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Another Aegis Capital Corp. Broker (Douglas Szempruch) Suspended for Excessive Trading and Unauthorized Trading   

**Update: November 11, 2021** On November 8, 2021, Aegis  Capital Corp agreed to pay nearly $2.7 million in sanctions for supervisory failures related to excessive and unsuitable trading by its brokers from July 2014 through December 2018.   Click on the following link to read more:  Aegis Capital Corp. Ordered to…

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Update:  Former Aegis Capital Corp Broker, Kishan (Sean) Parikh, SUSPENDED by FINRA for Excessive Trading and Unauthorized Trading

**Update: November 11, 2021** On November 8, 2021, Aegis  Capital Corp agreed to pay nearly $2.7 million in sanctions for supervisory failures related to excessive and unsuitable trading by its brokers from July 2014 through December 2018.   Click on the following link to read more:  Aegis Capital Corp. Ordered to…

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Joseph Stone Capital L.L.C. Broker Suspended by FINRA

On June 29, 2021, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and a Joseph Stone Capital L.L.C. stockbroker entered into a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent No. 2020066888001 whereby the broker consented to a three-month suspension, $5,000 fine, and to pay $7,653.21 in restitution to a customer.  The broker consented…

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Columbia, Missouri Broker, Alex Perry, Formerly of Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Barred by FINRA

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has barred stockbroker Matthew Alexander Perry (“Alex Perry”) from the securities industry.  Mr. Perry was expelled from the brokerage industry for refusing to cooperate with a FINRA investigation after Mr. Perry received a customer complaint alleging he failed to follow a customer’s stated goals…

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Alabama Financial Advisor, Kevin McCallum, Formerly of LPL Financial, Suspended for One Year for Making Unsuitable Investment Recommendations

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has suspended financial advisor Kevin McCallum from the securities industry for one year.  Mr. McCallum consented to the suspension after FINRA alleged that from May 2017 through June 2019, while associated with LPL Financial LLC in Birmingham, Alabama, he made unsuitable recommendations to 12…

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FINRA Files Enforcement Action Against Financial Broker Michael Giovannelli, Formerly of Spartan Capital Securities, for Unauthorized Trades in an Elderly Customer’s Account

**Update:  April 30, 2022** On November 19, 2021, the FINRA Office of Hearing Officers entered a default decision barring Mr. Giovannelli from associating with any FINRA member firm in any capacity for providing falsified documents and false testimony to FINRA staff and engaging in unauthorized trading in a customer account. …

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Former Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Incorporated Broker, Marc Lippman, Barred by FINRA – Washington, DC

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) has barred stockbroker Marc Lippman from the securities industry.  Mr. Lippman consented to the bar after FINRA alleged that he provided false information to FINRA during on-the-record testimony regarding whether he was aware that his customer was deceased at the time of entering a…

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FINRA Files Enforcement Action Against Marc Reda of Spartan Capital Securities

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s Department of Enforcement has filed a disciplinary proceeding complaint against financial advisor Marc Reda.  The complaint alleges that from January 2017 to December 2019, while associated with Spartan Capital Securities, LLC, Mr. Reda recommended to all of his customers an investment strategy – actively trading…

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Broker Spotlight:  Philip Connors of Worden Capital Management LLC – New York, NY

Philip Connors is a stockbroker with Worden Capital Management LLC (“Worden Capital Management”) in New York, New York.  Mr. Connors has a history of customer disputes and a past association with a disreputable brokerage firm that has been expelled by FINRA. If you have lost money with broker Philip Connors…

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Broker Spotlight:  David Murray of Worden Capital Management LLC – New York, NY

David Murray is a stockbroker with Worden Capital Management LLC (“Worden Capital Management”) in New York, New York.  Mr. Murray has a history of customer disputes and associations with disreputable brokerage firms that have been expelled by FINRA. If you have lost money with broker David Murray or Worden Capital…

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