GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN Are you a former customer of Michael Gravelyn in Grand Rapids, Michigan? Our firm is reviewing claims made against this advisor. FINRA began its investigation after he was “permitted to resign” by Northwestern Mutual in April 2023.

According to Northwestern Mutual, the resignation was made while Gravelyn was under internal investigation for processing multiple client bank account drafts without client authorization. Since then, the brokerage firm has settled ten small claims made regarding Gravelyn. He refused to respond to FINRA’s investigation, which led to his expulsion from the securities industry.

Michael Gravelyn had been licensed with Northwestern Mutual from 2017 to April 2023. He worked in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Brokerage firms are required to sufficiently monitor the acts of its representatives. If the firm fails to do so, it could be responsible for investor losses. Our law firm has recovered millions of dollars for investors in the past, including numerous investors in Michigan. Attorney Aaron Israels grew up in Holland, Michigan and still maintains his Michigan law license.

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If you lost money with Michael Gravelyn, or Northwestern Mutual, contact the law firm of ISRAELS & NEUMAN at (720) 599-3505 or (206) 795-5798 for a Free evaluation of your case.

FARMINGTON HILLS, MICHIGAN Did you invest with Gary Harpe, formerly with PFS Investments (Primerica) in Farmington Hills, Michigan? Our securities arbitration law firm is looking into claims made by FINRA (the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) against advisor Gary Harpe. FINRA brought a complaint seeking to expel him from the securities industry.

FINRA started looking into Gary Harpe after he was criminally charged with larceny by conversion in Farmington Hills, Michigan for more than $1,000 but less than $20,000. He has pleaded not guilty, and the case is still pending. Harpe was terminated by PFS Investments (also known as Primerica) in 2023, and was with PFS Investments from 1998 to January 2023.

FINRA Rule 821 provides that advisors are required to respond to FINRA investigations. Additionally, under FINRA’s supervisory rules, securities brokerage firms must adequately supervise their representatives. If firms like PFS Investments fail to provide sufficient supervision, the firms could be responsible for financial damages.

Our firm has an office in Ann Arbor, Michigan and regularly represents investors in the greater Detroit area. Moreover, attorney Aaron Israels went to law school in Detroit and began his law practice in Michigan.

If you lost money with Gary Harpe or PFS Investments, please Contact Us at 206-795-5798 for a free evaluation of your case.

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STUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA Are you a former client of Juan Sosa in Studio City, California? The securities and investment fraud law firm of Israels & Neuman is investigating claims made against Juan Sosa, formerly with SagePoint Financial and Independent Financial Group. It has been alleged that Sosa converted or stole $331,000 from an elderly customer which resulted in him being “permitted to resign” by his brokerage firm in July 2022.

His resignation led to FINRA starting its own investigation. Sosa allegedly deposited over $220,000 to his own accounts and also wrote $111,000 in checks to pay off his own credit card bills.

Juan Sosa had been licensed with SagePoint Financial from 2005 to July 2022. He worked at Independent Financial Group from August 2022 to March 2024 in Studio City, California. In addition, he has been the subject of multiple customer complaints.

SagePoint Financial is a FINRA member and is required to sufficiently monitor the acts of its representatives. If the firm fails to do so, it could be responsible for investor losses. Our law firm has recovered millions of dollars for investors in the past, including numerous investors in California.

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If you lost money with Juan Sosa, or SagePoint Financial, contact the law firm of ISRAELS & NEUMAN at (206) 795-5798 for a Free evaluation of your case.