Securities Lawyers Blog
Currently financial advisor Thomas Mazzara (Mazzara), currently employed by brokerage firm A.g.p. / Alliance Global Partners has been subject to at least one disclosable event. These events include one customer complaint. According to a BrokerCheck reports most of the recent customer complaints concern either corporate debt securities or alternative investments such as direct participation products (DPPs) like business development companies (BDCs), non-traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), oil & gas programs, annuities, and private placements. The attorneys at Gana Weinstein LLP have represented hundreds of investors who suffered losses caused by these types of high risk, low reward products.
FINRA BrokerCheck shows a pending customer complaint with a damage request of $50,000.00 on June 10, 2025.
The customer alleges that a recommendation of a non-traded REIT investment was not in keeping with his needs and objectives, and that the features and risks of the investment were not fully explained to him.