Lorraine Leonie Macko (CRD # 1937209, Registered Representative, Miami, Florida) was fined $6,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for one year. The fines shall be due and payable upon Macko’s return to the securities industry. The sanctions were based on findings that Macko misused her member firm’s funds by causing funds to be credited to her personal firm brokerage account and making withdrawals totaling nearly $5,000 from that account, while failing to timely make deposits corresponding to the posted credits. The findings stated that Macko’s account did not have sufficient funds to cover her withdrawals, which her member firm funded. The findings also stated that Macko caused her member firm’s books and records to be inaccurate as the false credits were reflected in the firm’s books and records. The suspension is in effect from September 21, 2009, through September 20, 2010. (FINRA Case # 2007009415301)

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