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David Bruce Slagter (Principal)
AWC/2009018726502

Slagter participated in private securities transactions without giving written notice to and receiving approval from his member firm before participating in the private securities transactions outside the regular scope of his employment with the firm.

Slagter introduced firm customers and another individual to a principal of a mortgage processing company and the individuals invested in what were purportedly high-yield corporate bonds issued by the company, which were not firm-approved investments; the individuals invested a total of $490,599 in the bonds and lost approximately $475,599. Slagter engaged in an unapproved business activity by working as a loan originator for the mortgage processing company without notifying or requesting approval from his firm.

Slagter trained mortgage representatives to use mortgage software that was owned by the company without requesting or receiving permission from his firm to engage in this outside business activity; Slagter earned $41,744 in compensation from the mortgage processing company while employed with his firm.

David Bruce Slagter (Principal): No fine in light of financial status; Suspended 4 months