Author: Jeff Erez
Erez Law is investigating claims regarding Mark Steven Garrison (CRD #1939534, Easley, South Carolina), also known as Steve Garrison. Garrison recently entered into a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (“AWC”) in which he was assessed a deferred fine of … Continue reading
Erez Law is investigating claims regarding Claus Christoph Foerster (CRD #1912949, Spartanburg, South Carolina). Foerster recently entered into a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (“AWC”) in which he permanently was barred from association with any FINRA member firm. See … Continue reading
Erez Law is investigating claims regarding Ann Maria Ferrao (CRD #4481123, Miami, Florida). Ferrao recently entered into a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (“AWC”) in which she was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. See … Continue reading
Erez Law is investigating claims regarding Richard Andrew Christensen Jr.(CRD #875932, St. Charles, Missouri). Christensen recently entered into a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (“AWC”) in which he was fined $10,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member … Continue reading
Erez Law is investigating claims regarding Paul Gerard Chiampa (CRD #1133609, East Longmeadow, Massachusetts). Chiampa recently entered into a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (“AWC”) in which he was fined $7,500 and suspended from association with any FINRA member … Continue reading
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged three Morgan Stanley entities with misleading investors in a two residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) securitizations that the firms underwrote, sponsored, and issued. In anticipation of the charges, Morgan Stanley submitted an offer of … Continue reading
Erez Law is investigating claims regarding Richard Ohlhaber (CRD #2154794). Ohlhaber accepted FINRA’s Offer of Settlement, in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. See FINRA Case #2012032077901.Ohlhaber was registered with Century Securities Associates, … Continue reading
Erez Law is investigating claims regarding Florlena Cortez (CRD #4339441, Brownsville, Texas). Cortez submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which she was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. See FINRA Case #2012031460902. Cortez … Continue reading
FINRA recently fined Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC (“MSSB”), $5 million for supervisory failures related to initial public offerings between February 16, 2012 and May 1, 2013. During this time, MSSB sold shares to retail customers in 83 IPOs, including … Continue reading
Erez Law is investigating claims regarding William Bradford Coolidge (CRD #1636957, Cordova, Tennessee), also known as Brad Coolidge and William B. Coolidge. Coolidge recently submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was barred from association with … Continue reading