March 5, 2015

Former Merrill Lynch California Broker Fined and Suspended by FINRA for Exercising Discretion in Client's Account

business man holding his head with text asking questions about stock broker misconduct

Michael Richard Crow (CRD #57845, San Jose, California)

was fined $7,500 and suspended by FINRA for 30 business days for allegedly exercising discretion in a client’s account without his member firm’s prior written authorization.

FINRA's findings stated that allegedly Crow had exercised discretion in a client’s non-discretionary account and without a power of attorney after his firm had issued a Letter of Admonishment to Crow for entering discretionary orders in several client accounts that were not firm-established discretionary investment advisory service accounts or accounts over which Crow had power of attorney.

The firm discharged Crow for exercising discretion in a non¬discretionary account.

The suspension is in effect from January 5, 2015, through February 17, 2015.

(FINRA Case #2013039162501)

Michael Crow was registered in the securities industry for 41 years and was previously registered with the following securities firm(s):

09/1978 - 11/2013 MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED (CRD# 7691) - SAN JOSE, CA

05/1972 - 09/1978 MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC. (CRD# 572)

This summation from FINRA’s website under "Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, February 2015," ends here.

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