Securities Lawyers Blog
The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that Broker Joseph Whitney (Whitney) 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 Whitney was employed by Wedbush Securities INC. at the time of the activity. If you have been a victim of Whitney’s alleged misconduct our firm may be able to assist you in recovering funds.
FINRA BrokerCheck shows a final customer complaint on January 30, 2021.
Whitney engaged in dishonest and unethical practices in the securities business by (1) violating UBS’ Reporting Client and Other Complaints policy and failing to timely report a complaint to UBS. (2) violating UBS’ Prohibition Against Selling Away policy and referring his customer to his wife, M-Whitney for a private real estate investment. (3)\<char_lb_r>\, violating UBS’ COI Policies by, among other things, failing to address the conflict of interest that arose through referring a customer to M-Whitney, and putting his own interest before his customer’s interests. (4) recommending CG take out the Securities Backed Loan without a reasonable basis that it was suitable.