Robyn Lynn O’Hara, Formerly Of WFG Investments, Barred By FINRA
In September, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that Robyn Lynn O’Hara, formerly of WFG Investments, had been barred from FINRA for securities violations. According to FINRA’s findings, O’Hara engaged in multiple trades in customers’ accounts at her member firms without customers’ authorization or consent. The findings further stated that O’Hara continued unauthorized trading in one account even after the customer instructed her to cease all trading.
Information posted in FINRA’s BrokerCheck provides additional insight into O’Hara’s professional background, with allegations of unauthorized trades and unsuitable investments dating as far back as 1992 when she working as a broker at J.W. Gant & Associates. In that particular case (FINRA Case No. 92-01617), FINRA eventually ruled O’Hara and J.W. Gant jointly liable for their actions, awarding some $6,500 in damages to the claimant.
That same year, 1992, O’Hara again faced allegations by FINRA of using high-pressure sales tactics and failing to execute a client’s instructions to sell certain securities in his account. O’Hara was fined $20,000 and suspended from association with FINRA for 20 days.
In another case (FINRA Case No. 09-02650) filed in July 2009. O’Hara is again accused of misrepresentation by a former client. The investor also is suing WFG Investments for failing to supervise O’Hara. The case is still pending with FINRA.
In total, O’Hara’s CRD shows at least five regulatory events related to securities violations. In addition, she’s been named in at least three customer complaints tied to securities fraud.
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