States

Oct 8th, 2014

Edmonds Stockbroker Fined and Suspended for Improper Sales of Private Securities

David Taylor of Farmers Financial Solutions, the brokerage arm of Farmers Insurance, improperly sold $395,000 in private securities to his clients. Mr. Taylor established a company, […]
Oct 7th, 2014

Santa Barbara Stockbroker Suspended for Improper Sales of Private Securities

Travis Shannon of Morgan Stanley has been suspended for improperly selling $1.885 million in private securities. Private securities are investments that are not publicly traded or […]
Oct 6th, 2014

Woodland Hills Stockbroker Convicted of Mortgage Fraud

Sally “Sonia” Samaris of TransAmerica Financial Advisers was recently convicted of several felonies related to mortgage fraud. Charges include felony grand theft and felony home equity […]
Oct 5th, 2014

Irvine Stockbroker Willfully Fails to Disclose Tax Liens

Mehran Sadri of Morgan Stanley received a fine and suspension for willful failure to disclose a $70,000 IRS tax lien on his Form U4, hiding this […]
Oct 4th, 2014

California Stockbroker Barred from Securities Industry for Improperly Borrowing Money from Clients

Kent Lehman of Securian Financial Services, Inc., was barred from the securities industry for borrowing funds from clients. FINRA Rules generally bar stockbrokers from borrowing client […]
Oct 3rd, 2014

Los Angeles Stockbroker Barred from Securities Industry for Insider Trading & Providing False Information to Securities Regulator

Jonathan Kohanof, formerly of Houlihan Lokey Capital was recently barred from the securities industry by FINRA. According to FINRA, Mr. Kohanof used insider information to recommend […]
Oct 2nd, 2014

Newport Beach Stockbroker Fined and Suspended for Failure to Report Tax Liens

Terrence Welsh of D.A. Davidson & Co. was suspended for failure to report over $115,000 in tax liens. FINRA, a securities regulator, requires stockbrokers to report […]
Oct 2nd, 2014

Newport Beach Stockbroker Suspended for Failure to Disclose Unsatisfied Judgments and Tax Liens

John Crittenden, a former Crowell, Weedon & Co. stockbroker, was suspended for failure to disclose tax liens and judgments on his Form U4. Stockbrokers are required […]
Oct 1st, 2014

Monterey Park Stockbroker Barred from Securities Industry for Promoting Ponzi Scheme

Toni “Tong” Chen, a former TransAmerica stockbroker, was barred by FINRA from the securities industry for failure to cooperate in an investigation into his involvement in […]