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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
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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.
Stephen Colley Harris
OS/2007010303601
Harris falsified an annuity distribution request form by cutting signatures from another document and taping them to the form, then transmitting or causing it ot be transmitted to the insurance company for payment. Harris forged a customer’s initials without his knowledge, authorization or consent on a Subscription Agreement that the customer had previously signed, and then submitted it to the issuer. Harris failed to respond to FINRA requests for information and to appear for an on-the-record interview. 
Stephen Colley Harris: Barred
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