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Without admitting or denying the findings, Pottetti consented to the sanction and to the entry of findings that he converted $50,000 from a member firm's customer. The findings stated that Pottetti recommended to the firm's customer that she invest in a company Pottetti claimed to have started to treat gray hair. Pottetti accepted a $50,000 check from the customer for this purpose. However, Pottetti did not invest the funds as intended, but rather converted them for his own personal use, later returning only $5,000 to the customer.
Resolution
Acceptance, Waiver & Consent(AWC)
Bar
Bar (Permanent)
Registration Capacities Affected
All Capacities
Start Date
10/7/2015
10/2/2012
Employment Separation After Allegations
Firm Name
JPMORGAN CHASE
Termination Type
Voluntary Resignation
Allegations
REGISTERED REP VOLUNTARILY RESIGNED WHILE UNDER INTERNAL REVIEW AFTER A CLIENT ALLEGED THAT THE REGISTERED REP BORROWED $50,000.
2/1/2010
Judgment / Lien
Judgment/Lien Amount
$15,319.00
Judgment/Lien Type
Civil
Broker Comment
FORMER WIFE NOT PAYING HER OBLIGATION. I BECAME AWARE OF LIEN ON JUNE 28, 2013.
3/1/2009
Judgment / Lien
Judgment/Lien Amount
$7,808.00
Judgment/Lien Type
Civil
Broker Comment
FORMER WIFE NOT PAYING HER OBLIGATION. I BECAME AWARE OF LIEN ON JUNE 28, 2013.
1/16/2009
Customer Dispute
Denied
Allegations
CLIENT ALLEGES MISREPRESENTATION RELATING TO A MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENT.
Damage Amount Requested
$5,000.00
1/10/2008
Customer Dispute
Denied
Allegations
CLIENT ALLEGES HE WAS NOT AWARE HE WAS BUYING STOCKS AND THAT REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVE SOLD PRODUCT BASED ON COMMISSION HE WAS EARNING.
Damage Amount Requested
$11,000.00
12/18/2007
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
CUSTOMER CLAIMS REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVE MISREPRESENTED THE CLOSED END FUND RECOMMENDED TO HER.
Settlement Amount
$16,768.00
License(s)
The broker is not currently registered with any state or SRO.
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IA
Investment Adviser
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Disclosures
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Disclosures can be customer complaints or arbitrations, regulatory actions, employment terminations, bankruptcy filings and certain civil or criminal proceedings that they were a part of.