{"id":4774,"date":"2017-08-30T15:31:51","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T20:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/?p=4538"},"modified":"2022-03-30T15:07:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T20:07:54","slug":"finra-bars-ex-hsbc-securities-broker-alleged-200k-senior-financial-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/finra-bars-ex-hsbc-securities-broker-alleged-200k-senior-financial-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"FINRA Bars Ex-HSBC Securities Broker Over Alleged $200K Senior Financial Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\tThe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority  is barring Jaime R. Rodriguez, an ex-HSBC Securities (HSBC) broker, in the wake of a charge accusing him of bilking an older customer, who is also legally blind, of $200K. HSBC fired Rodriguez in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>Rodriguez is accused of using about $70K of the client\u2019s money in 2012 to buy an apartment that was supposed to be for the customer. However, because the man couldn\u2019t read or see the documents related to the purchase, he did not know that Rodriguez had named himself as the sole beneficial owner. <\/p>\n<p>According to <em>InvestmentNews<\/em>, Rodriguez met the man in 2010 and began helping him with his errands. Also in 2012, Rodriguez purportedly recommended to the client that they set up a joint account together so that the then-HSBC broker could assist him in paying his bills. The account was opened using about $42K of the client\u2019s money and at one point it held $153K. <\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/finra-bars-ex-hsbc-securities-broker-alleged-200k-senior-financial-fraud\/#more-4774\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is barring Jaime R. 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