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According to records kept by The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) financial Broker John Butler (Butler), previously associated with Pruco Securities, LLC., has at least one disclosable event. These events include one regulatory event, alleging that Butler recommended unsuitable investments in different investment products including debt securities among other allegations and complaints.
FINRA BrokerCheck shows a final customer complaint on March 19, 2024.
Without admitting or denying the findings, Butler consented to the sanctions and to the entry of findings that he failed to provide prior written notice of his consulting services-related OBAs to his member firm. The findings stated that in addition to engaging in an approved insurance business, Butler also engaged in a consulting services business whereby he assisted a firm customer in selling portions of the customer’s civil money judgment awarded to him in a litigation to a third party. The customer paid over $538,000 to Butler for these unapproved consulting services. Butler also falsely affirmed on annual compliance questionnaires that he had completely and accurately disclosed his outside business activities to the firm.