Investment Fraud Blog

Customer Dispute Alleges Broker’s Recommendations Were Misleading, Misrepresented, and Unsuitable According to publicly available information from the Financial Industry Regulatory…

Have You Suffered Losses After Investing in the United States Oil Fund (USO)? If you suffered losses due to investing…

According to publicly available information from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Seraphim M. Rine (CRD: 4305797) has received a…

Levin Law Is Investigating Brokerage Firm David Lerner Associates for its Possible Recommendations and Sales of Energy Limited Partnerships and…

Citigroup Broker Receives Seventh Complaint According to FINRA According to publicly available information through the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA),…

Levin Law, P.A. Continues to Investigate Brokerage Firms that Sold GPB Capital Holdings Funds Levin Law, P.A. (“Levin Law”) is…

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (MSSB) was alleged to have provided misleading information to retail clients regarding its retail wrap…

Should you bring a claim against your stockbroker, banker, or other financial professional for energy sector, including MLP losses? The…

Stock Market Volatility Pummels UBS YES Strategy Investors The volatile climate of the stock amid the coronavirus pandemic has resulted…

FINRA Arbitration Claims May Help Investors to Recover Some Losses Stock market volatility during the last couple months has turned…

Kari Marlin Bracy has been Barred From Acting as a Broker or Associating with a Broker-Dealer Firm   Kari M…

Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, Stock Markets Resemble 2008 Financial Crisis As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) sweeps the globe, so did one…

Should you bring a claim against your stockbroker, banker, or other financial professional?  Jeffrey Alan Eiler (CRD#: 1028716) is a…

Company that was set to revolutionize the beer industry faces a gritty future. According to an article in Forbes, Fishers,…

Broker Kevin C. Doyle Also Faces New Allegations of Excessive Trading The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) regulates brokers and…

Tupperware Has Suffered Catastrophic Losses to Its Stock Prices On February 24, 2020, Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE: TUP) issued a…

Despite Settlement Ending Criminal and Civil Investigations, Company Continues to Face Legal Issues  Banking giant, Wells Fargo agreed to a…

FINRA Hits Oppenheimer with $800k Fine and Requires Firm to Make Restitution On December 30, 2019, the Financial Industry Regulatory…

Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, LPL Financial, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch All Fined in FINRA Crackdown In a News Release issued…

FINRA and Others Issue Censure Against Credit Suisse for Multiple Violations According to a  News Release issued by the Financial…

If you invested in a TCA Global Credit Fund (“TCA Global,” “TCA Credit,” “TCA Management,” or “TCA Fund”) through a…

Merrill Lynch customer seeks $500k for Alleged Broker Misconduct Regarding CYES Investment Recommendations Gordon Huntington Harper, Jr., CRD#: 5460504, has…

Levin Law Investigates CYES Strategies Offered by Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, UBS, and Other Banks and Broker-Dealers Levin…

How Investors Were Misled Into Believing the UBS Strategy Would Yield Low-Risk Returns The UBS Yield Enhancement Strategy (YES) was…

Former Triad and Current Arkadios Broker Michael Sievert Under Scrutiny Michael Joseph Sievert, CRD#: 2127441, has two pending customer disputes,…

Wyshak, a Previously Registered Broker, Now Faces Several Customer Complaints John Charles Wyshak, (CRD#: 1272260) is facing multiple customer disputes…

Levin Law is Investigating Merrill Lynch Broker Peter Huffman After a Customer Complaint Alleging Unsuitable Recommendations and Misrepresentations Peter Huffman…

Cetera Advisors Accused Of Receiving $21 Million In Unlawful Gains The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed an  Amended…

GPB Capital Holdings Investors Told It Will Not Receive Audit Information By End-of-Year as Promised As first reported by Investment…

FINRA Takes Regulatory Action Against Broker Darren Kubiak As part of an ongoing  investigation of brokers who made unsuitable recommendations…

Craig Siegel Suspended for Failing to Respond to Regulatory Agency The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) suspended against Former Broker…

Investors Allege Broker Defrauded Them Out of Millions On July 1, 2019, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a…

CYES Options Trading Strategy Far From Safe Bet for Some Investors Clients of some of the largest financial firms in…

Levin Law, P.A. (“Levin Law”) is continuing its investigation involving Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.’s (“Oppenheimer”) Miami-based financial advisor, Cesar Hurtado…

Financial Firm Agrees to Sanction for Failure to Establish and Maintain Supervisory System According to a  Letter of Acceptance, Waiver…

FINRA Censures and Fines Financial Firm For Failing to Supervise Agent According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Agency (FINRA), Newbridge…

Levin Law, P.A. Files Additional FINRA Arbitration Claims against Royal Alliance, Triad Advisors, and Vanderbilt Securities on behalf of GPB…

