NASD Registered Person: ROSS H MANDELL CRD Number: 1219720 CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS(cont.) * Disposition Date: The disposition date of the arbitration, reparation or litigation. * Summary: Details related to the circumstances of the complaint. ******************************************************************************** ******** CUSTOMER COMPLAINT (1 of 6) ******** Reporting Source: Broker (Form U-4) Date Reported: 03/28/2002 Date Received: 12/19/1997 Employing Firm: ROAN CAPITAL Allegations: MISREPRESENTATION, UNAUTHORIZED TRADING, UNSUITABLE INVESTMENTS Alleged Damages: $1,000,000.00 Action Pending?: No Resolution: Arbitration/Reparation Resolution Date: 12/16/1999 Arbitration/Reparation Details: NASD CASE # 97-5936 Service Date: 12/19/1997 Pending?: No Disposition: Settled Disposition Date: 12/16/1999 Monetary Compensation Amount: $75,000.00 Individual Contribution Amount: $75,000.00 Disposition Details: RATHER THAN ARBITRATE THE ABOVE MATTER AN ECONOMIC DECISION WAS MADE TO SETTLE THE ISSUE RATHER THAN PAY THE EXPENSE OF LEGAL FEES TO ARBITRATE. ******** CUSTOMER COMPLAINT (2 of 6) ******** Reporting Source: Regulator (Form U-6) Date Reported: 03/07/2000 Case Filed With: NASD Date Initiated: 02/28/1991 Case Number: 91-00077 Employing Firm: RODMAN & RENSHAW, INC. Allegations: BRCH OF FIDUCIARY DT; ACCOUNT RELATED-BREACH OF CONTRACT; MISREPRESENTATION; Alleged Damages: $1,000,000.00 Pending?: No Disposition: Award Disposition Date: 03/03/1992 Disposition Details: RESPONDENT ROSS MANDELL SHALL PAY CLAIMANT, COMPENSATORY DAMAGES OF $16,691.00 PLUS INTEREST AT THE RATE OF 7% PER ANNUM FROM JANUARY 4, 1990 UNTIL PAID IN FULL. CLAIMANT'S CLAIM FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES IS DENIED. NASD Public Disclosure Program October 02, 2002 Page 13 This information is current as of: 10/02/2002 ________________________________________________________________________________ NASD Registered Person: ROSS H MANDELL CRD Number: 1219720 CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS(cont.) *********************************** Reporting Source: Firm (Form U-5) Date Reported: 05/27/1992 Date Received: Employing Firm: RODMAN & RENSHAW, INC. Allegations: UNSUITABLE INVESTMENTS AND UNAUTHORIZED TRADING. ALLEGED DAMAGES OF $108,000.00 Alleged Damages: $1,000,000.00 Action Pending?: No Resolution: Arbitration/Reparation Resolution Date: Arbitration/Reparation Details: National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; 91-00077 Service Date: 02/28/1991 Pending?: No Disposition: Award to Customer Disposition Date: 03/03/1992 Monetary Compensation Amount: $16,691.00 Individual Contribution Amount: $16,691.00 Disposition Details: MANDELL TO PAY CLAIMANT $16,691.00 Not Provided *********************************** Reporting Source: Broker (Form U-4) Date Reported: 03/28/2002 Date Received: 02/28/1991 Employing Firm: RODMAN & RENSHAW, INC. Allegations: UNSUITABLE INVESTMENTS AND UNAUTHORIZED TRADING. ALLEGED DAMAGES OF $1,000,000. Alleged Damages: $1,000,000.00 Action Pending?: No Resolution: Arbitration/Reparation Resolution Date: 03/03/1992 Arbitration/Reparation Details: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECURITIES DEALERS, INC.; 91-00077 Service Date: 02/28/1991 Pending?: No Disposition: Award to Customer Disposition Date: 03/03/1992 Monetary Compensation Amount: $16,691.00 Individual Contribution Amount: $16,691.00 Disposition Details: MANDELL TO PAY CLAIMANT $16,691.00. ******** CUSTOMER COMPLAINT (3 of 6) ******** NASD Public Disclosure Program October 02, 2002 Page 14 This information is current as of: 10/02/2002 ________________________________________________________________________________ NASD Registered Person: ROSS H MANDELL CRD Number: 1219720 CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS(cont.) Reporting Source: Regulator (Form U-6) Date Reported: 03/07/2000 Case Filed With: NASD Date Initiated: 02/27/1987 Case Number: 87-00568 Employing Firm: OPPENHEIMER & CO., INC. Allegations: SUITABILITY; UNAUTHORIZED TRADING Alleged Damages: $45,830.15 Pending?: No Disposition: Award Disposition Date: 06/08/1989 Disposition Details: RESPONDENTS OPPENHEIMER & CO., AND ROSS H. MANDELL ARE JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY LIABLE AND SHALL PAY TO THE CLAIMANTS THE SUM OF $1,229.23. NO INTEREST IS AWARDED ON THIS AMOUNT. *********************************** Reporting Source: Firm (Form U-5) Date Reported: 03/22/2000 Date Received: Employing Firm: Allegations: ALLEGING THAT THE FIRM SHOULD RESTORE TO THEM THEIR ORIGINAL $51,903.28 INVESTMENT IN THEIR ACCOUNT BECAUSE FIVE TRANSACTIONS IN APRIL AND MAY OF 1986 