On October 4, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced its decision to fine Merrill Lynch a total of $1 million. In an investigation conducted under the supervision of FINRA’s Enforcement Chief Counsel, Susan Light, investigators Brian Vincent and Richard Chin found that Merrill Lynch did not have an adequate…
Carlo Chiaese, an investment adviser, has been sentenced to 58 months in prison and must pay restitution totaling $2.5 million for broker misconduct including failure to invest and falsified documentation. Rather than investing his client’s money, Chiaese used the money to pay for his extravagant lifestyle. Purchases included leases on…
Recent Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) securities arbitration resulted in the order for units of Merrill Lynch to pay compensatory damages to Staton Family Investments Inc. totaling $8.1 million for breach of fiduciary duty. Staton Family Investments and Daniel Staton accused Merrill Lynch of securities fraud, negligence, breach of contract…
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