{"id":6161,"date":"2018-06-28T17:11:31","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T21:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/?p=6161"},"modified":"2018-06-28T17:11:31","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T21:11:31","slug":"finra-bars-broker-christopher-hibbard-after-separation-from-merrill-lynch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/finra-bars-broker-christopher-hibbard-after-separation-from-merrill-lynch\/","title":{"rendered":"FINRA Bars Broker Christopher Hibbard After Separation from Merrill Lynch"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.\u00a0 He has been in the industry since 1999.<\/p>\n

Hibbard was discharged from Merrill Lynch on 01\/08\/2018, after allegations of \u201cunauthorized transactions and theft.\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>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.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the US Attorney\u2019s Office in the Western District of Kentucky is investigating allegations of Hibbard\u2019s unauthorized use of client funds during his tenure at Merrill, Lynch.<\/p>\n

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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. 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