Goodman & Nekvasil P.A., May Recover Investor Losses – Bruce Scott Birke (Bruce Birke) Suspended from Securities Industry and Fired by Accelerated Capital Group, Inc.
From June 2012 until Bruce Birke’s firing in June 2015, Bruce Birke was licensed with Accelerated Capital Group, Inc. Bruce Birke was previously licensed with Crown Capital Securities, L.P. According to FINRA’s records, Bruce Birke was fired by Accelerated Capital Group, Inc. on June 17, 2015. Accelerated Capital Group, Inc. reported to FINRA that Bruce Birke was accused of taking two loans from a client, totaling $19,000.
Subsequent to Bruce Birke’s firing by Accelerated Capital Group, Inc., FINRA investigated Bruce Birke and brought a disciplinary action against Bruce Birke. Bruce Birke was suspended for 22 days from the securities and investment banking industry on November 23, 2015. FINRA reports that Bruce Birke failed to respond to FINRA request for information.
FINRA also reports that two arbitration claims involving Bruce Birke’s conduct with Crown Capital Securities, L.P. and/or a prior employer were filed, alleging placement in unsuitable, illiquid instruments by Bruce Birke and/or that Bruce Birke misrepresented the death benefit of an annuity and did not fully disclose risk. These two arbitration claims settled for $115,000 and $108,000.
FINRA also reports that Bruce Birke has four unsatisfied and outstanding tax liens. The two largest of these tax liens are $43,229 and $22,409.03.
If you lost any money on investments with Bruce Birke, you may be able to recover your losses from Accelerated Capital Group, Inc. and/or Crown Capital Securities, L.P. This is because Accelerated Capital Group, Inc. and Crown Capital Securities, L.P. had a duty to supervise Bruce Birke.
If you lost money on investments with Bruce Birke and believe that the investments may have kbeen unsuitable or otherwise improper for you, we would like to discuss the possibility of your retaining our firm to represent you in an arbitration action against Accelerated Capital Group, Inc. and/or Crown Capital Securities, L.P. concerning Bruce Birke’s conduct. There is no charge for an evaluation of your case. Further, we handle our cases on a contingency fee basis. This means that unless we recover money for you, we charge no attorney’s fee. Unless you recover any money, you pay us nothing, not even the costs and expenses which the firm will advance on your behalf.
Kalju Nekvasil, Esq., formerly regional counsel with the NASD, now known as FINRA, has practiced in this area of the law for more than 35 years. Goodman & Nekvasil, P.A. has recovered more than $300 million on behalf of victimized investors. If you lost money on investments with Bruce Birke and would like your case evaluated by a securities attorney (again, there is no charge for an evaluation and all cases are handled on a purely contingency fee basis), please contact us.
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