Archive for October, 2008

Dormeier, Donald William

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Donald William Dormeier (CRD # 70557, Registered Supervisor, Fort Wayne, Indiana) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 10 business days. The fine must be paid either immediately upon Dormeier’s reassociation with a FINRA member firm [...]

Deviney, Brent Keith

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Brent Keith Deviney (CRD # 2131402, Registered Representative, West Palm Beach, Florida) was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for six months, with credit to be given for three months served, and the $5,000 fine paid in fulfillment of sanctions imposed by the State of Florida. The sanctions [...]

Dergance Jr., Richard C.

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Richard C. Dergance Jr. (CRD # 4143798, Registered Representative, Las Vegas, Nevada) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $5,000, suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for four months and ordered to disgorge $18,541, plus interest, in commissions as partial restitution to public customers. The [...]

Currier Jr., Reynold Arthur

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Reynold Arthur Currier Jr. (CRD # 1307615, Registered Representative, Southport, North Carolina) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for six months. The fine must be paid either immediately upon Currier’s reassociation with a FINRA member firm [...]

Santohigashi, Jeffrey Ken

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Jeffrey Ken Santohigashi (CRD # 4212326, Registered Representative, San Antonio, Texas) submitted Offers of Settlement in which Centeno was fined $10,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 30 days, Santohigashi was fined $10,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 20 days. Without admitting [...]

Centeno, Benjamin Allan

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Benjamin Allan Centeno (CRD # 4213394, Registered Representative, Chino, California) and Jeffrey Ken Santohigashi (CRD # 4212326, Registered Representative, San Antonio, Texas) submitted Offers of Settlement in which Centeno was fined $10,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 30 days, Santohigashi was fined $10,000 and suspended from association with [...]

Butler, William Brian

Friday, October 31st, 2008

William Brian Butler (CRD # 1554307, Registered Representative, Baldwin, New York) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was censured, fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for six months. The fine must be paid either immediately upon Butler’s reassociation with a FINRA member firm [...]

Bryant, Steven Ernest

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Steven Ernest Bryant (CRD # 1620470, Registered Principal, Pompano Beach, Florida) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. The sanction was based on findings that Bryant operated an unregistered securities dealer in violation of Section 15(a)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act. The findings stated that Bryant failed to respond to a [...]

Bruce Jr., Glenn Ferrell

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Glenn Ferrell Bruce Jr. (CRD # 4598002, Registered Representative, Dunn, North Carolina) submitted an Offer of Settlement in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for one month. Without admitting or denying the allegations, Bruce consented to the described sanctions and to the entry of findings [...]

Braren Jr., Frederick Ingwert

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Frederick Ingwert Braren Jr. (CRD # 4915850, Registered Representative, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for one year. The fine must be paid either immediately upon Braren’s reassociation with a FINRA member [...]

Atteberry, Philip James

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Philip James Atteberry (CRD # 1243495, Registered Principal, BatonRouge, Louisiana) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $15,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 90 days. The fine must be paid either immediately upon Atteberry’s reassociation with a FINRA member firm following his [...]

Assis, Marcelo L.

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Marcelo L. Assis (CRD # 5137579, Associated Person, Pickerington, Ohio) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the findings, Assis consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings that he used information obtained [...]

Adler, Jeffrey Steven

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Jeffrey Steven Adler (CRD # 1102075, Registered Representative, Chicago, Illinois) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 10 business days. The fine must be paid either immediately upon Adler’s reassociation with a FINRA member firm following [...]

Tucker III, Jess Gove

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Jess Gove Tucker III (CRD # 450126, Registered Principal, Lakeland, Florida) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which the firm was censured, fined $125,000, jointly and severally with Tucker, and required to have all of its personnel register for 16 hours of anti-money laundering (AML) training within 60 days of issuance of [...]

Youngblood, Luke St. James

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Luke St. James Youngblood (CRD # 5246072, Associated Person, Milford Connecticut) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $4,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for five months. The fine is must be paid either immediately upon Youngblood’s reassociation with a FINRA member firm [...]

Weissman, Scott Howard

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Scott Howard Weissman (CRD # 2664118, Registered Representative, Miami, Florida) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity and ordered to pay $16,000, plus interest, in restitution to a public customer. The sanctions were based on findings that Weissman transferred $30,000 from a customer’s securities account to the bank account of a [...]

