Initiated By
WASHINGTON STATE DFI, SECURITIES DIVISION.
Allegations
THE DIVISION ALLEGES THAT FES AND MR. BECKER VIOLATED THE ANTI-FRAUD PROVISION OF THE SECURITIES ACT BY SELLING UNREGISTERED SECURITIES ISSUED BY HEALTH MAINTENANCE CENTERS AND CASCADE POINT, LLC.
Resolution
Consent
Sanctions
Monetary/Fine
Amount
$20,000.00
Sanctions
Revocation/Expulsion/Denial
Sanctions
Cease and Desist/Injunction
Sanctions
Bar
Sanctions
Suspension
Sanctions
COSTS AND ATTORNEY FEES OF $35,000.
Sanction Details
ON JULY 12, 2005, THE SECURITIES DIVISION ENTERED A CONSENT ORDER WITH FINANCIAL & ESTATE STRATEGIES, INC.(FES), OF BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON, AND ITS SOLE OFFICER AND DIRECTOR, RANDALL T. BECKER, OF SAMMAMISH, WASHINGTON. THE CONSENT ORDER SETTLES CHARES, FILED IN OCTOBER 2004. FES AND MR. BECKER NEITHER ADMIT NOR DENY THE DIVISION'S ALLEGATIONS. IN SETTLING THE MATTER, FES AND MR. BECKER AGREED TO THE REVOCATION OF THEIR INVESTMENT ADVISER AND INVESTMENT ADVISER REPRESENTATIVE REGISTRATIONS AND THAT NEITHER MAY APPLY TO THE DIVISION FOR ANY REGISTRATION FOR SIX YEARS FROM JULY 12, 2005, THE DATE THE ORDER WAS ENTERED. IN ADDITION, FES AND MR. BECKER AGREED TO A $20,000 FINE, WITH $10,000 SUSPENED BASED ON FUTURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDER, AND TO PAY $35,000 IN ATTORNEY FEES AND COSTS. A COPY OF THE STATEMENT OF CHARGES ISSUED IN THIS MATTER, WHICH INCLUDED THE FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONSLUSIONS OF LAW ON WHICH THE CONSENT ORDER WAS BASED AND COPY OF THE CONSENT ORDER IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.DFI.WA.GOV