Initiated By
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Allegations
SEC Admin Release No. 34-88344, March 9, 2020: The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate and in the public interest that public administrative proceedings be, and hereby are, instituted pursuant to Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") against Dennis M. Farrah ("Farrah" or "Respondent"). The Commission finds that on January 31, 2018, the Colorado Securities Commissioner, in In the Matter of Dennis Mitchell Farrah, Case No. 2018-CDS-002, entered a final order against Farrah permanently barring him from associating with any licensed broker-dealer or investment adviser doing business in Colorado. The state level bar was entered by consent to resolve selling away claims brought against Farrah by the Colorado Division of Securities ("CDS"). In particular, according to the Stipulation for Consent Order filed by CDS, between March and April of 2017, while employed as a sales representative at a registered broker-dealer, Farrah solicited and facilitated the sale of securities of a purported real estate investment company without the knowledge or written approval of his employer.
Resolution
Order
Bar
Bar (Permanent)
Registration Capacities Affected
association with an investment adviser, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, municipal advisor, transfer agent or NRSRO
Duration
Indefinite
Start Date
3/9/2020
Registration Capacities Affected
Participating in any offering of a penny stock
Duration
Indefinite
Start Date
3/9/2020