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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.
Bill Q. Chen
OS/2007011324501
Chen engaged in misuse of customer funds when, without a customer’s knowledge, authorization or consent, he caused the transfer of $10,000 from the customer’s bank account to the bank account of a business acquaintance to whom Chen owned money. The Firm’s operations personnel detected the transaction and then Chen reversed it. 
Bill Q. Chen: Barred
Bill Singer's Comment
Great job by the member's Ops personnel. One quibble with the manner in which this case was reported: Why not make this information truly educational for the industry by briefly explaining what the in-house staff detected and how they caught it. 
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