November 2016-Houston, Texas The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) fined Valic Financial Advisors (VFA)$1.75 million for conflicts of interest related to the way it compensates brokers selling annuities. FINRA found…
read moreUPDATE February 2017– Lizabeth Beth Ty, also known as Lizabeth Gotuaco Ty discloses that another customer of Park Avenue Securities has filed a FINRA arbitration (case #17-429) alleging damages of…
read moreNovember 2016-Albuquerque, NM The FINRA records of Kevin Hudak, a former stockbroker last employed in the industry by Foothill Securities , was permanently barred from acting as a broker or otherwise associating with firms…
read moreNovember 2016-Dallas, Texas Susan Gay Pruitt, 45, pleaded guilty to money laundering and theft of more than $200,000 and was sentenced to 22 years for selling phony oil and gas…
read moreNovember 2016-Plano, Texas/Culver City, CA VFG Securities, Inc. and its owner, Jason Vanclef, reached a settlement with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to resolve allegations by the securities industry…
read moreBoca Raton, FL July 2017 UPDATE– Gerald Cocuzzo was sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to securities fraud for his participation in the manipulation of Forcefield Energy,…
read moreUPDATE FEBRUARY 2017-Fortenberry sentenced to 78 months in prison. Follow this link to Department of Justice news release for more details on his sentencing. November 2016, San Angelo, Texas The…
read moreNovember 2016- Dallas, Texas The FINRA records of Jesse B. Shelmire, IV, a stockbroker who is currently employed by Stonegate Capital Markets, Inc. disclose 2 prior regulatory events that are final, a pending investigation and…
read moreArlington, Texas MAY 2017 UPDATE-In January 2017 a customer of Rhodes Securities filed FINRA Case #16-03753 alleging damages of $2 million for breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and breach of…
read moreOctober 2016-Houston, Texas The FINRA records of John “Brad” Wilson, a stockbroker who is currently employed by VSR Financial Services & Summit Brokerage Services disclose a prior customer dispute that has been resolved. The Financial Industry…
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