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FINRA Fines LPL Over Failure to Detect Harmful Wire Transfers to Clients

Posted on July 31st, 2023 at 1:13 PM
FINRA Fines LPL Over Failure to Detect Harmful Wire Transfers to Clients

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. (FINRA) imposed a $3 million fine on LPL Financial for failing to oversee two financial advisors adequately.

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Former LPL Advisor Receives 8-Year Prison Sentence For Misappropriation of Client Funds

Posted on January 31st, 2023 at 1:30 PM
Former LPL Advisor Receives 8-Year Prison Sentence For Misappropriation of Client Funds

A former LPL financial advisor recently was sentenced to more than eight years in prison, or 100 months, for his role in a scheme that misappropriated $2.8 million from six clients. 

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FINRA Suspends Former LPL Advisor Who Promised Client “Plenty of Money”

Posted on November 10th, 2022 at 2:11 PM
FINRA Suspends Former LPL Advisor Who Promised Client “Plenty of Money”

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has issued a three-month suspension and $10,000 fine to a former LPL advisor who allegedly promised to double a client’s investment by improperly texting the client from a personal phone.

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SEC Charges Former LPL Advisor With Misappropriating $1.7 Million

Posted on July 20th, 2022 at 2:39 PM
SEC Charges Former LPL Advisor With Misappropriating $1.7 Million

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged a former LPL advisor with misappropriating $1.7 million from at least three clients to cover personal expenses, including the purchase of a house.

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DocuSign Use Dooms “Swath” of LPL Brokers

Posted on February 17th, 2022 at 10:04 AM
DocuSign Use Dooms “Swath” of LPL Brokers

LPL Financial, the largest independent broker-dealer by its sales force of close to 20,000, is terminating “a swath of brokers” over allegations related to their use of electronic signature software DocuSign, according to a lawyer and a recruiter working with affected brokers.

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Former LPL Advisor Charged With Fraud Faces 37-Year Prison Sentence

Posted on February 11th, 2022 at 1:24 PM
Former LPL Advisor Charged With Fraud Faces 37-Year Prison Sentence

An ex-LPL Financial advisor has been indicted for allegedly defrauding at least 15 former clients after the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) barred him from the industry. 

 
 
 

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Former LPL Advisor Suspended For Completing 22 Trades Absent Client Consent

Posted on October 27th, 2021 at 12:14 PM
Former LPL Advisor Suspended For Completing 22 Trades Absent Client Consent

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has suspended and fined a former LPL advisor who allegedly completed 22 trades on behalf of a client without obtaining written consent. FINRA has issued a $5,000 fine and has suspended Michael Hartlett for 10 days.

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FINRA Bars Former LPL Advisor Who Allegedly Misappropriated Elderly Client’s Funds

Posted on October 15th, 2021 at 11:09 AM
FINRA Bars Former LPL Advisor Who Allegedly Misappropriated Elderly Client’s Funds

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has barred a former LPL advisor who allegedly misappropriated a senior client’s funds and subsequently failed to cooperate in FINRA’s investigation.

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Former LPL Advisor Faces Prison Sentence for Stealing Client Retirement Funds

Posted on June 21st, 2021 at 12:28 PM
Former LPL Advisor Faces Prison Sentence for Stealing Client Retirement Funds

Ex-LPL advisor Paul McGonigle has been charged with defrauding his elderly clients and stealing their retirement funds.

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Former LPL Advisor Suspended For Helping Customers Evade Fees

Posted on April 16th, 2021 at 9:20 AM
Former LPL Advisor Suspended For Helping Customers Evade Fees

According to a recent FINRA AWC (Acceptance, Waiver and Consent), Raymond Velasco helped four customers avoid $10,000 in fees for surrendering variable annuities by misrepresenting their employment status on retirement plan documents.

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