August 2017-Austin, Texas Travis J. Lies was appointed Securities Commissioner of the Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) effective September 1, 2017. Lies has worked for the TSSB for 16 years and…
read moreLos Angeles, CA-July 2017 A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel comprised of three public arbitrators ordered Wedbush Securities to pay two former customers (husband and wife) compensatory damages…
read moreHouston, Texas – July 2017 According to a press release from the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas, a second superseding indictment has been issued by a…
read moreJuly 2017 Thirteen individuals from two Long Island-based boiler rooms were charged with securities fraud by the Securities and Exchange Commission who alleges that they made hundreds of thousands of…
read moreJuly 2017-Malaysia The FINRA records of Richard William Lunn Martin , a former stockbroker who was last employed by G.F. Investment Services, disclose a prior regulatory matter, 15 customer disputes, a current…
read moreJuly 2017-New York An arbitration panel of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ordered Northeast Securities, Inc. a broker dealer headquartered in Mitchelfield , NY, and three of their brokers…
read moreSeptember 2017 – Daphne, AL According to publicly available records Damian M. Bell (CRD#2348521) , a stockbroker who was previously employed by WFG (Williams Financial Group) Investments, Inc. , disclose 2 pending and 5…
read moreJuly 2017- Deerfield, IL According to publicly available records Edward Alan Horwitz (CRD#2154232) , a stockbroker currently registered with Western International Securities, Inc., discloses a customer dispute. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is the…
read moreThe Arizona Republic reports that Texan Stephen J. Hatch, 68, pleaded guilty to felony fraud and was sentenced to five years for operating a $70 million Ponzi scheme that targeted…
read moreJune 2017-Miami, FL According to publicly available records Mariva Capital Markets LLC (CRD#2296303) (“MCM”) , a Miami-based broker dealer who has been a FINRA member since 2013 disclose a recent regulatory event. The…
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