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Former Merrill Lynch Broker Douglas Stopkey Suspended by Finra for 30 Days Over Unauthorized Trading and Mismarked Orders in Senior Customer Accounts
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FINRA has suspended financial advisor Douglas William Stopkey from the securities industry for a 30-day period, which began on November 16, 2020, and runs through December 15, 2020. Douglas Stopkey was registered with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith in Richmond, VA, from March 1992 until September 2018, when he was terminated. Since then, he…

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David T. Phillips Suspended for Nine Months for Future Income Payments, Llc Solicitation – Gilbert, Arizona
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FINRA has suspended stockbroker David T. Phillips (CRD #3094195) for nine months from the securities industry and ordered him to pay a $5,000 fine. These sanctions arose from Mr. Phillips’ solicitation of Future Income Payments, LLC. This blog has previously written about Future Income Payments, LLC. FINRA alleged that between May 2017 and April 2018,…

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Troy R. Baily Suspended for Recommending Future Income Payments, Llc – Omaha, Nebraska
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FINRA has suspended stockbroker Troy R. Baily (CRD #4458930) for six months from the securities industry and ordered him to pay a $5,000 fine. These sanctions arose from Mr. Baily’s solicitation of Future Income Payments, LLC. This blog has previously written about Future Income Payments, LLC. FINRA alleged that between February and May 2017, Troy…

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Lonna R. Dehn Ristvedt Suspended for Soliciting Customers to Buy Future Income Payments, Llc – Fargo, North Dakota
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FINRA has suspended stockbroker Lonna Rae Dehn Ristvedt (CRD #2277778) for four months from the securities industry and ordered her to pay a $5,000 fine. These sanctions arose from Ms. Dehn Ristvedt’s solicitation of Future Income Payments, LLC. This blog has previously written about Future Income Payments, LLC. FINRA alleged that in June 2015, Lonna…

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John Westbrook Suspended for Future Income Payments, Llc Solicitation – Montgomery, Alabama
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FINRA has suspended stockbroker John A. Westbrook (CRD #1846059) for five months from the securities industry and ordered him to pay a $5,000 fine. These sanctions arose from Mr. Wesbrook’s solicitation of Future Income Payments, LLC. This blog has previously written about Future Income Payments, LLC. FINRA alleged that between October 1, 2016, and May…

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