MELVILLE, NY
Have you lost money with financial advisor Daniel James O’Neill of Aegis Capital in Melville, New York? We are investigating allegations made by FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, against Daniel James O’Neill. Earlier in 2021, FINRA has named O’Neill in a regulatory complaint, alleging that O’Neill excessively traded or churned customer accounts. The excessive trading allegedly happened from July 2014 to June 2015. Customers may be able to recover their losses.
In December 2021, FINRA found that O’Neill engaged in excessive trading. O’Neill was suspended from the securities industry for six months. FINRA also considered fining O’Neill, but O’Neill submitted an affidavit showing a lack of ability to pay a fine.
Daniel O’Neill was a financial advisor and registered representative of Aegis Capital from April 2013 to July 2021. He worked at a branch office in Melville, New York. O’Neill has been the subject of at least two customer complaints and several tax liens.
Brokerage firms like Aegis Capital have a responsibility to adequately supervise all representatives who are registered through their firm. Brokerage firms also must take steps to ensure that their financial advisors follow all securities rules and regulations, as well as internal firm policies. When brokerage firms fail to adequately supervise their registered representatives, they may be liable for investment losses sustained by customers.
Israels & Neuman PLC is a securities and investment fraud law firm with offices in Denver, Colorado; Phoenix, Arizona; Seattle, Washington; and Ann Arbor, Michigan. We represent investors in FINRA arbitration proceedings in all 50 states, including investors in New York. Our attorneys have represented over one thousand investors against many brokerage firms in the past, including against Aegis Capital.
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