresentation, omission of material facts

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Joseph Hurley (Hurley), previously associated with Cambridge Investment Research, INC., has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. Several of those complaints against Hurley  concern allegations of high frequency trading activity also referred to as churning or excessive trading among other securities laws violations.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on May 11, 2023.

Statement of Claim alleges an investment recommendation was made for the purpose of generating high commissions and fees and that Claimants were deprived of the ability to generate reasonable returns that would have been received in a diversified portfolio.

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Lawrence Whipple (Whipple), currently associated with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. Several of those complaints against Whipple  concern allegations of high frequency trading activity also referred to as churning or excessive trading among other securities laws violations.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $2,000,000.00 on May 14, 2024.

Power of Attorney for client alleges excessive trading in client’s account from December 2022 to November 2023

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Christian Ramsey (Ramsey), previously associated with Gwn Securities INC., has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. Several of those complaints against Ramsey  concern allegations of high frequency trading activity also referred to as churning or excessive trading among other securities laws violations.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint with a damage request of $250,000.00 on June 11, 2025.

Respondents exploited Claimant’s lack of understanding by selling high-commission, complex, and illiquid alternative investments. They encouraged Claimant to rely on their advice while referencing inflated pricing without disclosing that no true market existed. Claimant was left uninformed of available liquidation or mitigation options, keeping him dependent on Respondents’ guidance and delaying any potential complaint.\, \, Despite ongoing duties, Respondents continued advising Claimant to hold these unsuitable investments, misrepresenting them as ‘lower risk’ despite their illiquidity, concentration issues, and high commissions. Claimant reasonably relied on Respondents’ superior knowledge and believed they would act in his best interest, particularly given his nearing retirement. Instead, Respondents prioritized their own compensation, ignoring regulatory standards for sales of complex products to retail investors.\, \, Respondents’ misrepresentations and omissions caused Claimant to invest in and retain unsuitable products, resulting in substantial losses. The delayed discovery of this misconduct does not relieve Respondents of liability.\, \, No dates were provided.

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Peter Viglione (Viglione), currently associated with Network 1 Financial Securities INC., has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. Several of those complaints against Viglione  concern allegations of high frequency trading activity also referred to as churning or excessive trading among other securities laws violations.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $334,000.00 on October 26, 2022.

Client alleges excessive trading, excessive commissions and unauthorized trading from 2015-2018

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Christopher Fusco (Fusco), previously associated with Joseph Stone Capital L.l.c., has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. Several of those complaints against Fusco  concern allegations of high frequency trading activity also referred to as churning or excessive trading among other securities laws violations.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint with a damage request of $453,406.47 on November 10, 2022.

Suitability, Churning

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Stuart Pearl (Pearl), previously associated with David A. Noyes & Company, has been subject to at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints. Several of those complaints against Pearl  concern allegations of high frequency trading activity also referred to as churning or excessive trading among other securities laws violations.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $825,000.00 on December 06, 2022.

Client alleged unsuitable trading of listed equities that were unauthorized,  use of margin and churning.

According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Michael Venturino (Venturino), previously associated with Spartan Capital Securities, LLC, has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. Several of those complaints against Venturino  concern allegations of high frequency trading activity also referred to as churning or excessive trading among other securities laws violations.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $46,399.00 on February 01, 2023.

Suitability, churning, failure to supervise, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, unauthorized trading, negligence, misrepresentation, and omission of facts

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