Ex-Morgan Stanley Broker Stole $5 Million from Clients
From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC:
Former broker at Morgan Stanley, Barry Connell, was arrested for allegedly stealing $5 million from clients to fund his lavish lifestyle.
Mr. Connell, who worked for Morgan Stanley in New Jersey, was criminally charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for allegedly misappropriating clients’ money from December 2015 to November 2016. According to the U.S. Attorney for the southern District of New York, Mr. Connell conducted more than 100 unauthorized transactions. For example, Mr. Connell used the unauthorized transaction to fund the purchase of private jet services, to pay for his wife’s credit card debt, and to put down an upfront payment for a rental home.
According to BrokerCheck, Mr. Connell had been a registered broker for 18 years. He was fired by Morgan Stanley last year, citing the alleged unauthorized client withdrawals.
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