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Investor Alert: Paul William Petrillo was barred for placing discretionary orders to purchase securities

FINRA Sanctions & Allegations of Misconduct

FINRA barred Paul William Petrillo (CRD #2212735) from Volo, Illinois for placing discretionary orders to purchase or sell securities in customers’ outside securities accounts without notifying his member firm of his authority to do so or the executing firm of his association with his firm. additionally, Petrillo provided a false response to a request for information made by FINRA during the course of an investigation. Petrillo deliberately failed to inform FINRA about customer accounts in which he effected trades away from his firm.

Investors Have the Right to Recover Their Losses

When investments are sold by brokerage firms licensed by FINRA, they are subject to the laws that FINRA enforces. The brokerage firms are responsible for ensuring that their brokers are trading fairly, ethically and in the best interest of their clients. Ideally, they would accomplish this through careful supervision. Unfortunately, too often this supervision has been inadequate to fully protect investors. If you purchased any investments through a representative of a registered brokerage firm and suffered losses through negligence or fraud, it immediately puts the brokerage firm at fault for failing to supervise their broker. FINRA law then dictates that you can hold the firm legally liable to recover your damages.

Can I recover my investment losses?

If you lost a substantial portion of your retirement savings or other assets as a result of investments purchased through THRIVENT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC. or Paul William Petrillo, please contact us immediately. Our investment fraud lawyers have recovered millions of dollars from the largest banks, insurance companies, and brokerage firms in the world on behalf of investment fraud victims. You may have certain legal rights that require your immediate attention. Time is of the essence in these claims. The sooner you act, the greater your chances of recovering your investment losses. Don't wait. Contact us TODAY for a FREE Consultation and case evaluation. We will tell you if you have a viable claim worth pursuing.