Resnick, Michael Julius
Michael Julius Resnick (CRD # 1267872, Registered Principal, Phoenix, Arizona) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent in which he was barred from association with any FINRA member firm in any capacity. Without admitting or denying the findings, Resnick consented to the described sanction and to the entry of findings that, while associated with a member firm, he contacted former member firm clients to determine if they were interested in moving their accounts to his current member firm so that he could provide assistance with the accounts. The findings stated that Resnick telephoned clients who had not responded to his earlier calls or correspondence, and left messages advising that he was going to submit a request to his former firm to have them reassigned to him as their registered representative unless they instructed him otherwise. The findings also stated that when the clients did not respond to his call, Resnick cut and pasted their signatures to broker of record change forms without their authorization or consent. The findings also included that, as a result of his actions, Resnick was able to continue to serve as the broker of record for the customers’ mutual fund accounts, but his current firm terminated him for his misconduct and ultimately returned the accounts to his former firm.

