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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: LPL Financial Corp.
Current Parent Company: LPL Financial
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Penalty: $1,294,416
Year: 2009
Date: October 26, 2009
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: investor protection violation
Secondary Offense: financial institution supervision failures
Violation Description: LPL agreed to pay $1,144,416 in restitution and $150,000 in penalties in settlement of allegations it failed to properly supervise a registered investment adviser who was accused of theft of client money and promoting a Ponzi Scheme.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Montana Commissioner of Securities & Insurance
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Montana
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: investment advisory services
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