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The looming threat for Gensler is that the good times could end on his watch, triggering a crash that hits retail investors who’ve contributed to the boom particularly hard.
The scrutiny stems from registered reps who obtained PPP loans through undisclosed outside business activities, but a letter to one such rep is not part of a targeted examination or ‘sweep,’ FINRA says.
Gary Wayne Hammond allegedly failed to inform his firm of transactions totaling more than $1.6 million, including significant investments in his half-brother's companies, which FINRA claims were Ponzi schemes.
The pardon of David Tamman was one of more than 140 pardons and commutations the outgoing president announced shortly before the end of his tenure and Joe Biden's inauguration.
The charges against Michael and David Sztrom were filed late last week and are one of two complaints against advisors related to a California-based RIA.
As chair of Maryland's Financial Consumer Protection Commission, Gary Gensler advocated for a client-first fiduciary standard for broker/dealers as well as 'anyone who holds themselves out as an advisor.'
Justin Robert King was offering interests in his company, Elevate Investment Fund, when there was no such legal entity, leading to nearly $4 million in investor losses, according to SEC allegations.
According to the commission, the duo claimed a "spiritual revelation" had yielded an algorithm for a high-yielding trading platform, but they were just two con men who met in prison.
The agency has continued to push back the resumption of physical arbitration and mediation proceedings because of COVID-19, though hearings can be held via teleconferencing or Zoom.