LPL Financial Broker Barred by FINRA for Participating in Private Securities Transactions
Michael Babyak Jr. II, a former registered representative with LPL Financial LLC of Mine Hill, New Jersey, submitted a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent in which he was permanently barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for allegedly engaging in private securities transactions without notifying his member firm. Without admitting or denying FINRA’s findings, Michael Babyak Jr, of Randolph, New Jersey, was found to have solicited four LPL customers in a $4.25 million investment into a limited liability company (LLC) that he set up. FINRA found that Mr. Babyak established the LLC into which the investors’ funds were pooled, was listed as the LLC’s registered agent, obtained a tax identification number, arranged for legal representation, and assisted in wiring funds from LPL accounts to the borrower and the LLC’s bank account.
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