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.

David Bigelow Crocker
OS/2007011151502

Crocker engaged in outside business activities for compensation and failed to provide prompt written notice to his member firm, but eventually notified his supervisor of the transactions a number of years later. Crocker participated in referring a customer to another firm’s registered representative for the purpose of purchasing equity-indexed annuities and received compensation for the transactions.

David Bigelow Crocker : Censured; Fined $10,000 (includes $3,500 disgorgement); Susendped 20 business days

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