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NAME REDACTED
AWC/2009021029703

Certain states began requiring financial advisors to successfully complete a long-term care (LTC) continuing education (CE) course before selling long-term insurance products to retail customers. NAME REDACTED had to successfully complete the LTC CE exam to sell an insurance product to a potential customer and had an individual come to his office and assist him in completing the exam by providing him with the answers. NAME REDACTED knew, or should have known, that the individual was improperly assisting him by giving him answers toward a CE requirement.

NAME REDACTED : Fined $5,000; Suspended 1 month

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