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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Brookstone Securities
Penalty: $2,600,000
Year: 2012
Date: June 4, 2012
Offense Group: financial offenses
Primary Offense: investor protection violation
Secondary Offense: financial institution supervision failures
Violation Description: A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority hearing panel ruled that Brookstone Securities of Lakeland, FL, made fraudulent sales of collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) to unsophisticated, elderly and retired investors. The panel fined Brookstone $1 million and ordered it to pay restitution of more than $1.6 million to customers.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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