WERE EXECUTED BY MR. MANDELL WITHOUT THEIR AUTHORIZATION Alleged Damages: $51,903.28 Action Pending?: No Disposition Details: ON JULY 11, 1986, THE FIRM ADVISED THE SCHAERS THAT THEY HAD REJECTED THEIR CHARGES AGAINST MR. MANDELL AND DECLINED TO RESCIND THEIR TRADES WITH THE FIRM. CONTACT: BETH MESSER AT (212) 825-8272. *********************************** Reporting Source: Broker (Form U-4) Date Reported: 03/28/2002 Date Received: 05/01/1986 Employing Firm: OPPENHEIMER & CO., INC. Allegations: ALLEGED FIVE UNAUTHORIZED TRADES IN APRIL AND MAY 1986 Alleged Damages: $45,830.15 Action Pending?: No Resolution: Arbitration/Reparation Resolution Date: 06/08/1989 Arbitration/Reparation Details: NASD; 87-00568 Service Date: 02/27/1987 Pending?: No Disposition: Award to Customer Disposition Date: 06/08/1989 Monetary Compensation Amount: $1,229.23 NASD Public Disclosure Program October 02, 2002 Page 15 This information is current as of: 10/02/2002 ________________________________________________________________________________ NASD Registered Person: ROSS H MANDELL CRD Number: 1219720 CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS(cont.) Individual Contribution Amount: $0.00 Disposition Details: OPPENHEIMER & CO. FOUND LIABLE FOR $14,250.00. MR. MANDELL AND OPPENHEIMER & CO. FOUND JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY LIABLE FOR $1229.23. MR. MANDELL DID NOT CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS SETTLEMENT. ******** CUSTOMER COMPLAINT (4 of 6) ******** Reporting Source: Regulator (Form U-6) Date Reported: 03/07/2000 Case Filed With: NASD Date Initiated: 06/06/1991 Case Number: 91-01668 Employing Firm: RODMAN & RENSHAW, INC. Allegations: BRCH OF FIDUCIARY DT; MISREPRESENTATION; UNAUTHORIZED TRADING; CHURNING Alleged Damages: $193,000.00 Pending?: No Disposition: Award Disposition Date: 01/07/1993 Disposition Details: RESPONDENTS ROSS MANDELL AND RODMAN & RENSHAW ARE JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY LIABLE AND SHALL PAY TO CLAIMANT THE SUM OF $25,000.00. THE CLAIMS FOR INTEREST AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARE DISMISSED. *********************************** Reporting Source: Broker (Form U-4) Date Reported: 03/28/2002 Date Received: 06/06/1991 Employing Firm: RODMAN & RENSHAW, INC. Allegations: UNSUITABLE INVESTMENTS AND UNAUTHORIZED TRADING Alleged Damages: $193,000.00 Action Pending?: No Resolution: Arbitration/Reparation Resolution Date: 01/07/1993 Arbitration/Reparation Details: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECURITIES DEALERS, INC.; 91-01668 Service Date: 06/06/1991 Pending?: No Disposition: Award to Customer Disposition Date: 01/07/1993 Monetary Compensation Amount: $100,000.00 Individual Contribution Amount: $0.00 Disposition Details: RESPONDENTS ROSS MANDELL AND RODMAN & RENSHAW FOUND JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY LIABLE FOR THE SUM OF $25,000. MANDELL DID NOT CONTRIBUTE. NASD Public Disclosure Program October 02, 2002 Page 16 This information is current as of: 10/02/2002 ________________________________________________________________________________ NASD Registered Person: ROSS H MANDELL CRD Number: 1219720 CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS(cont.) ******** CUSTOMER COMPLAINT (5 of 6) ******** Reporting Source: Regulator (Form U-6) Date Reported: 03/07/2000 Case Filed With: NASD Date Initiated: 08/28/1989 Case Number: 88-02705 Employing Firm: Allegations: MISREPRESENTATION; UNAUTHORIZED TRADING Alleged Damages: $9,975.00 Pending?: No Disposition: Award Disposition Date: 08/21/1989 Disposition Details: RESPONDENT IS LIABLE AND WILL PAY TO THE CLAIMANT THE SUM OF $250.00. *********************************** Reporting Source: Broker (Form U-4) Date Reported: 03/28/2002 Date Received: 08/28/1989 Employing Firm: Allegations: MISREPRESENTATION, UNAUTHORIZED TRADING. ALLEGED DAMAGES OF $9,975. Alleged Damages: $9,975.00 Action Pending?: No Resolution: Arbitration/Reparation Resolution Date: 08/21/1989 Arbitration/Reparation Details: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECURITIES DEALERS, INC.; 88-02705 Service Date: 08/28/1989 Pending?: No Disposition: Award to Customer Disposition Date: 08/21/1989 Monetary Compensation Amount: $250.00 Individual Contribution Amount: $250.00 Disposition Details: MANDELL PAID CLIENT $250. CLIENT WAS SEEKING $9975. ******** CUSTOMER COMPLAINT (6 of 6) ******** Reporting Source: Firm (Form U-5) Date Reported: 04/09/1991 Date Received: Employing Firm: Allegations: CUSTOMERS, ALL MEMBERS OF THE SAME FAMILY, ALLEGED UNAUTHORIZED TRADING CHURNING, UNSUITABILITY AND BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY