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While 20 years old and in college, I was arrested by the police for an underage alcohol violation during which I told the officer I was of legal drinking age, resulting in an arrest for resisting an officer without violence in addition to underage possession. I am disclosing this event on my U4 out of an abundance of caution, as there was never a formal indictment or criminal complaint filed against me by the prosecutors. Instead, this matter was resolved via a deferred prosecution agreement, and the case was dismissed. While this was an unfortunate situation, I certainly learned from this experience.
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Disclosures
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.
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.