2025

Christopher Geraci, a broker and investment advisor with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, is currently under investigation by Haselkorn & Thibaut, P.A., a national investment fraud law firm. The investigation comes in light of a recent customer dispute alleging improper solicitation of an account from January 11, 2022, to February 2, 2024. Investment […]

In a recent development, a client has alleged that Brian Hoffman, a former financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, failed to execute trades to implement her financial plan, resulting in a lack of growth in her accounts. The allegation period spans from June 2022 to November 2023, and the dispute was denied on February

Kurt Klingenberg, a financial advisor associated with Raymond James & Associates, Inc., is currently under investigation by Haselkorn & Thibaut, a national investment fraud law firm. The firm is offering free consultations to clients who may have suffered losses due to Klingenberg’s alleged misconduct. Investment fraud and bad advice from financial advisors can have devastating

Jose Candelario Padilla, a former broker and investment advisor associated with Nationwide Planning Associates Inc. (CRD #31029) in Puerto Rico, is facing allegations of misrepresentations, omissions, breach of fiduciary duty, unsuitable investment recommendations, and other violations. The customer dispute, filed on February 2, 2024, is currently pending resolution. According to the disclosure on Padilla’s FINRA

In a recent development, Matthew Stucke, a financial professional associated with Cetera Advisor Networks LLC (CRD 13572), has been named in a customer dispute filed on February 2, 2024. The Statement of Claim alleges that Stucke was negligent in handling client accounts and used his discretionary authority to engage in high volumes of risky activity