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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Michael Polito (Polito), currently associated with Nylife Securities LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Polito recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on October 17, 2025.

The Customers express serious concerns regarding the suitability of the Variable Annuities recommended in March 2018, November 2021, and April 2025 and request that they be permitted to transfer their assets without surrender charges or penalties.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Melton Weaver (Weaver), previously associated with PFS Investments INC., has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include one customer complaint, one regulatory event, alleging that Weaver recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on October 16, 2025.

Plaintiffs allege they purchased e-commerce stores and digital real estate from champion e-com, which was operated by lan prukner, jake fruge, melton weaver and another individual. Plaintiffs allege, among other things, that the e-commerce stores and digital real estate were unregistered securities. Plaintiffs were not customers of pfs investments and the complaint indicates that they made their purchases after prukner, fruge and weaver were no longer associated with pfs investments.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Ian Prukner (Prukner), previously associated with PFS Investments INC., has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include one customer complaint, one regulatory event, alleging that Prukner recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on October 16, 2025.

Plaintiffs allege they purchased e-commerce stores and digital real estate from champion e-com, which was operated by lan prukner, jake fruge, melton weaver and another individual. Plaintiffs allege, among other things, that the e-commerce stores and digital real estate were unregistered securities. Plaintiffs were not customers of pfs investments and the complaint indicates that they made their purchases after prukner, fruge and weaver were no longer associated with pfs investments.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Christopher Michalak (Michalak), currently associated with Cetera Wealth Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Michalak recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on October 13, 2025.

Customers alleged the investments they purchased were not suitable

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Matthew Stucke (Stucke), currently associated with Cetera Wealth Services, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Stucke recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint with a damage request of $690,000.00 on October 15, 2025.

Claimant alleges that the RR recommended unsuitable and risky investments that resulted in substantial losses.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Peter Sandler (Sandler), currently associated with Dominari Securities LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Sandler recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on October 15, 2025.

Time frame: Unspecified. Customer alleges breach of fiduciary duty, unsuitable investments, material misrepresentations, material omissions, breach of FINRA rules and breach of contract on the part of Registered Representative in relation to the customer's investments

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Drew Adler (Adler), currently associated with Osaic Wealth, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Adler recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint with a damage request of $5,000.00 on October 09, 2025.

Client alleges that the financial professional did not properly invest assets in his account from 2022 – 2025.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Vasilios Takos (Takos), currently associated with Dominari Securities LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Takos recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on October 15, 2025.

Time frame: Unspecified. Customers allege breach of fiduciary duty, unsuitable investments, material misrepresentations, material omissions, breach of FINRA rules and breach of contract on the part of Registered Representative in relation to the customers' investments.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker James Pecoraro (Pecoraro), currently associated with Spartan Capital Securities, LLC, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Pecoraro recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint with a damage request of $500,000.00 on October 13, 2025.

Alleged alligation of failure to supervisior, commission gebrated tragding. Time Frame: Janaury 2021 to present.

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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Ian Greenblatt (Greenblatt), currently associated with Capitol Securities Management, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Greenblatt recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint on October 15, 2025.

The client alleges concerns regarding the overconcentration and suitability of trades in the accounts, as well as unauthorized trading.

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