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\"Paul<\/p>\n

Seasoned broker permanently barred from all securities activity after allegations of conversion and forgery<\/h2>\n

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority<\/span><\/a> (FINRA) took action against Raymond James stockbroker Paul Steffany in October of 2015, after allegations surfaced that he illegally converted funds as executor of a client\u2019s trust and forged signatures on checks that were made payable to the individual\u2019s estate. Steffany is permanently barred from all future FINRA activity after consenting to the FINRA findings.<\/p>\n

FINRA reports<\/span><\/a> indicate that Paul Steffany acted as the executor and trustee of the estate of a customer from his registered firm, Raymond James. This estate was established for the benefit of the customer\u2019s son and grandchildren. During the time he served in this capacity, he allegedly paid himself $193,900 for his role as trustee between 2007-2014. The FINRA found that a minimum of $112,742 of what converted was excessive given the minimal time and effort devoted to this trust.<\/p>\n

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Seasoned broker permanently barred from all securities activity after allegations of conversion and forgery The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) took action against Raymond James stockbroker Paul Steffany in October of 2015, after allegations surfaced that he illegally converted funds as executor of a client\u2019s trust and forged signatures on checks that were made payable […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[599],"tags":[352,353],"class_list":["post-2741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-securities-arbitration","tag-forgery-and-conversion","tag-paul-steffany-barred"],"yoast_head":"\nPaul Steffany Barred After Allegations of Forgery and Conversion — Securities Arbitration Lawyers Blog — August 2, 2016<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the new article 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