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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.
James Sylvester Currier (Principal)
AWC/2006006406003
Currier acted in a principal capacity, including supervising brokers and reviewing trades, without having requalified to act in that capacity as required by the terms of a Letter of Acceptance,Waiver and Consent.
James Sylvester Currier (Principal): Fined $5,000; Suspended 6 months in all capacities; Suspended 2 years in Principal Capacity only
Bill Singer's Comment
I actually looked this up and, sure enough, in NASD's January 2006 disciplinary reports, there is a reported case in which:

Leonard & Company (CRD #36527, Troy, Michigan) and James Sylvester Currier (CRD #2070654, Registered Principal, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan) submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent in which the firm was censured and fined $40,000. Currier was fined $5,000, suspended for 10 business days in a principal capacity, and required to re-qualify as a principal by taking and passing the Series 24 examination before undertaking activities in that capacity. . .

Given those facts, I'd say that Currier is a pretty lucky fellow to only have been hit with a 6/m all capacities suspension and anything less than a Bar as a Principal.  Must have had one damn good lawyer.

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