Jorge Gerardo Pereira, formerly of Synergy Investment Group, LLC in Miami, Florida, suspended from FINRA and fined $5,000.

Without admitting or denying the findings, Pereira consented to the entry of findings that, without customers’ authorization, he falsified their signatures and affixed them onto delivery assurance forms for financial plans, a change of beneficiary form, a mutual fund disclosure form and a bank draft authorization form.

According to Jorge Gerardo Pereira’s FINRA Broker Report, FINRA’s investigation is not the first time that Pereira had been implicated in matters related to securities fraud. Pereira has also been named in at least 5 customer complaints related to securities fraud and securities violations.

Jorge Gerardo Pereira was previously registered as a broker with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and IDS Life Insurance Company.

If you have questions about investments you made with Jorge Gerardo Pereira or Synergy Investment Group, or if you believe that you have been the victim of a securities fraud, The White Law Group may be able to help. To speak to a securities attorney, please call our Chicago office at 312-238-9650 for a free consultation.

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