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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.
Raymond Paul Gerrior Jr.
AWC/2008013988901
Gerrior fabricated a letter purportedly from his employer insurance company that falsely represented the date he commenced working as an insurance agent, and submitted the fabricated letter to the Massachusetts Division of Insurance to support his argument that he had been licensed by his member firm before a date that would have required him to complete the prescribed continuing education.
Raymond Paul Gerrior Jr.: Fined $10,000; Suspended 18 months in all capacities
Bill Singer's Comment
A $10,000 fine and a year-and-a-half suspension simply to avoid CE? Seriously, people, CE is simply one of those things you just have to deal with -- and not by other options such as paying someone to take the courses for you.  I have to satisfy my own legal continuing ed every two years, some 24 hours of courses,  so it's not like I don't feel your pain.
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