June 2020- New York, NY
According to publicly available records Jovannie Aquino (CRD#4876661), a former stockbroker who last worked for Spartan Capital Securities, discloses a regulatory event, a civil event, 3 final customer disputes, 1 pending customer dispute and a termination from employment.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is the agency that licenses and regulates stockbrokers and brokerage firms. FINRA requires brokers and brokerage firms to report customer complaints and disputes as well as regulatory sanctions. In addition brokers are required to disclose certain financial matters such as personal bankruptcies, judgments and liens.
In June 2019 Aquino was permanently barred from the securities industry as a result of the following:
In September 2018, the United Sates Securities and Exchange Commission filed case #1:18-cv-08191 in Federal Court in the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York alleging that from December 2015 to November 2017, Aquino engaged in a fraud involving excessive trading in the accounts of his retail customers that generated substantial commissions to enrich himself while his customers experienced significant losses. Aquino’s fraudulent acts and omissions resulted in approximately $881,000 in losses for customers and $935,000 in ill-gotten gains for Aquino. He was permanently barred from the securities industry and given a monetary sanction of $75,000 and ordered to pay disgorgement of $568,805.
In July 2018, a customer of Aquino’s previous employer, Windsor Street Capital filed case #58-SV-18-327 in Pine County District Court alleged that Aquino was properly served with all the necessary court papers and that he failed to timely respond. The alleged damages are $171,851. The case is still pending.
In November 2011, Aquino was discharged from employment from Rockwell Global Capital after allegations that he entered into a written commission agreement with a client without the firm’s knowledge and permission.
Aquino worked with Spartan Capital Securities from November 2017 until September 2018. Before that he was with Windsor Street Capital, John Carris Investments, John Thomas Financial and Rockwell Global Capital.
If you had an account with Jovannie Aquino that suffered losses, you may be entitled to collect damages from his prior employer. Call to discuss your options.
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