Securities Lawyers Blog

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Vikas Goel in Firm Westpark Capital, INC.

September 16, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $28,800.00 on March 14, 2023.

Client alleges that the Representative omitted material information and misrepresented the GWG L Bond she purchased in April 2018.

Broker Joseph Lascala in Aegis Capital Corp. Firm Has Customer Complaint

September 16, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on March 15, 2023.

Client alleges unauthorized trading.

Broker Todd Kalish in Mcdonald Partners LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

September 16, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $75,000.00 on March 09, 2023.

This claim pertains to the Claimant’s purchase of GWG L-bonds on 3/27/2019. Claimant alleges, among other things, misrepresentation and omission of material information by the RR and unsuitable investment recommendation by the RR.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Flynn Andrew in Firm Cetera Wealth Services, LLC

September 16, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $25,428.00 on March 15, 2023.

In January of 2022, Mr. Andrew made a recommendation resulting in a tax liability that was not fully disclosed.

Broker Roderick Rodriguez in Osaic Institutions, INC. Firm Has Customer Complaint

September 16, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $50,000.00 on March 11, 2023.

Allegations are overconcentration of client assets into a single illiquid investment.

Broker David Bibo in Western International Securities, INC. Firm Has Customer Complaint

September 16, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $300,000.00 on March 14, 2023.

Misrepresentation; Unsuitable Recommendations

Broker James Kent in Emerson Equity LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

September 16, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker James Kent (Kent), previously associated with Emerson Equity LLC, has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Kent recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $90,000.00 on March 14, 2023.

Violations of federal securities laws, fraud, violations of Georgia securities act, unsuitable recommendations, misrepresentations, omissions of material fact, breach of contract, common law fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and gross negligence

Broker Eric Dec in Emerson Equity LLC Firm Has Customer Complaint

September 16, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $125,000.00 on March 14, 2023.

Violations of Federal Securities Laws, fraud, violations of the Georgia securities act, unsuitable recommendations, misrepresentations and omission of material fact, breach of contract, common law fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and gross negligence.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Thomas Van Horn in Firm Moloney Securities Co., INC.

September 16, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint with a damage request of $50,000.00 on March 13, 2023.

Suitability/negligence. 2020

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Marion Leonberger in Firm American Equity Investment Corporation

September 16, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Marion Leonberger (Leonberger), previously associated with American Equity Investment Corporation, has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Leonberger 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 $100,000.00 on March 15, 2023.

Investments made on September 2018. September 2019, August 2020 and September 2020 in GWG L-bond. L-Bond stopped paying interest in February 2022 and in April, 2022, GWG filed for re-organization under Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Plan to exit bankruptcy currently being reviewed by court.