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May 27, 2014

Timothy Moran Barred by FINRA for Selling Away Hedge Fund

Timothy Damien Moran, a former Paradise Valley, Arizona-based broker employed by Atlanta, Georgia-based FSC Securities Corporation, has been barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) based on findings that Mr. Moran engaged in private securities transactions without providing his firm with prior written notice. FINRA’s findings stated that Mr. Moran introduced firm customers to a Thomas Hampton to discuss possible investment in Mr. Hamptons’ hedge fund, Hampton Capital Management (HCM). Mr. Moran recommended that the customers invest, or consider investing, in HCM. Some of the customers who Mr. Moran introduced to the individual invested approximately $1.69 million. Mr. Moran also invested a total of $150,000 in HCM.

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Apr 23, 2014

Gregg Nussbaum Permanently Barred by FINRA for Exceeding His Trading Authority

Gregg N. Nussbaum, a former Registered Representative with West Palm Beach, Florida-based First Integrity Capital Partners Corp. (First Integrity Capital), submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which he consented to, but did not admit to or deny, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority’s (FINRA) sanctions and findings that he intentionally exceeded his trading authority while a proprietary trader at First Integrity Capital. According to FINRA, Mr. Nussbaum, of Deerfield, Florida, had the firm’s authority to engage in riskless principal trading, in which he could simultaneously open and close a U.S. Treasury position of less than $5 million par value. FINRA claims Mr. Nussbaum did not open and close positions simultaneously but instead left the positions open for extended periods throughout the day. Moreover, it alleged he exceeded his firm’s $5 million par value limit. In order to accomplish this misconduct, FINRA found that Mr. Nussbaum intentionally submitted order tickets containing false execution times, in violation of FINRA Rule 2010 and NASD Conduct Rule 3110(a). Mr. Nussbaum’s alleged fraudulent activity caused First Integrity Capital to conduct securities business while net-capital deficient, which is in violation of the required minimum net capital of $100,000. As a result of his unlawful conduct, Gregg Nussbaum was permanently barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity.

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Apr 17, 2014

Timothy Ruggiero Permanently Barred by FINRA for Stock Price Manipulation

Timothy Burke Ruggiero, a former Plantation, Florida-based registered principal employed by Lazarus Asset Management, LLC and Evora Capital, Inc., also from Plantation, Florida, has been permanently barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). As we first reported back in December, 2012, FINRA had filed a complaint against the former Fort Lauderdale-based Brookshire Securities Corporation registered principal based on findings that Mr. Ruggiero intentionally manipulated stock prices, which violates Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. FINRAs findings further found that Mr. Ruggiero engaged in unlawful trades and forgery on order paperwork to show that there was supervisory review when, if fact, there was not. FINRA also found that Mr. Ruggiero, as the firm’s President and CEO, failed to supervise the trading and electronic communications of the firm, which resulted in illegal trading in violation of Regulation M. As a result of his unlawful conduct, Timothy Ruggiero was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity.

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Feb 12, 2014

Puerto Rico – Three Strikes and You’re “Chatarra” or “Junk”

Yesterday Fitch Ratings, the last of the big three national credit rating services, Moody’s, Fitch or Standard and Poor’s, downgraded multiple issues of Puerto Rico debt to what the Puerto Ricans describe as “Chatarra”; that is, “Junk.” Moody’s and Standard & Poors had cursed Puerto Rico bondholders with that same rating just last week. Fitch downgraded the Puerto Rico General Obligation bonds to BB from BBB- along with the Building Authority, Aqueduct & Sewer, and Retirement System bonds. Fitch spared the prized Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corporation Bonds (COFINA Bonds) from any downgrade; they are the only general category that still hold an investment grade rating. However, Fitch’s outlook (direction of ratings over the next 1-2 years) for all of these bonds remains negative.

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