Silver Law Group is investigating claims on behalf of stockholders who lost 95% of the principal they invested in funds offered by Hatteras Investment Partners LP after Hatteras sold their funds to The Beneficient Company in 2021.   Beneficient is tied to GWG, which declared bankruptcy in 2022 after suffering catastrophic losses for investors. A recent lawsuit against certain Beneficient Officers and/or Directors has revealed substantial allegations of misconduct and fraud throughout the companies.   According to Hatteras SEC filings, on December 7, 2021, the Hatteras Maste ..read more

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for April 2024, the following individuals were suspended from FINRA and cannot currently work for a FINRA brokerage firm for failing to provide FINRA with information it requested or to keep information current with FINRA pursuant to FINRA rules. However, these individuals remain bound by the securities arbitration agreement to arbitrate any disputes between themselves and their former customers: NAME FORMER EMPLOYERS James Brown American Independent Securities Group, LLC Edward Jones Victor Droubie jr. LPL Financial LLC Wells Fargo Clearing S ..read more

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for April 2024, the following individuals were barred from FINRA and cannot currently work for a FINRA brokerage firm for failing to provide FINRA with information it requested or to keep information current with FINRA pursuant to FINRA rules: NAME FORMER EMPLOYERS Vinessa Christian UBS Financial Services Inc. RBC Dain Rauscher Inc. Cody Coffey Allstate Financial Services, LLC Denzel Coleman J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC John Kersey Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc ..read more

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for March 2024, the following individuals were barred from FINRA and cannot currently work for a FINRA brokerage firm for failing to provide FINRA with information it requested or to keep information current with FINRA pursuant to FINRA rules: NAME FORMER EMPLOYERS Gabriela Alfaro Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Michael Capolongo Network 1 Financial Securities Inc. Worden Capital Management LLC Stalin Cruz SW Financial Windsor Street Capital, L.P. Michael Fasciglione Aegis Capital Corp. National Securities Corporation Isaiah Frection NY ..read more

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for March 2024, the following individuals were suspended from FINRA and cannot currently work for a FINRA brokerage firm for failing to provide FINRA with information it requested or to keep information current with FINRA pursuant to FINRA rules. However, these individuals remain bound by the securities arbitration agreement to arbitrate any disputes between themselves and their former customers: NAME FORMER EMPLOYERS Kwame Adusei Morgan Stanley J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Brittany Anderson Gianluca De Berardinis Morgan Stanley Quad Capital ..read more

According to FINRA Disciplinary actions for March 2024, the following individuals were suspended from FINRA for failing to comply with a FINRA arbitration award or settlement agreement pursuant to FINRA rules: NAME FORMER EMPLOYERS Timothy Breslin B. Riley Wealth Management Raymond James & Associates, Inc. Robin Johnson aka Robin Runco CFD Investments, Inc. J.W. Cole Financial, Inc. Jason Kurtz U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc. Edward Jones Leslie Markus Jr. Lincoln Investment Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. David Morris Stifel, Nicolaus & Company UBS Financial ..read more

Minnesota-based broker-dealer Principal Securities has been sued by a local nonprofit over allegations of churning in variable annuities by one of its former registered representatives. The company disclosed this information in its recently filed annual focus report with the SEC. Principal Securities is also the subject of a separate FINRA arbitration claim based on the actions of the same representative. The plaintiff in this case is the Legacy of Angels Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit and private family foundation with the mission, “To improve the lives of children by working to promote t ..read more

Silver Law Group founder Scott Silver has weighed in on the move by many CrowdStreet investors who lost money in a failed Nightingale properties purchase. While he is not involved in the bankruptcy or litigation, Scott has paid close attention to the case. He is also a co-chair of the nonprofit American Association for Justice’s Securities and Financial Fraud Litigation Group. Several investors have filed a request for a FINRA arbitration related to a $1.5 million misappropriation of funds that were not put in escrow, but given directly to Nightingale CEO Elie Schwartz. He has made one payment ..read more

John Kersey (John Jay Kersey CRD# 1480524) is a former broker and investment advisor last employed with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (CRD# 2881) of Cincinnati, OH. His previous employers include Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (CRD# 2881) of Milwaukee, WI, Walnut Street Securities, Inc. (CRD# 15840) of El Segundo, CA, and WMA Securities, Inc. (CRD# 32625) of Duluth, GA.  He has been in the industry since 1986. Northwestern allowed Kersey to resign following allegations that he accepted money from a customer intended for investment. Instead, Kersey deposited th ..read more

Garrett Moretz (Garret Wayne Moretz CRD# 4086791) is a broker and investment advisor currently registered with Lifemark Securities Corp. (CRD# 16204) of Mooresville, NC. His previous employers include First Heartland Consultants, Inc. (CRD# 110377) and First Heartland Capital, Inc. (CRD#:32460), also of Mooresville, and Allegiant Asset Management, L.L.C. (CRD# 141047) of Miami, FL. He has been in the industry since 2000. The US Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) is currently investigating Moretz following allegations of “certain provisions of federal securities laws,” including Section ..read more