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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
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2009
NOTE: Stipulations of Fact and Consent to Penalty (SFC); Offers of Settlement (OS); and Letters of Acceptance Waiver, and Consent (AWC) are entered into by Respondents without admitting or denying the allegations, but consent is given to the described sanctions & to the entry of findings. Additionally, for AWCs, if FINRA has reason to believe a violation has occurred and the member or associated person does not dispute the violation, FINRA may prepare and request that the member or associated person execute a letter accepting a finding of violation, consenting to the imposition of sanctions, and agreeing to waive such member's or associated person's right to a hearing before a hearing panel, and any right of appeal to the National Adjudicatory Council, the SEC, and the courts, or to otherwise challenge the validity of the letter, if the letter is accepted. The letter shall describe the act or practice engaged in or omitted, the rule, regulation, or statutory provision violated, and the sanction or sanctions to be imposed.
Michael Francis Domson
AWC/2007010681101
Domson created financial planning agreements for customers, forged the customers’ signatures on the agreements and submitted them to his member firm, without the customers’ knowledge and consent. Domson paid the initial fees for the plans from his own funds and created the plans to generate sufficient sales of financial plans to enable him to reach a higher level employment status with his firm
Michael Francis Domson: Barred
Bill Singer's Comment
Okay, so all of you folks out there who think that you can simply make the quota by setting up a bogus account/plan and paying the initial fees, will you please read this case.  And, then read it a second time so as to dispel the "Yeah, but, what if..." 
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