Category: Churning

Can I recover losses from investments with former Spartan Capital Securities, LLC broker Christopher Orlando (CRD# 4136262)? Orlando has been registered with Spartan Capital Securities, LLC in New York, New York from January 2020 to May 2021. Prior to that, … Continue reading

There are options for clients of Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC broker William Michetti (CRD# 2185612) who suffered investment losses. Michetti has been registered with Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC in Radnor, Pennsylvania since 2000. Michetti has been the subject … Continue reading

In December 2020, FINRA sanctioned Worden Capital Management $1.5 million, as part of a settlement regarding findings that the firm failed to establish, maintain, and enforce a supervisory system reasonably designed to supervise actively traded accounts. The settlement includes $1.2 … Continue reading

Did you lose money investing with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated broker Michael Calvin (CRD# 3269670)? Calvin has been registered with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated in Austin, Texas since 2015. Calvin has been the subject … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments broker Brendan Shaw (CRD# 4721215) regarding allegations of fraudulent and excessive trading. Shaw was registered with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments in Scottsdale, Arizona from 2012 to 2016. In April 2019, the … Continue reading

Did you lose money investing with former Fortune Financial Services, Inc. broker Jonathan Freeze (CRD# 2642023)? Freeze was registered with Fortune Financial Services, Inc. in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania from 2015 to 2017. Previously, Freeze was registered with Summit Brokerage Services, Inc. … Continue reading

There are options for customers of Florida broker John Orlando (CRD# 2002197) who suffered investment losses due to their broker’s recommendations. John Orlando has been registered with SW Financial in Melbourne Beach, Florida since 2019. Previously, John Orlando was registered … Continue reading

In August 2020, FINRA fined Morgan Stanley $950,000, which included $175,000 in fines and $774,574 in restitution to customers in connection with alleged failures to supervise one of its brokers who purportedly churned client accounts. According to a Letter of … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating former Morgan Stanley broker Michael Paesano (CRD# 1557229) regarding investment losses due to churning (excessive trading). Paesano was registered with Morgan Stanley in New York, New York from 2011 to 2017, when he was terminated … Continue reading

Erez Law is currently investigating former New York broker Michael Oromaner (CRD# 2857559) who was suspended indefinitely from the securities industry. Oromaner was registered with several broker-dealers during the past few years, including: Cova Capital Partners LLC in Syosset, New … Continue reading