Talbot, Ike Joseph

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Ike Joseph Talbot (CRD # 1695719, Registered Representative, Lake Jackson, Texas) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the findings, Talbot consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings that he borrowed $87,500 [...]

Sweeney III, Robert Martin

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Robert Martin Sweeney III (CRD # 3198872, Registered Representative, Archbald, Pennsylvania) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for three months. The fine must be paid either immediately upon Sweeney’s reassociation with a FINRA member firm following [...]

Stephan, Jeffrey Steve

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Jeffrey Steve Stephan (CRD # 862599, Associated Person, Valparaiso, Indiana) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for one year. The fine must be paid either immediately upon Stephan’s reassociation with a FINRA member firm following his [...]

Shields II, Dale Eugene

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Dale Eugene Shields II (CRD # 5101892, Associated Person, Middletown, Ohio) submitted an Offer of Settlement in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 30 business days. Without admitting or denying the allegations, Shields consented to the described sanctions and to the entry of findings [...]

Rusnak, Philip Paul

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Philip Paul Rusnak (CRD # 1030407, Registered Representative, Columbia, South Carolina) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 30 days. Without admitting or denying the findings, Rusnak consented to the described sanctions and to the entry [...]

Roesch Jr., Robert James

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Robert James Roesch Jr. (CRD # 4233031, Registered Representative, Red Bank, New Jersey) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for three months. The fine must be paid either immediately upon Roesch’s reassociation with a FINRA member [...]

Ritenour Jr., Wayne Allen

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Wayne Allen Ritenour Jr. (CRD # 3206373, Registered Principal, Niceville, Florida) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the findings, Ritenour consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings that he engaged in [...]

Ramson, Jeffrey Scott

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Jeffrey Scott Ramson (CRD # 1574903, Registered Principal, New York, New York) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 60 days. The fine must be paid either immediately upon Ramson’s reassociation with a FINRA member firm [...]

Rachal, Francie Bea

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Francie Bea Rachal (CRD # 2039587, Registered Principal, Murphy,Texas) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which she was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any principal capacity for 10 business days. Without admitting or denying the findings, Rachal consented to the described sanctions and to the entry [...]

Pipenhagen, Terrance Reid

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Terrance Reid Pipenhagen (CRD # 716645, Registered Principal, Orlando, Florida) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the findings, Pipenhagen consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings that he solicited individuals to [...]

Parker, Robert John

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Robert John Parker (CRD # 1070201, Registered Representative, Mullica Hill, New Jersey) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the findings, Parker consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings that he received [...]

Overbey Jr., Oscar Donald

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Oscar Donald Overbey Jr. (CRD # 2066217, Registered Representative, Evanston, Illinois) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity and required to pay $50,000, plus interest, in restitution to a public customer. The sanctions were based on findings that Overbey failed to respond to FINRA requests for information. The findings stated that [...]

Murdough, Charles Robert

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Charles Robert Murdough (CRD # 2437321, Registered Representative, Buffalo, New York) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. The sanction was based on findings that Murdough failed to respond to FINRA requests for information. The findings stated that Murdough borrowed $25,000 from a public customer, contrary to his member firm’s policy [...]

Mulligan, John Edward

Friday, October 31st, 2008

John Edward Mulligan (CRD # 1260708, Registered Supervisor, Sarasota, Florida) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for one month. The fine must be paid either immediately upon Mulligan’s reassociation with a FINRA member firm following his [...]

Molina, Miguel Angel

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Miguel Angel Molina (CRD # 4187160, Registered Representative, Salt Lake City, Utah) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the findings, Molina consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings that he received [...]

Wu, David

Friday, October 31st, 2008

David Wu (CRD # 726970, Registered Representative, San Francisco, California) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 10 business days. Without admitting or denying the findings, Wu consented to the described sanctions and to the entry [...]

Wood, Steven

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Steven Wood (CRD # 3073759, Registered Supervisor, Encino, California) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the findings, Wood consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings that he failed to respond to [...]

Wimberley, Joshua Caine

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Joshua Caine Wimberley (CRD # 4536480, Registered Representative, Houston, Texas) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the findings, Wimberley consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings that he received checks totaling [...]

