The Leaders Group

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Freddy Garcia in Firm the Leaders Group, INC.

November 11, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Freddy Garcia (Garcia), currently associated with the Leaders Group, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Garcia 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 $146,453.23 on July 25, 2022.

Client claims Freddy Garcia did not follow instructions and is asking for $146,453.23 in compensation.”

Broker Tony Hodge in the Leaders Group, INC. Firm Has Customer Complaint

November 11, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

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

FINRA BrokerCheck shows a settled customer complaint on July 26, 2022.

Breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, misrepresentation. Dates are from 2014-2015

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker John Blanck in Firm the Leaders Group, INC.

October 30, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker John Blanck (Blanck), previously associated with the Leaders Group, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Blanck 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 $9,000,000.00 on September 15, 2025.

Fraudulent misrepresentation; fraudulent inducement to enter into contracts; silent fraud; breach of fiduciary duty; violation of Michigan Consumer Protection Act; common law conversion and statutory conversion pursuant to MCL 600.2919A; concert of action.

Broker Dax Weindorf in the Leaders Group, INC. Firm Has Customer Complaint

August 17, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Dax Weindorf (Weindorf), currently associated with the Leaders Group, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Weindorf 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 $95,000.00 on June 09, 2025.

Customer alleges that REIT investments recommended by RR were unsuitable.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Matthew Klein in Firm the Leaders Group, INC.

July 25, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Matthew Klein (Klein), currently associated with the Leaders Group, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Klein 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 $110,000.00 on May 12, 2025.

Customer alleges RR Misrepresented liquidity and principal protection of securities purchased in 2012.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Jordan Schmidt in Firm the Leaders Group, INC.

May 28, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Jordan Schmidt (Schmidt), currently associated with the Leaders Group, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Schmidt 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 $1,000,000.00 on March 12, 2024.

Client invested in a 12% interest bearing note paying 1% per month in June 2021. In January 2023, client renewed the note. In December 2023, CUMF filed for bankruptcy and defaulted on payment.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Vincenzo Azzinnari in Firm the Leaders Group, INC.

May 28, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Vincenzo Azzinnari (Azzinnari), currently associated with the Leaders Group, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Azzinnari 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 $6,042.57 on March 11, 2024.

The Customer alleged he was misled when he purchased a variable annuity in February 2022 and has requested a refund of the surrender charges incurred.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Sanford Schmidt in Firm the Leaders Group, INC.

May 28, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Sanford Schmidt (Schmidt), currently associated with the Leaders Group, INC., has at least 2 disclosable events. These events include 2 customer complaints, alleging that Schmidt 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 $1,000,000.00 on March 12, 2024.

Client invested in a 12% interest bearing note paying 1% per month in June 2021. In January 2023 client renewed the notes. In December 2023, CUMF company filed for bankruptcy, defaulted on payment.

There are Recent Customer Complaints with Broker Adriano Pisarri in Firm the Leaders Group, INC.

May 27, 2025 | by Staff Attorney

According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker Adriano Pisarri (Pisarri), currently associated with the Leaders Group, INC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint, alleging that Pisarri 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 $15,000.00 on March 13, 2024.

Claimant alleges RR Pisarri made misrepresentations and unsuitable recommendations in connection with a REIT.

Advisor Justine Zhou Accused of Selling Private Real Estate Investments – Recovery Options

December 26, 2019 | by Staff Attorney

The law offices of Gana Weinstein LLP are currently investigating claims that advisor Jun (Justine) Zhou (Zhou) was discharged by her employer after being accused of offering securities not reported to the company. According to BrokerCheck records, Zhou is formerly registered with The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member firm The Leaders Group. In addition, Zhou disclosed one regulatory complaint. If you have been a victim of Zhou’s alleged misconduct our firm may be able to assist you in recovering funds.

In November 2019 FINRA filed a regulatory action alleging that Zhou consented to the sanction and findings that she between April 2017 and June 2018, through a small real estate company she wholly owned and controlled, participated in the sale of $9,050,000 in membership interests in private real estate funds managed by a third party and $5,000,000 in a promissory note with that third-party fund manager. FINRA found that the fund membership interests and the promissory note were securities, involved 15 transactions, and seven investors. FINRA determined that Zhou’s real estate company received $179,000 in compensation from the third-party fund manager. In addition, FINRA alleged that on June 4, 2018, Zhou formed Zhou Fund I LLC (Zhou Fund), a private real estate fund managed by Zhou’s real estate company. Zhou is alleged to have subsequently filed a notice of exempt offering of securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission related to twelve transactions in June and July 2018 through which Zhou and her real estate company sold $2,000,000 in membership interests in Zhou Fund to twelve investors.