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U4, U5, RE-3, RULE 3070
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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.
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Moustafa Mahmoud Zayed (Principal)
2006003834901

Zayed willfully failed to disclose material information on multiple Forms U4.

 

Moustafa Mahmoud Zayed (Principal) : Fined $10,000; Suspended 9 months
Bill Singer's Comment

The sanctions were imposed by the NAC following an appeal of an OHO decision.  You can read the NAC Decision at http://www.finra.org/web/groups/industry/@ip/@enf/@adj/documents/nacdecisions/p121941.pdf

The OHO found that Zayed willfully filed several inaccurate U4s that failed to disclose

  1. he was named as a defendant in a civil complaint
  2. a $286,155.53 default judgment in NJ that had been entered against him; and
  3. a $18,063.53 default judgment in Illinois had been entered against him.

The first judgment arose when Zayed and his wife were named s defendants in a US District Court (NJ) civil litigation alleging breach, fraud, and other claims pertaining to the alleged conversion of his aunts' and uncle's funds that were in an account Zayed managed. The second judgment arose from a suit filed by an Illinois law firm for unpaid attorney fees.

The NAC sustained the OHO's findings and sanctions.

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