Walker, James Douglas

Friday, October 31st, 2008

James Douglas Walker (CRD # 1446801, Registered Representative, Phoenix, Arizona) submitted an Offer of Settlement in which he was fined $10,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for six months. The fine must be paid either immediately upon Walker’s reassociation with a FINRA member firm following his suspension, or prior [...]

Tucay, Aurora Javier

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Aurora Javier Tucay (CRD # 5306540, Associated Person, Chicago, Illinois) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. The sanction was based on findings that Tucay withdrew $8,000 from her cash drawer and the vault at her member firm’s bank affiliate without permission, and used the funds for her own purposes. The [...]

Marion, Darrin Michael

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Darrin Michael Marion (CRD # 3262749, Registered Representative, Indianapolis, Indiana) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the findings, Marion consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings that he willfully failed to [...]

Shields II, Dale Eugene

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Dale Eugene Shields II (CRD # 5101892, Associated Person, Middletown, Ohio) submitted an Offer of Settlement in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 30 business days. Without admitting or denying the allegations, Shields consented to the described sanctions and to the entry of findings [...]

Sayers, Walter Alan

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Walter Alan Sayers (CRD # 5228083, Associated Person, Tampa, Florida) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for four months. The fine must be paid either immediately upon Sayers’ reassociation with a FINRA member firm following his [...]

Rice, Alice May

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Alice May Rice (CRD # 2429664, Registered Representative, Fairmont, West Virginia) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which she was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the findings, Rice consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings that she received $100,000 [...]

Repine, John Michael

Friday, October 31st, 2008

John Michael Repine (CRD # 1010844, Registered Principal, Spring Hill, Kansas) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. The sanction was based on findings that Repine engaged in deceptive market timing by assisting hedge funds in circumventing restrictions that mutual fund companies imposed. The findings stated that Repine failed to respond [...]

Porter, Franklin Brent

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Franklin Brent Porter (CRD # 829580, Registered Representative, Salt Lake City, Utah) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $2,500 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 10 business days. The fine must be paid either immediately upon Porter’s reassociation with a FINRA member [...]

Litterell, Kevin Troy

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Kevin Troy Litterell (CRD # 1859910, Registered Representative, Wenatchee, Washington) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. The sanction was based on findings that Litterell failed to respond to FINRA requests for information. The findings stated that Litterell failed to timely amend his Form U4 with material information. (FINRA Case # [...]

Petrell, Richard Steven

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Richard Steven Petrell (CRD # 715635, Registered Representative, Jamesville, New York) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the findings, Petrell consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings that he obtained over [...]

Paratore, Paul Douglas

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Paul Douglas Paratore (CRD # 2054004, Registered Representative, Webster, New York) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. The NAC imposed the sanction following appeal of a Hearing Panel decision. The NAC imposed separate bars against Paratore for converting $3,772.71 of a public customer’s insurance premiums and settling four customer’s complaints [...]

Murray, Gregory Thomas

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Gregory Thomas Murray (CRD # 343607, Registered Principal, Scottsdale, Arizona) submitted an Offer of Settlement in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the allegations, Murray consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings that he failed to appear to testify at [...]

Mielke, Blair Christopher

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Blair Christopher Mielke (CRD # 1878222, Registered Representative, Newburgh, Indiana) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended form association with any FINRA member in any capacity for six months. Without admitting or denying the findings, Mielke consented to the described sanctions and to the entry of [...]

Matharu, Malvinder Sonny

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Malvinder Sonny Matharu (CRD # 2650655, Registered Supervisor, Redondo Beach, California) submitted an Offer of Settlement in which he was fined $10,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for two years. The fine must be paid either immediately upon Matharu’s reassociation with a FINRA member firm following his suspension, or [...]

Mason, Eric W.

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Eric W. Mason (CRD # 4637122, Registered Representative, Chicago, Illinois) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was fined $175,000, which includes disgorgement of $157,832.58 in benefits received, and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for one year. Without admitting or denying the findings, Mason consented to [...]

Mariani, Andrew John

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Andrew John Mariani (CRD # 3254418, Registered Representative, Wellington, Florida) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the findings, Mariani consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings that he knowingly conspired with [...]

 
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