Joseph Alphonse Vitale (CRD #5223467, Registered Representative, Boca Raton, Florida)

Common and Preferred Stock Churning and Unsuitable Investment Strategy FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney, Russell L. Forkey, Esq.

December, 2011:

Joseph Alphonse Vitale (CRD #5223467, Registered Representative, Boca Raton, Florida)

was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. The sanction was based on findings that Vitale failed to respond to FINRA requests for information. (FINRA Case #2009017585202).