Articles Posted in Churning (Excessive Trading)

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According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Alfred Block (Block), currently associated with Buckman, Buckman & Reid, INC., has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. Several of those complaints against Block  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 $2,225,000.00 on June 05, 2025.

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According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Michael Dandrea (Dandrea), currently associated with Arete Wealth Management, LLC, has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. Several of those complaints against Dandrea  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 $1,440,000.00 on November 05, 2025.

Claim of excessive trading

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According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Francis Cunningham (Cunningham), currently associated with B. Riley Wealth Management, has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. Several of those complaints against Cunningham  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 $18,469.04 on October 31, 2025.

Customer alleges unauthorized transfer of account, unauthorized purchases and sales of assets, and churning.

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According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Pratul Agnihotri (Agnihotri), previously associated with Sw Financial, has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. Several of those complaints against Agnihotri  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 $83,086.81 on December 10, 2021.

Time Frame: February 2013 through to Present. Alleged Allegations: Churning, Unsuitability, Breach of Fiduciary Contract, Misrepresentation, Unauthorized Trading, Failure to Supervise

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According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Allan Snider (Snider), previously associated with Oppenheimer & CO. INC., has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. Several of those complaints against Snider  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 $400,000.00 on January 06, 2022.

Claimant alleged unsuitable investments, breach of fiduciary duty, failure to supervise, breach of contract, misrepresentations, over-concentration, excessive trading and unauthorized trading. Not specified, but account open 2011-2021

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According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker William Mielke (Mielke), currently associated with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. Several of those complaints against Mielke  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 January 27, 2022.

Customer alleges unauthorized trading and churning. Timeframe 2014 – 2021.

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According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Dennis Lerner (Lerner), previously associated with Cambridge Investment Research, INC., has been subject to at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints. Several of those complaints against Lerner  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 on October 21, 2025.

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.

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In December 2025, FINRA filed a sweeping enforcement action against Spartan Capital Securities, alleging that the New York–based broker dealer built its business on systematic churning and excessive trading that generated millions in revenue while inflicting massive losses on customers.

According to FINRA’s complaint, 114 customer accounts incurred nearly $10 million in trading costs and almost $8 million in losses between January 2018 and April 2022. More than half of those accounts belonged to senior investors.

FINRA’s conclusion was blunt: “Spartan’s business model depended on this misconduct.”

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According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker Allan Snider (Snider), previously associated with Oppenheimer & CO. INC., has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. Several of those complaints against Snider  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 $400,000.00 on January 06, 2022.

Claimant alleged unsuitable investments, breach of fiduciary duty, failure to supervise, breach of contract, misrepresentations, over-concentration, excessive trading and unauthorized trading. Not specified, but account open 2011-2021

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According to BrokerCheck records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) broker William Mielke (Mielke), currently associated with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. Several of those complaints against Mielke  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 January 27, 2022.

Customer alleges unauthorized trading and churning. Timeframe 2014 – 2021.

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