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Customer alleged breach of fiduciary duty and violations of FINRA Rules and California law relating to purchases of private placements in 2014 and 2015.
Damage Amount Requested
$100,000.00
Settlement Amount
$100,000.00
2/15/2019
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
Customers allege failure to adequately disclose risks relating to a promissory note investment issued by Aequitas Commercial Finance LLC in December 2013.
Damage Amount Requested
$1,000,000.00
Settlement Amount
$46,500.00
9/4/2018
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
Customer alleges breach of fiduciary duty, constructive fraud, and violation of the California corporations code relating to a promissory note investment issued by Aequitas Commercial Finance LLC in October 2014.
Damage Amount Requested
$100,000.00
Settlement Amount
$10,000.00
11/7/2017
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
Customer alleges negligence, gross negligence, misrepresentation, omission of material fact, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract relating to a promissory note investment issued by Aequitas Commercial Finance LLC in October 2013.
Damage Amount Requested
$200,000.00
Settlement Amount
$100,000.00
6/9/2016
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
Customers allege professional negligence, and fraud and negligent misrepresentation relating to promissory note investments issued by Aequitas Commercial Finance, LLC made in July 2013 and December 2013.
Damage Amount Requested
$537,000.00
Settlement Amount
$134,250.00
10/4/1999
Criminal
Final Disposition
Charges
CHARGE FOR WRONGFUL TAKING OF PROPERTY. (CHARGE 487A PC) CASE NUMBER 1883099. 1 COUNT. THE CHARGE WAS MISTAKENLY BOOKED IN AS FELONY AND THEN CHANGED TO MISDEMEANOR FOR THE SAME CASE. THERE WAS NO PLEA. THE CASE WAS DISMISSED. IT IS NOT INVESTMENT-RELATED.
Charge Type
FELONY
Disposition
CHARGE DIMISSED. NO PENALTY AMOUNT. NO SENTENCE.ON 11/19/99 REFERRED TO THE DIVERSION PROGRAM. ON MARCH 21, 2000 SUCCESSFULLY DISCHARGED FROM DIVERSION AND ON SAME DATE CHARGE OF GRAND THEFT WAS DISMISSED.
Broker Comment
IT WAS AN UNFORTUNATE EVENT THAT I JOINMED A GROUP OF PEOPLE SHOPPING TOGETHER AND THERE WAS ONE PERSON WHO SHOPLIFTED AND THE WHOLE GROUP GOT DETAINED AND TREATED AS THE SAME GANG. AFTER INVESTIGATION, THE CASE WAS DISMISSED BECAUSE THE SITUATION WAS CLEARED UP BY THE POLICE.
License(s)
The broker is not currently registered with any state or SRO.
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IA
Investment Adviser
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Disclosures can be customer complaints or arbitrations, regulatory actions, employment terminations, bankruptcy filings and certain civil or criminal proceedings that they were a part of.