Securities Arbitration Lawyers BlogJupiter, Florida-based Wells Fargo Broker Roberto O. Bastardo Permanently Barred by FINRA
Silver Law Group is investigating former Jupiter, Florida-based Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC (CRD# 19616) broker Roberto O. Bastardo (CRD# 6570886) after Wells Fargo Advisors discharged him for allegedly attempting to misappropriate customer funds.
According to Bastardo’s FINRA BrokerCheck report, Wells Fargo Advisors discharged Bastardo in September 2016 for attempting to misappropriate over $185,000 from a Wells Fargo Advisors customer. The firm allegedly recovered all but $800 of the misappropriated funds, but authorities were contacted.
FINRA followed up the discharge by permanently barring Bastardo from acting as a broker or otherwise associating with firms that sell securities to the public in November 2016 after Bastardo failed to respond to a FINRA inquiry.