FINRA Suspends Former Wells Fargo Advisor

Posted on November 11th, 2020 at 8:42 AM
FINRA Suspends Former Wells Fargo Advisor

From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC:

Former Wells Fargo advisor, David R. Oakes, agreed to serve a six-month suspension from association with any FINRA member firm in any capacity. According to FINRA Enforcement, Oakes structured several cash transactions in order to attempt to evade federal reporting requirements.

According to an Order Accepting Offer of Settlement entered by the FINRA Office of Hearing Officers, Oakes made four cash withdrawals in August 2017 ranging from $5,000 to $6,500, as well as three cash deposits between December 27 and 29, 2017, each in the amount of $9,000. According to FINRA, Oakes structured these cash transactions in an attempt to evade the federal reporting requirements that apply to currency transactions over $10,000. Oakes was discharged from Wells Fargo in February 2018 “for making multiple cash deposits into his personal [b]ank account in amounts under $10,000.”

FINRA found that Oakes violated FINRA Rule 2010. Oakes consented to the entry of FINRA’s findings without admitting or denying FINRA findings.

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