Category: Fraud

The Wolper Law Firm, P.A. is currently investigating claims against Michael Bressman, a former Financial Advisor at FSG Advisors in Chatham, NJ.  Michael Bressman has been in the securities industry since 1970s and previously worked at Merrill Lynch. According to publicly available records released by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), on September 24, 2018, […]

The Wolper Law Firm, P.A. is currently investigating claims against John Maccoll, a former Financial Advisor at UBS Financial Services in Birmingham, Michigan.  John Maccoll has been in the securities industry since the 1970s and previously worked for Morgan Stanley According to publicly available records released by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), on March […]

On July 26, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a complaint against John Paulsen in the District Court for the Southern District of New York.  John Pualsen is a former analyst at a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Alabama.  It is alleged that John Paulsen aided and abetted a pay-to-play scheme involving the New […]

The Wolper Law Firm, P.A. is currently investigating claims against Kimberly Pine Kitts, a former Financial Advisor at Royal Alliance Associates in Palmer, Maine.  Kimberly Pine Kitts has been in the securities industry since the 1990s and previously worked for ING Financial Partners. According to publicly available records released by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority […]

The Wolper Law Firm, P.A. is currently investigating claims against Mitchell Yanow, a former Financial Advisor at Stifel Nicolaus & Co. in Boca Raton, FL.  Mitchell Yanow first entered the securities industry in the 1990s and previously worked for Oppenheimer & Co. and Wachovia Securities. According to publicly available records released by the Financial Industry […]

The Wolper Law Firm, P.A. is currently investigating claims against Matthew Morris (Matthew Alan Morris), a former Financial Advisor at SunTrust Investment Services in Hopewell, Virginia.  Matthew Morris (Matthew Alan Morris) first entered the securities industry in the 1980s and previously worked for RBC Capital Markets, Ferris, Baker Watts and Morgan Stanley. According to publicly […]

Joseph Mangiapane is a former Financial Advisor at WestPark Capital in Newport beach, California.  Joseph Mangiapane first entered the securities industry in the 1980s and previously worked for a multitude of brokerage firms in California. According to publicly available records released by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), on June 14, 2018, the SEC instituted proceedings […]

The Wolper Law Firm, P.A. is currently investigating claims against Jon Schmidhammer, a former Financial Advisor at Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. in Dublin, Ohio.  Jon Schmidhammer first entered the securities industry in the 1980s and previously worked for Merrill Lynch, Advest and UBS Financial Services. According to publicly available records released by the Securities Exchange […]

Investment related misconduct comes in many forms.  It can be out in the open and flagrant but most often it is concealed and subtle.  The hallmark signs of investment misconduct are: Sudden, precipitous drops in the value of your portfolio, particularly when not in tandem with the overall financial markets Your financial advisor is recommending […]

The Wolper Law Firm, P.A. is currently investigating claims against Steven Pagartanis, a former Financial Advisor at Cadaret, Grant & Co. and Lombard Securities in Seatauket, KY.  Steven Pagartanis has been in the securities industry since 1989 and has worked for several other brokerage firms, including Woodbury Financial Services, Invest Financial Corp. and Yankee Financial […]