Outside Accounts. SEC Makes Inadvertent Email Production. Certified College Planner Fined

March 6, 2013

  • Oral Notice Of Outside Accounts Still Earns FINRA Fine

    For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory hearing, and without an adjudication of any issue, Kenneth P. Gettinger  submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent ("AWC"), which [...]

  • Certified College Planner May Not Have Sat For Exam

    For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory hearing, and without an adjudication of any issue, Jack R. Kapinus submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent ("AWC"), which FINRA [...]

  • Morgan Stanley Exam Taker Barred For Fudging Score To Keep Job

    During the time relevant to this matter, Timothy M. Wheeler was registered between June 2010 and December 2010 with Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") member firm Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.  As a condition of his employment upon joining Morgan Stanley on May 7, 2010, Wheeler was required to pass the following [...]

  • A Spider Web Of Hedge Fund And Forex Ponzi Fraud

    This is a somewhat long and convoluted tale, whose every twist and turn will likely  turn you're your stomach in disgust.  With that warning, let's go back to 2009, when George Sepero, Glen Rock, NJ, Carmelo Provenzano, Garfield, NJ, and Daniel Dragan, Hunterdon County, NJ, claimed to run a series of hedge funds in New [...]

  • Merrill Lynch Hit With $8.5 Million Wrongful Termination Case

    In a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") Arbitration Statement of Claim filed in November 2011, and thereafter amended, Claimant Keating asserted wrongful termination, defamation, emotional distress, interference with business relations, and violation of Massachusetts Payment of Wages Law. Ultimately, Claimant [...]

  • Stockbroker Fined And Suspended For Sending Business Emails From Personal Account

    For the purpose of proposing a settlement of rule violations alleged by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA"), without admitting or denying the findings, prior to a regulatory hearing, and without an adjudication of any issue, Michael Rapley submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent ("AWC"), which FINRA [...]