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2009
NOTE: Stipulations of Fact and Consent to Penalty (SFC); Offers of Settlement (OS); and Letters of Acceptance Waiver, and Consent (AWC) are entered into by Respondents without admitting or denying the allegations, but consent is given to the described sanctions & to the entry of findings. Additionally, for AWCs, if FINRA has reason to believe a violation has occurred and the member or associated person does not dispute the violation, FINRA may prepare and request that the member or associated person execute a letter accepting a finding of violation, consenting to the imposition of sanctions, and agreeing to waive such member's or associated person's right to a hearing before a hearing panel, and any right of appeal to the National Adjudicatory Council, the SEC, and the courts, or to otherwise challenge the validity of the letter, if the letter is accepted. The letter shall describe the act or practice engaged in or omitted, the rule, regulation, or statutory provision violated, and the sanction or sanctions to be imposed.
Ray Matthew Londo (Principal)
AWC/2008012953501
Londo made loans, in the form of casino chips or markers, totaling $270,000 to a firm customer who was also a close personal friend, contrary to his member firm’s written supervisory procedures that prohibited its representatives from lending to, or borrowing from, securities customers unless the customer was a family member, which she was not. Londo’s firm was not aware of his loans to the customer. 
Ray Matthew Londo (Principal): Fined $5,000; Suspended 20 business days
Bill Singer's Comment
Okay, sorry, but this one really cracked me up. Now here's an angle I wonder if anyone thought about.  What if Londo tossed the chips to his female friends but simply did it as an outright gift?  If he wasn't "lending" the money would that still be a violation?
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