{"id":2978,"date":"2015-08-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/silverlaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/giovanni-acevedo-of-voya-financial-advisors-inc-accused-of-converting-funds\/"},"modified":"2015-08-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-04T04:00:00","slug":"giovanni-acevedo-of-voya-financial-advisors-inc-accused-of-converting-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/giovanni-acevedo-of-voya-financial-advisors-inc-accused-of-converting-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Giovanni Acevedo, of Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., Accused of Converting Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Financial-Advisors-Inc.-Accused-of-Converting-Funds.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-1634 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Financial-Advisors-Inc.-Accused-of-Converting-Funds-1024x690.jpg\" alt=\"Giovanni Acevedo, of Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., Accused of Converting Funds by silverlaw.com\" width=\"416\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Financial-Advisors-Inc.-Accused-of-Converting-Funds-1024x690.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Financial-Advisors-Inc.-Accused-of-Converting-Funds-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2>Disciplinary action pending against Wilton Manors, FL financial advisor<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brokercheck.finra.org\/Individual\/Summary\/2508321\"  target=\"_blank\">Giovanni Acevedo<\/a> could be facing disciplinary action from FINRA after a complaint that he allegedly converted more than $160,000 in customer funds. <a href=\"http:\/\/disciplinaryactions.finra.org\/Search\/ViewDocument\/43916\"  target=\"_blank\">According to the report<\/a>, he allegedly told a customer he would invest a $68,000 check she wrote to the company according to her instructions. He allegedly told her to leave 21 blank signed checks with him, resulting in a total of $145,848.42 converted to what is purported to be his own personal account or one of which he is a beneficiary, according to FINRA.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/disciplinaryactions.finra.org\/Search\/ViewDocument\/43916\"  target=\"_blank\">official complaint<\/a>, which was filed on April 8, asks that upon the conclusion that the allegations are proven as fact Acevedo be subject to sanctions according to FINRA Rule 8310, namely disgorgement, but the <a href=\"http:\/\/finra.complinet.com\/en\/display\/display_main.html?rbid=2403&amp;element_id=3889\"  target=\"_blank\">FINRA manual<\/a> also allows for suspension or expulsion of a member\u2019s registration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/giovanni-acevedo-of-voya-financial-advisors-inc-accused-of-converting-funds\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Giovanni Acevedo, of Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., Accused of Converting Funds\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disciplinary action pending against Wilton Manors, FL financial advisor Giovanni Acevedo could be facing disciplinary action from FINRA after a complaint that he allegedly converted more than $160,000 in customer funds. According to the report, he allegedly told a customer he would invest a $68,000 check she wrote to the company according to her instructions. 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