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Respondent Williams failed to respond to FINRA request for information.
Resolution
Letter
Bar
Bar (Permanent)
Registration Capacities Affected
All Capacities
Duration
Indefinite
Start Date
5/26/2020
Regulator Statement
Pursuant to FINRA Rule 9552(h) and in accordance with FINRA's Notice of Suspension and Suspension from Association letters dated February 21, 2020 and March 23, 2020, respectively, on May 26, 2020, Williams is barred from association with any FINRA member in all capacities. Respondent failed to request termination of his suspension within three months of the date of the Notice of Suspension; therefore, he is automatically barred from association with any FINRA member in all capacities.
2/28/2019
Employment Separation After Allegations
Firm Name
Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC.
Termination Type
Discharged
Allegations
Discharged following concerns regarding purchase of FA's condominium by Firm client, FA's interaction with contractor who renovated the condominium after client purchased it, FA's spouse receiving compensation for providing adult care services for this client and failure to disclose outside business activities related to rental properties.
Broker Comment
Client purchased RR's condominium listed on multiple listing services. At the request of the client's husband, RR's spouse assisted in providing in home care for the client and received unsolicited compensation from the client's husband.Contractor was hired to re-model the condominium and relied on the RR to explain re-model concept/execution to the client. RR did not disclose his rental property ownership as OBA because he received verbal from a former regional manager.
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.