A former broker for Edward Jones has won a request to have the circumstances surrounding his departure revised on his record, reports Advisor Hub.
A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority arbitration panel issued an award in favor of the expungement request of Michael B. Awosemusi of Irving, Texas. In its U5 termination filing on his BrokerCheck record, Edward Jones had claimed that Awosemusi had taken out a margin loan, placed the funds in his personal account and transferred them to his Edward Jones account to make it appear that he had improved his performance.
Awosemusi issued a response on BrokerCheck saying that he had not violated any firm or regulatory rules when it came to reaching performance goals.
In the award issued June 1, FINRA arbitrators said that any reason for his termination from Edward Jones should be deleted on Awosemusi’s record, and that the termination should be changed from discharged to voluntary. No explanation was provided for the decision.
The firm and Awosemusi had entered into an agreement in February that Edward Jones would not object to the expungement request provided that the broker withdraw any requests for damages. A company spokesman noted that the agreement stipulated that Edward Jones had not engaged in any wrongdoing involving Awosemusi’s Form U5.
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