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National Adjudicatory Council
The National Adjudicatory Council (NAC) is a FINRA committee that reviews initial decisions rendered in FINRA disciplinary and membership proceedings. While a decision is on appeal, the sanction is not actively enforced against the firm or individual. The NAC may affirm, dismiss, modify, or reverse any finding, or remand for further proceedings. The NAC may affirm, modify, reverse, increase, or reduce any sanction or impose any other fitting sanction.
Unless FINRA's Board of Governors decides to review the NAC's appellate decision, the NAC's decision represents FINRA's final action. A firm or individual can appeal FINRA's decision to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
| Date of Decision | Proceeding No. | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 28, 2017 | SD-2147 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney | Statutory Disqualification, Approvals |
| November 03, 2017 | SD-2160 | Louis Capital Markets, LP | Statutory Disqualification, Approvals |
| October 05, 2017 | 2013038986001 | APPEALED: Richard Allen Riemer, Jr. | Disciplinary Decision |
| October 02, 2017 | SD-2129 | APPEALED: Bruce Zipper | Disciplinary Decision |
| September 13, 2017 | SD-2078 | Alex J. Drost with Cascade Partners BD, LLC | Statutory Disqualification, Approvals |
| August 03, 2017 | 2012030527503 | APPEALED: Thaddeus James North | Disciplinary Decision |
| July 27, 2017 | SD-2130 | APPEALED: Robert J. Escobio | Statutory Disqualification, Denials |
| July 24, 2017 | 2012034719701 | APPEALED: Paul E. Taboada | Disciplinary Decision |
| July 24, 2017 | 20120320803-01 | Shiva Naby | Disciplinary Decision |
| July 20, 2017 | 2012034936005 | David Joseph Escarcega | Disciplinary Decision |
| July 20, 2017 | 2011025675501r | APPEALED: Kimberly Springsteen-Abbott | Disciplinary Decision |
| July 20, 2017 | 2015044444801 | Glenn Robert King | Disciplinary Decision |
| May 26, 2017 | 2011027666902 | APPEALED: Merrimac Corporate Securities, Inc., and Robert G. Nash | Disciplinary Decision |
| May 16, 2017 | SD-2103 | Marc N. Jaffe as a General Securities Representative with Integrity Brokerage Services, Inc. | Statutory Disqualification, Denials |
| May 12, 2017 | 2012034936101 | Jeffrey D. Noard | Disciplinary Decision |
| April 26, 2017 | SD-2063 | Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | Statutory Disqualification, Approvals |
| March 23, 2017 | 2014040968501 | APPEALED: Ahmed Gadelkareem | Disciplinary Decision |
| March 16, 2017 | 2013035211801 | APPEALED: David Adam Elgart | Disciplinary Decision |
| March 15, 2017 | 2010025087302 | APPEALED: Thaddeus J. North | Disciplinary Decision |
| March 15, 2017 | 2011025444501 | Wood (Arthur W.) Company, Inc. | Disciplinary Decision |
| March 15, 2017 | 2009017440201 | APPEALED: Louis Ottimo | Disciplinary Decision |
| March 13, 2017 | 2011027926301 | Matthew Joseph Sheerin | Disciplinary Decision |
| March 08, 2017 | SD-2117 | Craig Scott Taddonio as a General Securities Representative with Meyers Associates, L.P. (n/k/a Windsor Street Capital, LP) | Statutory Disqualification |
| January 25, 2017 | SD-2062 | Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. | Statutory Disqualification, Approvals |
| January 13, 2017 | 2013036799501 | J. Michael Casas | Disciplinary Decision |