Edward Eugene Williams, a former broker with Des Moines, Iowa based Princor Financial Services Corporation, has been sanctioned by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) based on findings that Mr. Williams misappropriated a total of $2,548.83 from his adult sons' IRAs by utilizing a mutual fund's website to electronically request early distribution checks made out to the sons. When Mr. Williams received the checks, he forged his sons' signatures and endorsed most of them for deposit in his own bank account without his sons' knowledge or consent. Mr. Williams, of Loganville, Georgia, was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity.
Broker-dealers must establish and implement a reasonable supervisory system to protect customers from broker misconduct. If broker-dealers do not establish and implement a reasonable supervisory system, they may be liable to investors for damages flowing from the misconduct. Therefore, investors who have suffered damages due to the above described prohibited activity or other forms of similar misconduct can bring forth claims to recover losses against Princor Financial Services, which should have prevented Mr. Williams from committing the described illegal acts. Have you suffered losses in your Princor Financial Services Corporation account due to broker misconduct? If so, call Robert Pearce at the Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A. for a free consultation.
The most important of investors' rights is the right to be informed! This Investors' Rights blog post is by the Law Offices of Robert Wayne Pearce, P.A., located in Boca Raton, Florida. For over 30 years, Attorney Pearce has tried, arbitrated, and mediated hundreds of disputes involving complex securities, commodities and investment law issues. The lawyers at our law firm are devoted to protecting investors' rights throughout the United States and internationally! Please visit our website, www.secatty.com, post a comment, call (800) 732-2889, or email Mr. Pearce at pearce@rwpearce.com for answers to any of your questions about this blog post and/or any related matter.
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