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William Alson Johnson
AWC/2007010251302

Johnson failed to observe standards of commercial honor and just and equitable principles of trade. Johnson opened a joint account for an elderly customer and Johnson’s acquaintance, funded entirely by the elderly customer’s assets. Johnson’s acquaintance, who served as the customer’s caretaker, withdrew over $14 million from their joint account. Johnson should have raised questions based on the irregularity of the transfer of funds between the accounts, including the size of the transactions and the manner in which the caretaker withdrew money from the joint account before redepositing it in accounts under his sole control.

The trading in the customer’s account generated large capital gain liabilities for Johnson’s elderly customer. Johnson made false statements while under oath during his on-the-record (OTR) testimony about his awareness of expensive gifts the caretaker had given to his sales assistant, and attempted to convince his sales assistant to make false statements during her testimony.

William Alson Johnson: Barred
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