Michael F. Ginestro (CRD #2468911), a long-time Merrill Lynch broker based in Los Angeles, is under scrutiny after an investor filed a $2.4 million Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration complaint in May 2025. The filing accuses Ginestro of unsuitable investment recommendations, misrepresentations and omissions tied to municipal bond strategies. Pending $2.4 Million Customer Complaint  [...]

J.P. Morgan broker Richard M. Ciraco (CRD #825969) is once again under scrutiny, with a new $450,000 customer dispute adding to a career marked by past complaints. Currently registered with J.P. Morgan Securities, where he has worked since 2002, Ciraco now has three customer disputes on his record — one pending and two resolved — [...]

Citigroup must pay couple $3.1 million for not overseeing broker: panelBy Suzanne BarlynSeptember 16, 201310:44 PM EDTUpdated September 16, 2013 October 16, 2012. REUTERS/By Suzanne Barlyn(Reuters) – A Citigroup Inc unit must pay $3.1 million to a Florida-based couple who alleged the firm did not properly supervise a broker who steered them to invest in [...]

Ford Gray Keeler (CRD# 1696709), a financial advisor currently with LPL Financial in Grand Junction, Colorado, is facing fresh scrutiny. He has a pending $210,000 customer dispute tied to alternative investments and a prior settlement from earlier in his career. Over the years, Keeler has moved across multiple firms, and investors have brought forward complaints [...]