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In September 2021, Ernesto Heraclito Weisson Pazmino of Miami, Florida, Roberto Gustavo Cortes Ripalda of Madrid, Spain, and Fernando Haberer Bergson of Buenos Aires, Argentina were criminally indicted and charged with conspiring to defraud investors and financial institutions. Pazmino was arrested in Miami, Florida in connection with the alleged $155 million investment fraud scheme that… Read More

Erez Law is interested in speaking with investors who may have suffered losses due to investments with former Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC broker Stephen Carrione (CRD# 1603335). Carrione has been registered with Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. in Bloomfield, New Jersey since 2021. Previously, Carrione was registered with Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC in Florham Park,… Read More

Can I recover losses from investments with former Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC broker Adam Summers (CRD# 5587343)? Summers was registered with Lasalle St Securities, L.L.C. in Frankfort, Illinois from January to June 2021. Summers was registered with Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated in Crown Point, Indiana in December 2020, when he was terminated regarding… Read More

Erez Law is currently investigating former SunTrust Investment Services broker Luisa Gonzales (CRD# 2765208), who is alleged to recommend Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Ltd., a Bermuda-based annuity and life insurance company that serves the needs of high net worth clients around the globe. Gonzales has been registered with The Leaders Group, Inc. in Littleton, Colorado… Read More

Erez Law recently filed a FINRA arbitration against Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., regarding investments in Northstar Financial Services (Bermuda) Ltd., a Bermuda-based annuity and life insurance company that serves the needs of high net worth clients around the globe. Their customer alleges that Alberto Valdes (CRD #4378138), who has been a registered representative of… Read More

Erez Law is currently investigating former Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated broker Peter Eckerline (CRD# 1244319) regarding mutual fund investment losses. Eckerline was registered with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated in Wayzata, Minnesota from 1984 to 2021. Eckerline has been the subject of nine customer complaints between 2001 and 2021, two… Read More

Were you the victim of Northland Securities, Inc. broker James Reynolds (CRD# 4408485)? Reynolds has been registered with Northland Securities, Inc. in Minneapolis, Minnesota since 2002.  Reynolds has been the subject of two customer complaints between 2016 and 2021, according to his CRD report: June 2021. “Claimants are stating that non-traded REITS were unsuitable.” The… Read More

Were you the victim of former World Choice Securities, Inc. broker Thomas Stratton (CRD# 1646899)? Stratton has been registered with World Choice Securities, Inc. in Melbourne, Florida from 2004 to 2021. In August 2021, FINRA barred Stratton after he “consented to the sanction and to the entry of findings that he refused to provide information… Read More

Erez Law is currently investigating former Chelsea Financial Services broker George Warner (CRD# 2300570) regarding promissory note losses. Warner was registered with Chelsea Financial Services in Staten Island, New York from 2017 to 2019. Previously, Warner was terminated from NFP Advisor Services in 2014 and LPL Financial LLC in 2013 regarding correcting documents after securing… Read More

Erez Law is currently investigating former DFPG Investments, Inc. broker Brett Ellen (CRD# 1460478) regarding unsuitable investment recommendations. Ellen has been registered with Metric Financial Inc. in Las Vegas, Nevada since April 2021. Previously, Ellen was registered with Arque Capital, Ltd. in Las Vegas, Nevada from June 2020 to February 2021, with International Assets Advisory,… Read More