John Starke, Sr. (CRD#: 3154774) is a registered Broker at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Mechanicsville, VA. Broker’s Background He entered the securities industry in 1999 and previously worked for Financial West Group; Cabot Lodge Securities, LLC; Allied Beacon Partners, Inc.; American Beacon Partners, Inc.; Newbridge Securities Corporation; First Montauk Securities Corp.; Intersecurities, Inc.; and NYLife […]

Patrick Hobert (CRD#: 805680) is a registered Broker and Investment Advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Newport Beach, CA. Broker’s Background He entered the securities industry in 1975 and previously worked for Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc.; Brookstreet Capital Management; Brookstreet Securities Corp.; FSC Securities Corp.; Corporate Benefit Securities, Inc.; Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc.; E.F. Hutton & […]

Valentino Scott (CRD#: 1497615) is a dually registered Broker and Investment Advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in West Hills, CA. Broker’s Background He entered the securities industry in 1986 and previously worked for Montano Securities Corp.; Fortis Investors, Inc.; and Pruco Securities Corp. Current And Past Allegations Of Conduct Leading To Investment Loss According to […]

Otto Bohon (CRD#: 5677597) is a previously dually registered Broker and Investment Advisor. Broker’s Background He entered the securities industry in 2009 and previously worked for Centaurus Financial, Inc.; Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC; and Wells Fargo Investments, LLC. Current And Past Allegations Of Conduct Leading To Investment Loss According to publicly available records released by […]

GWG Holdings (GWGH) formally defaulted on its obligation to L bondholders on February 14, 2022. Red flags were raised among investors after the company notified them that no interest or dividend payments would be made in January 2022, nor would maturity or redemption requests be honored, making the L bonds virtually worthless. On April 20, […]

Galen Kopman was an Investment Advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc., in Vancouver, WA. He entered the securities industry in 1998 and previously worked for LPL Financial, LLC and Edward Jones. According to publicly available records released by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), in October 2020, Galen Kopman was the subject of a customer complaint. […]

Jonathan Dudley (CRD No. 5413469) was a Financial Advisor associated with Centaurus Financial Inc. until his separation from the company on April 25, 2019. In the Uniform Termination Notice for Securities Industry Regulation (Form U5), it was noted that Jonathan Dudley was permitted to resign while “the subject of an internal review as a result […]

Tony Kassaei (CRD # 4375259) was a Financial Advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Irvine, CA. Tony Kassaei has been in the securities industry since 2001 and was registered at seven different brokerage firms including Summit Brokerage Services, Inc., J.P. Turner & Company LLC, and LPL Financial Corporation. According to publicly available records released by […]

The Wolper Law Firm has pending arbitration claims against JP Turner and Centaurus Financial, arising out of sales practices involving Ricky Mantei ak/a Rick Mantei and several Financial Advisors that are part of his team or at his branch office, including Cindy Chiellini a/k/a Cindy Lucille Porto Chiellini and Atul Makharia.  The pending claims involve […]

Ricky Mantei a/k/a Rick Mantei (CRD # 1098981) was a former Financial Advisor at JP Turner & Co and is currently a Financial Advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. in Lexington, South Carolina.  Ricky Mantei a/k/a Rick Mantei is also a branch manager at Centaurus Financial.    Ricky Mantei a/k/a Rick Mantei has been in the securities […]