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CUSTOMER CLAIMS THAT FORMER FINANCIAL ADVISOR CONCENTRATED ASSESTS IN A VARIABLE ANNUITY AND MISREPRESENTED SURRENDER CHARGE. ACTIVITY PERIOD 6/13/00 TO 10/29/14. INVESTMENT FEES WERE PAID BUT NOT EARNED, AND THAT TAX EXEMPT BONDS WERE NOT APPROPRIATE.
Damage Amount Requested
$125,000.00
Settlement Amount
$40,000.00
7/23/2014
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
INVESTOR LOANED DAVID LISNEK FUNDS AND THOSE FUNDS HAD NOT BEEN RETURNED. INVESTOR'S ATTORNEY ALSO ALLEGES TAX RAMIFICATIONS AND COSTS TO WITHDRAWAL FUNDS.
Damage Amount Requested
$115,000.00
Settlement Amount
$111,038.87
6/18/2014
Regulatory
Final
Initiated By
STATE OF ILLINOIS, ILLINOIS SECURITIES DEPARTMENT
Allegations
FRAUD BASED ON OFFER AND SALE OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
Resolution
Stipulation and Consent
Sanctions
Censure
Sanctions
Prohibition
Sanctions
Revocation
1/29/2014
Regulatory
Final
Initiated By
FINRA
Allegations
FINRA RULES 2010, 8210: LISNEK FAILED TO PRODUCE INFORMATION REQUESTED BY FINRA WITH RESPECT TO ITS INVESTIGATION. DURING THE COURSE OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS THAT LISNEK CONVERTED CUSTOMER FUNDS, BROKERED A TRANSACTION BETWEEN CUSTOMERS WITHOUT HIS MEMBER FIRM'S KNOWLEDGE AND FAILED TO DISCLOSE FEDERAL TAX LIENS, FINRA REQUESTED THAT HE PROVIDE A WRITTEN STATEMENT. LISNEK, VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL, PROVIDED A PARTIAL RESPONSE TO FINRA'S REQUEST. HOWEVER, AFTER FURTHER REQUEST FOR LISNEK TO PROVIDE A COMPLETE RESPONSE, AS TO ALL OF THE ALLEGATIONS, HE FAILED TO RESPOND.
Resolution
Acceptance, Waiver & Consent(AWC)
Bar
Bar (Permanent)
Registration Capacities Affected
All Capacities
Start Date
1/29/2014
Regulator Statement
WITHOUT ADMITTING OR DENYING THE FINDINGS, LISNEK CONSENTED TO THE DESCRIBED SANCTION AND TO THE ENTRY OF FINDINGS; THEREFORE, HE IS BARRED FROM ASSOCIATION WITH ANY FINRA MEMBER IN ANY CAPACITY.
12/3/2013
Criminal
Final Disposition
Charges
FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION OF THE ELDERLY
Disposition
Convicted
11/21/2013
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
INVESTOR LOANED DAVID LISNEK FUNDS AND THOSE FUNDS HAD NOT BEEN RETURNED. ACTIVITY PERIOD WAS APRIL 2010 UNTIL MAY 16, 2014.
Damage Amount Requested
$80,000.00
Settlement Amount
$156,567.03
11/12/2013
Employment Separation After Allegations
Firm Name
LPL FINANCIAL LLC
Termination Type
Discharged
Allegations
REPRESENTATIVE ACCEPTED A LOAN FROM A CLIENT, AND ADMITTED TO BOTH ACCEPTING CASH FROM A CLIENT FOR WHICH HE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN ACCOUNTING AS WELL AS FACILITATING A PRIVATE SECURITIES TRANSACTION.
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.