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November 2, 2018
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Blog, Current Investigations
Former LPL Financial Advisor Sonya Camarco – Colorado Springs, Colorado According to reports today, Sonya Camarco, former LPL Financial advisor, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for allegedly stealing client funds. From January 2013 to May 2017, Camarco purportedly diverted more than $1.8 million in
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October 31, 2018
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FINRA Sanctions LPL for Complaint Reporting Violations and AML Program Failures According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) this week, the regulator has fined LPL Financial LLC $2.75 million for complaint-reporting and anti-money laundering program failures over a three year period. FINRA’s
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May 3, 2018
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Blog, Current Investigations, Securities Fraud
LPL Financial Settles Charges with State Regulators According to a press announcement, LPL Financial has agreed to pay up to $26 million to settle charges from state regulators for alleged negligence in supervising sales of unregistered securities to thousands of investors over 12 years. LPL Financial, the largest
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April 25, 2018
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FINRA Sanctions LPL Financial for Supervisory Issues According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority on February 6, 2018, LPL Financial LLC (CRD #6413, Boston, Massachusetts) was issued an AWC in which the firm was censured and fined $375,000. Without admitting or denying the findings, LPL Financial consented
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April 20, 2018
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Li-Lin Hsu –aka Yilin Hsu – Ameriprise – Los Angeles, CA – Investigation According to an article yesterday in My News LA, former Ameriprise financial advisor Li-Lin Hsu has been charged with fraud and money laundering. Instead of investing clients’ funds as promised, Hsu allegedly used the money
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April 5, 2018
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FINRA Bars Laura Ortega Shean for using client funds to pay her taxes. According to the Financial Industry Regulatory (FINRA), the regulator has barred former LPL Financial advisor, Laura Ortega Shean for using client funds to pay her own taxes. According to a letter of acceptance, waiver and consent, from March
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January 18, 2018
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Current Investigations, Securities Fraud
Investigating Potential Claims Involving Charles Fackrell and LPL Financial According to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), a FINRA Dispute Resolution panel has ruled that LPL Financial must pay $462,000 in connection with a Ponzi scheme perpetrated by one of its former brokers. Although the
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October 31, 2017
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New Jersey Settlement alleges excessive amounts of alternative investments According to reports, the New Jersey Bureau of Securities fined LPL Financial $950,000 and ordered it to pay $25,000 to a state investor education fund. According to the settlement, there was a lack of supervision in regards to suitability
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October 30, 2017
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Blog, Current Investigations
Update: NC Fines LPL for Charles Fackrell Ponzi Scheme Did you lose money investing with Charles Fackrell and LPL Financial? If so, the securities attorneys at The White Law Group may be able to help you by filing a FINRA Arbitration claim. According to reports, the state of North Carolina has fined LPL
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September 18, 2017
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Investigating Potential Claims Involving Sonya Carmaco According to her FINRA BrokerCheck report, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission alleges that from 2004 until August 2017, advisor Sonya Camarco, while registered with LPL Financial, allegedly used her company Camarco Investments, Inc., to take over
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