SEC Bars Ex-LPL Broker

Posted on October 27th, 2016 at 8:52 AM
SEC Bars Ex-LPL Broker

From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC:

Paul Lebel, formerly registered with LPL Financial, was barred by the Securities and Exchange Commission for defrauding four customers by churning their accounts.

Mr. Lebel worked for LPL Financial from 2008 to 2014. According to the SEC, Mr. Lebel exercised de facto control over these customers' accounts and excessively bought and sold mutual fund A shares, which carry large front-end load fees. The mutual fund A shares generated $50,000 in commissions for Mr. Lebel.

In addition to being barred from the industry, Mr. Lebel also will pay $56,500 as part of the settlement.

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