FINRA recently announced that Shawn Patrick Casuccio, a former financial advisor with Metlife Securities in Morgantown, West Virginia, has been barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity.

The sanction was based on findings that Casuccio made material misrepresentations to induce customers to invest approximately $723,000 in fictitious investments. The findings further stated that rather than investing the money, Casuccio deposited approximately $667,000 in his personal bank account for his own benefit.

According to his FINRA Broker Report (CRD), prior to working as a registered representative with MetLife Securities, Casuccio was registered with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and The O.N. Equity Sales Company.

If you have questions regarding investments you made with Shawn Casuccio or MetLife Securities, or if you believe that you have been the victim of a securities fraud, The White Law Group may be able to help. The White Law Group is a national securities fraud, securities arbitration and investor protection law firm with offices in Chicago, Illinois and Boca Raton, Florida. The firm has over 30 years of experience reviewing securities fraud claims throughout the country and West Virginia, including reviewing securities fraud claims in Morgantown, Charleston, Clarksburg, Parkersburg, and Huntington. To contact the firm, please call 312-238-9650. Or, for more information on The White Law Group, please visit our website at http://whitesecuritieslaw.com.