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Maria-Ysabelle Marinas Tiongson
AWC/2009018202201

Tiongson misappropriated $4,000 from an individual, who gave her the funds to trade in a commodities futures trading account that she held away from, and was approved by, her member firm which she had subsequently closed. Tiongson never used the individual’s funds to trade commodities futures, but instead used the funds for her personal benefit without the individual’s knowledge or consent.

Tiongson made full restitution to the customer.

Maria-Ysabelle Marinas Tiongson: Barred