Securities Arbitration Lawyers BlogFINRA Bars Broker Christopher Hibbard After Separation from Merrill Lynch
Christopher Lee Hibbard (CRD #3176484) is a previously registered broker and investment advisor who has been barred from association with any FINRA-associated broker. His most recent employer was Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (CRD #7691) of Louisville, KY, from 07/16/2010 through 01/26/2018. His previous employers include Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. (CRD #4161), also of Louisville, and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. (CRD #4) of St. Louis, MO. He has been in the industry since 1999.
Hibbard was discharged from Merrill Lynch on 01/08/2018, after allegations of “unauthorized transactions and theft.” His registration was officially terminated on 01/26/2018. As a result, FINRA conducted an inquiry and requested information from him, to which Hibbard failed to respond. As of 05/10/2018, FINRA permanently barred Hibbard from associating with any FINRA member in any capacity.
Additionally, the US Attorney’s Office in the Western District of Kentucky is investigating allegations of Hibbard’s unauthorized use of client funds during his tenure at Merrill, Lynch.
Hibbard is also currently the subject of five customer complaints, filed in April and May of 2018. All five have similar allegations of fraud, misrepresentations and discrepancies with regards to withdrawals, misappropriation, unauthorized withdrawals and other thefts between 2010 and 2018. These cases are listed as “pending.”
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