Georgia Securities Attorney For Variable Annuities Investment Disputes
Did Cecilia Sawyer, aka Cecilia Villanueva Cause You Investment Losses? Cecilia Sawyer, aka Cecilia Villanueva, a former broker at Duluth, Georgia based PFS Investments Inc., was sanctioned based on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) findings that she claimed her customer’s variable annuity death benefits for her own personal use. FINRA’s findings stated that after one of Ms. Sawyer’s customers invested $130,000 in a variable annuity, the annuitant died and the beneficiary divorced the same year. No annuity claim was filed at the time. FINRA found that approximately three years later, Ms. Sawyer made a claim for the death benefit and directed it to be mailed to the beneficiary at a mailbox she opened. A $148,361 check was mailed to the beneficiary at that mailbox, where Ms. Sawyer deposited the check in a checking account she opened in the beneficiary’s name, without his knowledge or consent. Ms. Sawyer and her husband withdrew funds from the account for their own benefit. FINRA’s findings also stated that Ms. Sawyer failed to respond to FINRA requests for information and documents. Ms. Sawyer of Federal Way, Washington was prohibited from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Georgia has thousands of stock brokerage firms and investment advisory offices. With so many stock brokerage firms and investment advisory offices, comes the potential for their stockbrokers, financial advisors, and other representatives to make unsuitable recommendations and misrepresent and/or mislead investors about the risks of owning variable annuities, their features including surrender fees before investing in Variable Annuities and engage in all kinds of stockbroker misconduct which violates Federal and Georgia securities laws and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules and stock brokerage firms policies and procedures. Experienced Lawyers With Claims by Investors Who Purchased Variable Annuities In FINRA Arbitrations Throughout Georgia and Nationwide. Are you a Georgia investor who has suffered significant losses in your stock brokerage and investment accounts? Did your Georgia stockbroker or investment advisor misrepresent or mislead you about a Variable Annuity investment or make an unsuitable recommendation that you invest in a Variable Annuity or otherwise mismanage your investment account? If so, you need representation by an experienced, highly-rated and nationally recognized FINRA securities arbitration lawyer — an attorney who understands these highly complex and risky Variable Annuity investments. You will also need an experienced lawyer who knows FINRA rules and procedures inside and out and how to handle these FINRA arbitration cases and other complex legal issues. By hiring a top rated and highly successful attorney like Robert Wayne Pearce with over 40 years of experience with variable annuities by practicing securities law on both sides of the table in FINRA arbitration proceedings, you will clearly see that Attorney Pearce doesn’t just handle cases—he aggressively represents investors and is one of the best attorneys to recover your Variable Annuity investment losses and all types of stockbroker misconduct in FINRA arbitration proceedings! At The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A., we represent investors in all kinds of Variable Annuities and securities law and investment disputes in FINRA arbitration and mediation proceedings. We handle a wide range of practice areas such as fraud and misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, failure to supervise, and unsuitable recommendations of Index Annuities. Attorney Pearce and his staff represent investors throughout Georgia, and across the United States on a CONTINGENCY FEE basis, which means you pay nothing – NO FEES-NO COSTS – unless we put money in your pocket after receiving a settlement or FINRA arbitration award. Se habla español Free Initial Consultation With An Experienced Variable Annuities Investment Attorney Serving Georgia Residents In FINRA Arbitration Proceedings The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A. are highly experienced attorneys who successfully handle Variable Annuities cases and other securities law matters and investment disputes in FINRA arbitration proceedings, and who work tirelessly to secure the best possible result for you and your case. For dedicated representation by a lawyer with over 40 years of experience and success representing investors who were sold Variable Annuities and all kinds of securities and investments serving Georgia citizens, contact the firm by phone at 561-338-0037, toll free at 800-732-2889 or via e-mail.
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