James D. Belenis – Unapproved Private Securities and Outside Business Activity – Boca Raton, Florida FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney

James D. Belenis – Unapproved Private Securities and Outside Business Activity – Boca Raton, Florida FINRA Arbitration and Litigation Attorney:

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) is a self-regulatory authority assigned the responsibility, by the Securities and Exchange Commission, to license, regulate and discipline securities broker/dealers and their employees, including account executives. In the event that FINRA elects to institute an enforcement action, firms and licensed individuals have the responsibility to reflect such action on their U-4 and/or U-5 filings, which can be viewed on the FINRA website under the broker-check section of the site or by viewing the monthly disciplinary information also provided on the FINRA site.

The monthly disciplinary information is referenced on the FINRA site generally in alphabetical order. This post relates to the following company or individuals. If the reader would like to review the entire FINRA release or the broker-check information concerning this matter, you can follow these highlighted links:

November 2015 Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions:

Broker Check: http://www.finra.org/Investors/ToolsCalculators/BrokerCheck//

James D. Belenis (CRD #2441443, Davis, California) submitted an AWC in which he was fined $5,000 and suspended from association with any FINRA member in any capacity for 20 business days. Without admitting or denying the findings, Belenis consented to the sanctions and to the entry of findings that he engaged in a private securities transaction by investing in a limited liability company that held a gold mining operation, without prior written notice to his member firm. The findings stated that Belenis assisted in raising capital for the limited liability company, yet inaccurately answered “no” on a firm questionnaire asking whether he had assisted in raising capital. The suspension was in effect from October 5, 2015, through October 30, 2015. (FINRA Case #2013036196701)

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