Stoltmann Law Offices is investigating Barbara D. Fife, a former employee of LPL Financial in Indianapolis, Indiana and John W. Ruggles, a former employee of City Securities, also in Indianapolis. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) recently barred Fife from the brokerage industry for life, and suspended Ruggles for 14 months and fined him $5,000. Ruggles was accused of falsifying emails and trade reports. Fife was accused by a customer of never investing checks into his or her account which were made out for the purpose of investing.
According to her online FINRA BrokerCheck report, Barbara D. Fife was registered with MML Investors in Springfield, Massachusetts from May 1993 until July 1993, Essex National Securities in Napa, California from July 1993 until March 1996, First Chicago NBD Investment Services in Chicago, Illinois from March 1996 until August 1996, Independent Financial Securities Inc. from September 1996 until January 1997, NatCity Investments in Cleveland, Ohio from August 1996 until February 1997, Banc One Securities Corp in Chicago from February 1999 until April 1999, UBS Financial Services in Weehawken, New Jersey from April 1999 until July 2003, Fifth Third Securities in Cincinnati, Ohio from July 2003 until November 2005, City Securities Corp in Indianapolis, Indiana from November 2005 until July 2007 and LPL Financial in Fishers, Indiana from September 2007 until June 2014. She has five customer disputes against her. She is not licensed and has been permanently barred from the industry.
John W. Ruggles was registered with Raffensperger, Hughes & Co. in Indianapolis, Indiana from July 1993 until July 1995, NatCity Investments in Cleveland, Ohio from July 1995 until March 1997, Independent Financial Securities from January 1997 until March 1997, Charles Schwab & Co. in San Francisco, California from April 1997 until June 2005, Edward Jones in Avon, Indiana from June 2005 until March 2006, Charles Schwab in Indianapolis, Indiana from September 2006 until April 2013 and City Securities Corp in Indianapolis from May 2014 until April 2015. He has one customer dispute against him. He is not currently licensed within the industry.
If you invested money with either broker, you may be able to sue their former brokerage firms for money losses. Their firms had a duty to reasonably supervise them, and, because they did not, can be held liable for investment losses. Please call our Chicago-based securities law firm for a free consultation with an attorney.
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