RESULTING IN DAMAGES OF $780,000 + INTEREST AND ATTORNEYS FEES. CUSTOMERS ALSO SOUGHT AN ACCOUNTING OF THE ACTIVITY IN NASD Public Disclosure Program October 02, 2002 Page 17 This information is current as of: 10/02/2002 ________________________________________________________________________________ NASD Registered Person: ROSS H MANDELL CRD Number: 1219720 CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS(cont.) THEIR ACCOUNTS. Alleged Damages: $780,000.00 Action Pending?: No Resolution: Arbitration/Reparation Resolution Date: Arbitration/Reparation Details: National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; 90-03257 Service Date: 02/20/1991 Pending?: No Disposition: Settled Disposition Date: 06/24/1993 Monetary Compensation Amount: $190,000.00 Individual Contribution Amount: $5,000.00 Disposition Details: SETTLED FOR $190,000. PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES, INC. CONTRIBUTED $150,000. D.H. BLAIR & CO. INC. CONTRIBUTED $35,000.00 AND ROSS J. MANDEL CONTRIBUTED $5,000. Not Provided *********************************** Reporting Source: Broker (Form U-4) Date Reported: 03/28/2002 Date Received: 02/20/1991 Employing Firm: PRUDENTIAL-BACHE SECURITIES INC. Allegations: EXCESSIVE TRADING WITH ALLEGED DAMAGES OF $778,374.00. CLIENTS DID NOT SPECIFY WHAT TYPE OF SECURITIES WERE INVOLVED. Alleged Damages: $778,374.00 Action Pending?: No Resolution: Settlement Resolution Date: 04/30/1991 Settlement Amount: $190,000.00 Individual Contribution: $5,000.00 Arbitration/Reparation Details: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SECURITIES DEALERS, INC.; 90-03257 Service Date: 02/20/1991 Pending?: No Disposition: Settled Disposition Date: 06/24/1993 Monetary Compensation Amount: $190,000.00 Individual Contribution Amount: $5,000.00 Disposition Details: THE CASE WAS SETTLED BY PRUDENTIAL BACHE. MR. MANDELL CONTRIBUTED $5,000.00. NASD Public Disclosure Program October 02, 2002 Page 18 This information is current as of: 10/02/2002 ________________________________________________________________________________ NASD Registered Person: ROSS H MANDELL CRD Number: 1219720 ******************************************************************************** BANKRUPTCY/SIPC/COMPROMISE WITH CREDITORS ACTIONS ******************************************************************************** DISCLOSURE INFORMATION This section contains information regarding certain financial events that were reported to CRD. These events are disclosable through the Public Disclosure Program and include bankruptcies, SIPC liquidations and compromises with creditors filed within the past 10 years. Some of the fields in this section of the report may be blank if the information was not provided to CRD. ** OCCURRENCE COUNTS ** 1 Record(s) ******************************************************************************** ** FIELD DEFINITIONS ** * Reporting Source: The form through which details of the bankruptcy action was reported to CRD. * Date Reported: The date the action was reported to CRD. * Action Type: The type of action (e.g., bankruptcy, compromise, liquidated, etc.). * Date Initiated: Date the action was initiated or filed. * Court details: Details regarding the court the action was brought in (e.g., name and location of court, docket/case number, etc.). * Action Pending?: An indication (i.e., yes or no) as to whether the action is still pending. * Disposition: The disposition of the action (e.g., discharged, direct payment procedure, dismissed, etc.). * Disposition Date: The disposition date of the action. * SIPC details: Details regarding proceedings initiated under the Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) (i.e., amount paid or agreed to be paid or the name of the trustee). * SIPA Date: Date SIPA trustee was appointed or direct payment procedure was initiated/filed. * Disposition Details: Details regarding the status and/or disposition of the action. * Summary: A summary of the events leading to the action. ******************************************************************************** ************ BANKRUPTCY (1 of 1) ************ Reporting Source: Broker (Form U-4) Date Reported: 03/28/2002 Action Type: Bankruptcy Date Initiated: 10/17/2001 Court Details: UNITED STATES BANKRUPCY COURT, S.D.N.Y. NEW YORK, NY CASE# 01 B 15383 CHAPTER 11 Action Pending?: Yes SIPA Date: Disposition Details: Summary: ON OCTOBER 17, 2001, TICKETPLANET.COM DECLARED BANKRUPCY IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. MR. MANDELL OWNS OVER 25% OF THE STOCK WHICH MAKES HIM A CONTROL PERSON. MR. MANDELL WAS NOT AN OFFICER OF THE COMPANY. ************ END OF REPORT ************ |