Settlement Comes After Allegations of Improperly Charging Advisory Fees And Excess Commissions According to a recent press release by the U.S. Securities…

Andrew Pearse Charged in $2 Billion Mozambique Investment Fraud Scandal Multiple former bankers with Credit Suisse have been charged with…

Levin Law, P.A. (“Levin Law”) has filed an arbitration claim in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authorty (“FINRA”) against Oppenheimer &…

Harvest Collateral Yield Enhancement Strategy (CYES) Fails to Deliver Harvest Volatility Management (“HVM”), founded in 2008 offers active, risk-managed investing…

Flatter Yield Curve Results in Significant Losses For Some Investors Investors are seeking recovery for losses sustained in leveraged steepener…

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Wedbush Securities, a Los Angeles based broker-dealer, is being fined over $8 million to…

Former Broker Thomas Lee Johnson Barred After Depositing $1 Million Received in Error Thomas Lee Johnson (CRD#: 1215434) was recently…

In an article recently published by The Wall Street Journal (“WSJ”), the WSJ discussed how UBS’s Yield Enhancement Strategy (YES)…

Broker Under Scrutiny for Allegedly Receiving Misappropriated Funds According to  FINRA BrokerCheck, stockbroker Christopher Michael Zelesnick (CRD#: 1257500) has a pending…

Levin Law, P.A. Files Class Action On Behalf Of Investors In GPB Capital Funds To Seek Compensation For Losses As…

Levin Law, P.A. Files an Additional FINRA Arbitration Claim against Triad Advisors on behalf of GPB Investors and Continues to…

New Allegations Plague Beleaguered Investment Firm GPB Capital Holdings According to a recent article published by  InvestmentNews, GPB Capital Holdings…

Wells Fargo Business Partners Barred After Making Unsuitable Recommendations in High-Risk Energy Sector Charles Henry Frieda (CRD#: 5502319) was barred…

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) handles disciplinary actions against registered brokers and brokerage firms. Investors can stay informed with…

GPB Capital Holdings, LLC (“GPB”) just delivered a significant blow to investors, marking down the value of various GPB Capital…

Levin Law, P.A. Files an Additional FINRA Arbitration Claim on behalf of GPB Investors and Continues to Investigate Brokerage Firms…

Levin Law, P.A. (“Levin Law”) is continuing its investigation regarding the due diligence and sales practices of securities brokerage firms…

According to information on FINRA’s BrokerCheck report , Registered Broker Debra Bourne Currently Faces Several Customer Disputes Registered Broker Debra…

Levin Law, P.A. Files Another FINRA Arbitration Claim on behalf of GPB Investors and Continues to Investigate Brokerage Firms that…

Broker and Investment Adviser, James Parrelly Faces New Complaint Allegations James Anthony Parrelly, CRD#: 728368, is a registered representative with…

Massachusetts Secretary of Commonwealth Announces Regulatory Investigation Against Wells Fargo In a recent press release, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth,…

Customers Who Suffered Losses in Sheaff Brock’s Put Income Strategy Through TD Ameritrade May Be Able Recover Investment Losses Through…

GPB Capital Holdings Investors Should Consider Their Legal Options Embattled GPB Capital Holdings Under Continued Scrutiny After Failing to Make…

On March 5, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced that BB&T Securities had agreed to a…

Former Registered Broker and Investment Adviser B Dembla, a/k/a Ben Dembla and Bhenoy Dembla, has been barred by the Financial…

It was announced in February 2018 that the Division of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission would be offering…

The job of a stockbroker, also known as a financial advisor, wealth manager, investment advisor, or private banker, is to…

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is a non-profit organization and regulatory agency that helps protect investors. FINRA enables investors…

On March 13, 2019, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) announced that Wedbush Securities Inc. would be required…

If you invested in a GPB Capital Holdings Fund, please contact Levin Law immediately. Following allegations that GPB Capital Holdings…

Levin Law, P.A. (“Levin Law”) is investigating claims involving investment made with Global Credit Recovery, LLC, Delmarva Capital, LLC, Rhino…

Levin Law, P.A. (“Levin Law”) is investigating claims involving broker-dealers, stockbrokers, registered investment advisors, and financial advisors who recommended and…

Levin Law, P.A. (“Levin Law”) is investigating claims against Intl FC Stone (“FCStone”) for financial losses resulting from investments made…

Levin Law, P.A. (“Levin Law”) is investigating claims against Westpark Capital, a securities brokerage firm that provides investment banking and…

UBS Financial Services is a multinational financial services firm that is involved in virtually all major financial activities from retail…

Levin Law, P.A. (“Levin Law”) has filed an arbitration claim in the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) against Aegis Capital…