The Department of Enforcement alleges:
Between November 24, 2023, and February 7, 2024, Respondent Ana Maria
Dimco (“Dimco”) improperly used firm funds to make purchases that were not related to any
business of her employer firm, Columbia Management Investment Distributors Inc. Specifically,
Dimco incurred a total of $20,157.92 in charges on the corporate American Express card issued
to her to pay for personal expenditures such as clothing, travel, a laptop, medical and beauty
treatments, and other personal expenses while on an approved medical leave from her firm.
