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Without admitting or denying the findings, Nalesnik consented to the sanction and to the entry of findings that he refused to provide on-the-record testimony requested by FINRA. The findings stated that Nalesnik's member firm filed a Form U5 terminating his employment and indicating that he had violated firm policy regarding outside business activities and failed to timely and completely respond to its inquires.
Resolution
Acceptance, Waiver & Consent(AWC)
Bar
Bar (Permanent)
Registration Capacities Affected
All Capacities
Duration
Indefinite
Start Date
5/17/2019
7/8/2018
Employment Separation After Allegations
Firm Name
LPL Financial LLC
Termination Type
Discharged
Allegations
Violation of Firm policy regarding outside business activities and failure to timely and completely respond to Firm inquiries.
9/18/2017
Judgment / Lien
Judgment/Lien Amount
$4,573.00
Judgment/Lien Type
Tax
7/26/2012
Judgment / Lien
Judgment/Lien Amount
$7,847.61
Judgment/Lien Type
Tax
11/5/2010
Customer Dispute
Award / Judgment
Allegations
ACTION IN CONNECTION WITH LOSSES STEMMING FROM PURCHASES OF A NATIONAL MUNICIPAL FUND IN JULY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2007.
Damage Amount Requested
$303,000.00
Damages Granted
$50,000.00
5/10/2010
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
ACTION IN CONNECTION WITH LOSSES STEMMING FROM A PURCHASE OF A NATIONAL MUNICIPAL FUND IN JULY 2007.
Damage Amount Requested
$250,000.00
Settlement Amount
$65,000.00
9/8/2009
Criminal
Final Disposition
Charges
THEFT BY DECEP-FALSE IMPRESSION
Disposition
WITHDRAWN
Broker Comment
DURING THE DIVORCE PROCESS, A CHECK FOR ABOUT $50 WAS WRITTEN ON A JOINT ACCOUNT HELD WITH MY WIFE AT THE TIME. I DID NOT BECOME AWARE THAT THERE WERE INSUFFICIENT FUNDS TO COVER THE CHECK UNTIL I WAS NOTIFIED BY THE AUTHORITIES. A FINE WAS PAID AND THE CHARGES WITHDRAWN.
5/13/2009
Customer Dispute
Denied
Allegations
CLIENT ALLEGES THAT FUNDS INVESTED IN JULY 2007 WERE NOT ALLOCATED TO THE MUTUAL FUNDS THAT HE DIRECTED, CAUSING LOSSES.
Damage Amount Requested
$180,000.00
10/9/2008
Customer Dispute
Denied
Allegations
CLIENT'S ALLEGE THAT THEY WERE NEVER ADVISED THAT THE MUTUAL FUND SHARES THEY PURCHASED IN MARCH 2008 COULD LOSE PRINCIPAL.
Damage Amount Requested
$11,770.51
2/29/2008
Customer Dispute
Denied
Allegations
CLIENT ALLEGES THAT A SHARE CONTIGENT DEFERRED SALES CHARGE WAS NOT DISCLOSED ON MUTUAL FUND PURCHASED IN JULY 2007. HE FURTHER ALLEGES THAT HIS INSTRUCTIONS TO LIQUID THIS FUND WERE NOT FOLLOWED IN DECEMBER 2007.
Damage Amount Requested
$29,777.81
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.