#experiencedsecuritiesarbitrationattorney - Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce

Aug 27, 2021

Palm City, Florida FINRA Securities Arbitration Lawyer

Did Richard Scott Shelley Cause You Investment Losses? Richard Scott Shelley of Palm City, Florida submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in all capacities for a period of 30 days. The sanctions were based on findings that he allegedly participated in private securities transactions without approval in violation of FINRA Rules 3280 and 2010. The suspension was in effect from March 15, 2021, through April 14, 2021. From December 2002 through December 2020, Richard Scott Shelley was registered with Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. and served as a General Securities Representative and an Investment Company and Variable Contracts Products Representative. According to the FINRA findings, Shelley allegedly solicited an investor to purchase securities in Future Income Payments (FIP) worth $29,500 and promised a 7% to 8% rate of return. The findings state that Shelley received $1,475 in commission and never sought or obtained approval from his firm to participate in the private transaction. In addition to FINRA’s findings, Shelley falsely attested on his firms annual compliance questionnaires that he had not participated in any private securities transactions and the company that offered the FIP’s ceased business, owing nearly $300 million in unpaid investor payments. Although Richard Scott Shelley is not currently registered or associated with a FINRA member firm, he remains subject to FINRA’s jurisdiction. FINRA Rule 3280(e) generally defines a private securities transaction as any securities transaction outside the regular scope of an associated person’s employment with a member. FINRA Rule 3280(b) states that “prior to participating in any private securities transaction, an associated person shall provide written notice to the member with which he is associated describing in detail the proposed transaction and the person’s proposed role therein and stating whether he has received or may receive selling compensation in connection with the transaction.” Rule 3280(c) states that when an associated person has received or may receive selling compensation, the member firm shall provide written approval or disapproval of the associated person’s participation in the proposed private securities transaction. A violation of Rule 3280 is also a violation of FINRA Rule 2010, which requires associated persons, in the conduct of their business, to observe high standards of commercial honor and just and equitable principles of trade. Do You Need a Florida FINRA Securities Arbitration Attorney? Are you a Florida investor who has suffered significant losses in your stock brokerage and investment accounts? Did your Florida stockbroker or investment advisor misrepresent facts, fail to disclose facts making the statements made false and misleading, recommend unsuitable investments or strategies, excessively trade or churn, mismanage your investment account or engage in other kinds of stockbroker misconduct? If so, you need representation by an experienced, highly-rated and nationally recognized FINRA securities arbitration attorney—a lawyer who knows FINRA rules and procedures inside and out and how to handle these FINRA arbitration cases as well as other complex legal issues. Free Initial Consultation With Experienced FINRA Securities Arbitration Lawyers Serving Palm City, Florida Residents In FINRA Arbitration Proceedings At The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A. we represent investors in all kinds of securities, commodities and investment law disputes in FINRA, AAA and JAMS arbitration and mediation proceedings. Attorney Pearce and his staff represent investors throughout Florida, 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 For dedicated representation by Attorney Pearce with over 40 years of experience and success in all kinds of securities, commodities and investment law disputes serving Florida citizens, contact the firm by phone at 561-338-0037, toll free at 800-732-2889 or via e-mail.

South Pasadena, California Securities FINRA Securities Arbitration Lawyer

Did RJJ Pasadena Securities Cause You Investment Losses? RJJ Pasadena Securities submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority in which the firm was censured, fined $5,000 and required to revise its WSP’s. The sanctions were based on findings that the firm allegedly failed to supervise one of their representatives in violation of NASD Rules 1021 and 1022 and FINRA Rules 1220, 3110, 2360, and 2010. Since 1980, RJJ Pasadena Securities has been a FINRA member firm and employs 5 registered representatives in Las Vegas, Nevada and South Pasadena, California. According to the FINRA findings, the firm had allegedly committed three supervisory violations by failing to enforce its own written supervisory procedures (WSP’s). The findings state that RJJ Pasadena violated its registration rules and allegedly allowed a registered representative to conduct their own business without supervision by a properly registered principal. FINRA Rule 1220(a)(8)(A) and its predecessor, NASD Rule 1022(0, require every firm that engages in options transactions with the public to have at least one registered options principal. Those rules further require any person engaged in the supervision of options sales practices to be registered as an options principal. FINRA Rule 2360(b)(20)(A) requires that “[e]ach member that conducts a public customer options business shall ensure that its written supervisory system policies and procedures pursuant to Rules 3110, 3120 and 3130 adequately address the member’s public customer options business. NASD Rule 1021(d)(1) was in effect until October 1, 2018.3 The rule allowed a registered representative “whose duties [were] changed by the member so as to require registration in any principal classification” a period of 90 calendar days following the change in his or her duties to pass the appropriate qualification examination. The rule prohibited a representative from functioning in the principal classification beyond the initial 90 calendar-day period without having passed the appropriate qualification examination. Do You Need a California FINRA Securities Arbitration Attorney? Are you a South Pasadena, California investor who has suffered significant losses in your stock brokerage and investment accounts? Did your California stockbroker or investment advisor misrepresent facts, fail to disclose facts making the statements made false and misleading, recommend unsuitable investments or strategies, excessively trade or churn, mismanage your investment account or engage in other kinds of stockbroker misconduct? If so, you need representation by an experienced, highly-rated and nationally recognized FINRA securities arbitration attorney—a lawyer who knows FINRA rules and procedures inside and out and how to handle these FINRA arbitration cases as well as other complex legal issues. Free Initial Consultation With Experienced FINRA Securities Arbitration Lawyers Serving South Pasadena, California Residents In FINRA Arbitration Proceedings At The Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A. we represent investors in all kinds of securities, commodities and investment law disputes in FINRA, AAA and JAMS arbitration and mediation proceedings. Attorney Pearce and his staff represent investors throughout California, 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 For dedicated representation by Attorney Pearce with over 40 years of experience and success in all kinds of securities, commodities and investment law disputes serving California citizens, contact the firm by phone at 561-338-0037, toll free at 800-732-2889 or via e-mail.