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CLAIMANT ALLEDGE THAT, BEGINNING IN SPRING 2013, REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVE ASKED CLIENT TO INVEST IN A PRIVATE SECURITY TRANSACTION FOR A PERCENTAGE OF OWNERSHIP IN A MELLOW MUSHROOM PIZZARIA WHICH WAS NEITHER OFFERED OR APPROVED BY DEMPSEY LORD SMITH, LLC.
Damage Amount Requested
$200,000.00
Settlement Amount
$42,500.00
11/13/2018
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
CUSTOMER ALLEGES FA SOLICITED INVESTMENT IN A FRANCHISE BUSINESS WHICH WAS NEITHER OFFERED NOR APPROVED BY LPL.
Damage Amount Requested
$200,000.00
Settlement Amount
$42,500.00
1/9/2017
Customer Dispute
Settled
Allegations
CLAIMANTS ALLEGE THAT, BEGINNING IN 2014, REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVE RECOMMENDED THAT THEY LIQUIDATE QUALIFIED FUNDS, AND THAT THEY INCURRED TAX LIABILITIES AS A RESULT. CLAIMANTS FURTHER ALLEGE THAT REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVE SOLICITED THEM TO INVEST THOSE FUNDS IN SHARES OF A MELLOW MUSHROOM RESTAURANT WHICH WAS NEITHER OFFERED NOR APPROVED BY LPL, AND ALLEGE THAT THIS RESTAURANT HAS YET TO OPEN, RENDERING THOSE SHARES WORTHLESS.
Damage Amount Requested
$99,000.00
Settlement Amount
$50,000.00
6/12/2015
Regulatory
Final
Initiated By
FINRA
Allegations
WITHOUT ADMITTING OR DENYING THE FINDINGS, KENNEY CONSENTED TO THE SANCTION AND TO THE ENTRY OF FINDINGS THAT HE REFUSED TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION REQUESTED BY FINRA DURING THE COURSE OF AN INVESTIGATION RELATING TO A MEMBER FIRM CUSTOMER'S COMPLAINT REGARDING HIS INVESTMENT IN KENNEY'S UNDISCLOSED OUTSIDE BUSINESS.
Resolution
Acceptance, Waiver & Consent(AWC)
Bar
Bar (Permanent)
Registration Capacities Affected
All Capacities
Start Date
6/12/2015
5/22/2015
Employment Separation After Allegations
Firm Name
LPL FINANCIAL LLC
Termination Type
Discharged
Allegations
PARTICIPATION IN UNDISCLOSED OUTSIDE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IN VIOLATION OF FIRM POLICY.
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.