Enforcement Actions
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
OUTSIDE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
2011
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.
Aaron Lee Boehm (Supervisor)
AWC/2010022029101

Boehm entered into a handwritten agreement with a customer of his member firm wherein he agreed to provide financial advisory services to the customer in exchange for older vehicles, which the customer sold to him at a discounted price.

Boehm entered into the business agreement to provide financial advisory services, outside the scope of his relationship with his firm, and without first notifying the firm or obtaining the firm’s written approval of the arrangement. His firm's WSPs specifically prohibited registered representatives from entering into outside employment or business activities without obtaining the firm’s prior approval.

Aaron Lee Boehm (Supervisor): Fined $5,000; Suspended 30 days
Bill Singer's Comment
Oh for godsakes -- really?  This bit of silliness required a $5,000 fine and a 30-day suspension?  Sorry, not in my book.  Maybe . . . maybe I agree that this arrangement entered into between two consenting adult businesspersons falls with the ambit of the Outside Business Activity -- but it might also fall within the parameters of a used-car sale.  I truly hope that FINRA doesn't have far more important things to worry about -- yeah, right.
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