Selling Away

Broker George Warner in Chelsea Financial Services Firm Has Customer Complaint

February 27, 2026 | by Staff Attorney

The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that Broker George Warner (Warner) has been accused by investors of engaging in fraudulent misappropriation of their funds. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), it appears that Warner was employed by Chelsea Financial Services at the time of the activity. If you have been a victim of Warner’s alleged misconduct our firm may be able to assist you in recovering funds.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a final customer complaint on March 09, 2021.

Without admitting or denying the findings, Warner consented to the sanction and to the entry of findings that he failed to produce information or documents requested by FINRA in connection with an investigation into his potential participation in undisclosed private securities transactions.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Gerald Dewes in Firm Cadaret, Grant & Co., INC.

February 23, 2026 | by Staff Attorney

The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that Broker Gerald Dewes (Dewes) has been accused by investors of engaging in fraudulent misappropriation of their funds. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), it appears that Dewes was employed by Cadaret, Grant & Co., INC. at the time of the activity. If you have been a victim of Dewes’s alleged misconduct our firm may be able to assist you in recovering funds.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on April 07, 2021.

Claimant alleges unsuitable investment recommendations, common law fraud, breach of contract, negligent supervision, and breach of fiduciary duty in connection with alleged investments in an unapproved private investment and two OTC stocks that were recommended by Mr. Dewes through his independent registered investment adviser and effected through accounts held at a third-party custodian.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Louis Olave in Firm Lincoln Investment

February 19, 2026 | by Staff Attorney

The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that Broker Louis Olave (Olave) has been accused by investors of engaging in fraudulent misappropriation of their funds. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), it appears that Olave was employed by Lincoln Investment at the time of the activity. If you have been a victim of Olave’s alleged misconduct our firm may be able to assist you in recovering funds.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a final customer complaint on April 30, 2021.

Without admitting or denying the findings, Olave consented to the sanctions and to the entry of findings that he participated in private securities transactions totaling $217,477 without prior disclosure to, or approval from, his member firm. The findings stated that Olave solicited investors to purchase securities of a company that represented itself as a structured cash flow investment that purchased pensions at a discount from pensioners and then sold a portion of those pensions as a pension stream to investors. The company generally promised investors a seven to eight percent rate of return on their investment. Olave received a total of $3,795 in commissions in connection with his sales of the securities.

Broker Candido Viyella in Morgan Stanley Firm Has Customer Complaint

February 18, 2026 | by Staff Attorney

The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that Broker Candido Viyella (Viyella) has been accused by investors of engaging in fraudulent misappropriation of their funds. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), it appears that Viyella was employed by Morgan Stanley at the time of the activity. If you have been a victim of Viyella’s alleged misconduct our firm may be able to assist you in recovering funds.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a final customer complaint on May 10, 2021.

Without admitting or denying the findings, Viyella consented to the sanction and to the entry of findings that he refused to appear for on-the-record testimony requested by FINRA in connection with its investigation into whether he participated in private securities transactions without providing prior written notice to his member firm.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Tran Luong in Firm LPL Enterprise, LLC

February 13, 2026 | by Staff Attorney

The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that Broker Tran Luong (Luong) has been accused by investors of engaging in fraudulent misappropriation of their funds. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), it appears that Luong was employed by LPL Enterprise, LLC at the time of the activity. If you have been a victim of Luong’s alleged misconduct our firm may be able to assist you in recovering funds.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $19,000.00 on June 14, 2021.

Customer Alleges misappropriation and misrepresentation via non-genuine signatures.

Broker Jeffrey Arbeit in Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

February 10, 2026 | by Staff Attorney

The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that Broker Jeffrey Arbeit (Arbeit) has been accused by investors of engaging in fraudulent misappropriation of their funds. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), it appears that Arbeit was employed by Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC at the time of the activity. If you have been a victim of Arbeit’s alleged misconduct our firm may be able to assist you in recovering funds.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint with a damage request of $131,000.00 on July 01, 2025.

Beginning sometime in or around 2019, the registered representative engaged in the sale of unsecured, non-registered promissory notes that were neither offered nor approved by Farmers Financial Solutions, LLC (the Firm) to an individual who was not a customer of the Firm. These transactions were conducted without the Firm\\u2019s knowledge or authorization.

Broker Richard Carlesco in Cambridge Investment Research, INC. / IBN Financial Services, INC. Firm Has Customer Complaint

February 6, 2026 | by Staff Attorney

The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that Broker Richard Carlesco (Carlesco) has been accused by investors of engaging in fraudulent misappropriation of their funds. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), it appears that Carlesco was employed by Cambridge Investment Research, INC. / IBN Financial Services, INC. at the time of the activity. If you have been a victim of Carlesco’s alleged misconduct our firm may be able to assist you in recovering funds.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint with a damage request of $96,000.00 on December 08, 2025.

Claimant, who has been a registered representative for decades, allegedly purchased a convertible note in November 2019 after a discussion with another registered representative. Claimant alleges that the other RR was selling away from his firm and that he was not an accredited investor for purposes of the investment.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Frank Mastrosimone in Firm LPL Enterprise, LLC

January 29, 2026 | by Staff Attorney

The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that Broker Frank Mastrosimone (Mastrosimone) has been accused by investors of engaging in fraudulent misappropriation of their funds. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), it appears that Mastrosimone was employed by LPL Enterprise, LLC at the time of the activity. If you have been a victim of Mastrosimone’s alleged misconduct our firm may be able to assist you in recovering funds.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $100,000.00 on August 04, 2021.

It is alleged that private investment fund was inappropriate for client.

Broker Brent Greninger in Buckman, Buckman & Reid, INC. Firm Has Customer Complaint

January 24, 2026 | by Staff Attorney

The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that Broker Brent Greninger (Greninger) has been accused by investors of engaging in fraudulent misappropriation of their funds. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), it appears that Greninger was employed by Buckman, Buckman & Reid, INC. at the time of the activity. If you have been a victim of Greninger’s alleged misconduct our firm may be able to assist you in recovering funds.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $500,000.00 on September 20, 2021.

Claimants allege that FA recommended an unsuitable and unapproved outside private investment and also improperly recommended that Claimants fund the investment using margin.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Mark Young in Firm LPL Financial LLC

January 22, 2026 | by Staff Attorney

The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that Broker Mark Young (Young) has been accused by investors of engaging in fraudulent misappropriation of their funds. According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), it appears that Young was employed by LPL Financial LLC at the time of the activity. If you have been a victim of Young’s alleged misconduct our firm may be able to assist you in recovering funds.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $4,179,859.03 on September 29, 2021.

Misrepresentation and unsuitability alleged with regard to a private investment fund…dates 2015 to 2017