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Mark Allen Upchurch, Formerly of Centaurus Financial, Named in Customer Dispute Alleging Unsuitable Investment Recommendations

By |July 23rd, 2021|Tags: |

The client is seeking $500k in damages for Upchurch’s alleged [...]

Michael Frank Paesano, Formerly of Morgan Stanley, Named in Three Pending Customer Disputes Alleging Excessive Trading

By |July 23rd, 2021|Tags: |

Paesano has been named in sixteen customer disputes that ended [...]

Gary Max Bowman, Broker with SagePoint Financial, Suspended for 3 Months Following Allegations of Unsuitable Investment Recommendations

By |July 19th, 2021|Tags: , |

Bowman’s unsuitable recommendations allegedly caused his customers to incur unnecessary [...]

David Richard Geake, Broker with American Trust Investment Services, Facing Two Pending Customer Disputes Alleging Unsuitable Investment Recommendations

By |July 19th, 2021|Tags: , |

Geake has been the subject of five customer complaints since [...]

Jan Earl Haynes, Formerly of Integrity Brokerage Services, Named in Customer Dispute Seeking $125K in Damages

By |July 19th, 2021|Tags: , |

Haynes is accused of recommending investments that were complex and [...]

Tyler Rigsbee, Formerly of Wells Fargo, Barred by FINRA Following Allegations of Misappropriating Client Funds

By |July 19th, 2021|Tags: , |

Rigsbee refused to provide information and documents requested in FINRA’s [...]

Douglas Edward Szempruch, Formerly of Aegis Capital Corp., Suspended by FINRA for One Year

By |July 19th, 2021|Tags: , |

Szempruch was suspended based on allegations of unsuitable trading practices. [...]

John Henry Swon, Formerly of Royal Alliance Associates, Barred by FINRA Following Refusal to Produce Information

By |July 19th, 2021|Tags: , |

FINRA launched an investigation into Swon after allegations that he [...]

Philip Donald Beviano, Broker with Signature Securities, Named in Multiple Pending Customer Disputes Alleging Misrepresentations

By |July 7th, 2021|Tags: , |

The clients are seeking over $250K, collectively, for Beviano’s alleged [...]

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