{"id":1517,"date":"2014-09-19T22:26:55","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T22:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stockbrokerfraudblog.com\/2014\/09\/finra_bars_exwells_fargo_broke_1"},"modified":"2022-04-03T15:52:17","modified_gmt":"2022-04-03T20:52:17","slug":"finra-bars-exwells-fargo-broke-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/finra-bars-exwells-fargo-broke-1\/","title":{"rendered":"FINRA Bars Ex-Wells Fargo Broker From Industry For Allegedly Bilking Customers, Expels HFP Capital Markets LLC for Securities Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has barred a former Wells Fargo (WFC) registered representative from the brokerage industry. According to the self-regulatory organization, Ane S. Plate, who previously worked with Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network in Florida, allegedly made fifteen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/unauthorized-trading.html\">unauthorized trades<\/a> in a joint brokerage account of two customers between October 2013 and April 2014. The transactions resulted in $176,080 of cash proceeds, of which Plate is accused of pocketing $132,358.<\/p>\n<p>The former Wells Fargo broker is also accused of setting up bi-weekly transfers from the brokerage account to a bank account that was in the name of one of her relatives. She then allegedly moved $7,700 to that account between December 2013 and May 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Plate, who was working with Wachovia Securities when Wells Fargo acquired that firm, has since been fired after the latter discovered the purported theft. FINRA&#8217;s BrokerCheck reports that the customers that were harmed were fully reimbursed for the amount taken from them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/finra-bars-exwells-fargo-broke-1\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading FINRA Bars Ex-Wells Fargo Broker From Industry For Allegedly Bilking Customers, Expels HFP Capital Markets LLC for Securities Fraud\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has barred a former Wells Fargo (WFC) registered representative from the brokerage industry. According to the self-regulatory organization, Ane S. 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