John Winslow Barred by FINRA

On April 12, 2022, John Winslow (JOHN SCOTT WINSLOW, CRD#: 3071933), formerly with Edward Jones of Gig Harbor, Washington, was barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) from acting as a broker or otherwise associating with a broker/dealer firm. Winslow was previously registered both as a broker and as an investment advisor.
According to the FINRA report, without admitting or denying FINRA’s findings, John Winslow consented to the sanction and to the entry of findings that he refused to produce information and documents requested by FINRA in connection with its investigation into a Uniform Termination Notice for Securities Industry Registration (Form U5) filed by his member firm disclosing that his employment was terminated because he allegedly failed to disclose to the firm that he received funds from a client.
Recently, FINRA had discussed the dangers about “off-the-books deals” between brokers/financial advisors and clients.
According to a recent article in AdvisorHub, Winslow was barred for refusing to cooperate with an investigation alleging he had refused to return $893,289 to one of his clients. According to FINRA’s investigation, Edward Jones fired John Winslow, after he allegedly admitted to receiving funds from a client and purchasing gold coins on the client’s behalf. According to the article, Winslow allegedly held the coins in a PO Box he controlled and did not disclose any of the activity to Edward Jones. The client filed a FINRA arbitration against John Winslow, alleging the theft of $893,289 between October 2017 and April 2021. The claims also allege Winslow failed to pay back a loan he had received from the client and had allegedly taken cash and securities from the clients’ brokerage account.
According to FINRA’s BrokerCheck, available to the public on FINRA’s website, John Winslow had been registered in the securities industry for 23 years and has 3 Disclosures on his FINRA CRD report. The pending “Customer Dispute,” filed December 13, 2021, is requesting the damage amount of $893,289.93.
John Winslow was listed with 4 firms, the most recent was:
09/20/2013 - 12/15/2021  EDWARD JONES - GIG HARBOR, WA
If you or a loved one have experienced investment losses due to the actions or recommendations of the former Edward Jones of Gig Harbor, Washington, broker/investment advisor, John Winslow, contact Soreide Law Group and speak to an experienced securities lawyer regarding at no cost regarding the possible recovery of your financial losses through a FINRA arbitration at:  888-760-6552.
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