{"id":6382,"date":"2018-08-13T13:58:11","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T17:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/?p=6382"},"modified":"2018-08-13T13:58:11","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T17:58:11","slug":"broker-howard-utz-the-subject-of-two-investigations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/broker-howard-utz-the-subject-of-two-investigations\/","title":{"rendered":"Broker Howard Utz The Subject Of Two Investigations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Howard Raymond Utz (CRD #2672208) is a former broker whose last registered employer was Hazard &amp; Siegel, Inc. (CRD #2048) of Mars, PA, from 09\/24\/2015 through 06\/01\/2018. His previous employers include Securities America, Inc. (CRD #10205) and Sunset Financial Services, Inc. (CRD #3538), both of Mars, PA. No current employment information is available. He has been in the industry since 1995.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Former-New-York-Life-Broker-Jonathan-Williams-Barred-by-FINRA-as-a-Result-of-Outside-Business-Activities-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Former-New-York-Life-Broker-Jonathan-Williams-Barred-by-FINRA-as-a-Result-of-Outside-Business-Activities-300x200\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Former-New-York-Life-Broker-Jonathan-Williams-Barred-by-FINRA-as-a-Result-of-Outside-Business-Activities-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Former-New-York-Life-Broker-Jonathan-Williams-Barred-by-FINRA-as-a-Result-of-Outside-Business-Activities-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Former-New-York-Life-Broker-Jonathan-Williams-Barred-by-FINRA-as-a-Result-of-Outside-Business-Activities-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Former-New-York-Life-Broker-Jonathan-Williams-Barred-by-FINRA-as-a-Result-of-Outside-Business-Activities-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Former-New-York-Life-Broker-Jonathan-Williams-Barred-by-FINRA-as-a-Result-of-Outside-Business-Activities-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Former-New-York-Life-Broker-Jonathan-Williams-Barred-by-FINRA-as-a-Result-of-Outside-Business-Activities.jpg 1380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Utz was discharged on 6\/1\/2018 from Hazard &amp; Siegel as a result of allegations that he failed to report outside business activities and private security transactions. It was also alleged that Utz accepted and received checks in his own name and converted them to personal use. No other information is available from this disclosure.<\/p>\n<p>Two additional disclosures indicating an investigation are also in his record. The first, filed on 05\/25\/2018, indicate that the FBI is conducting an investigation into Utz\u2019s activities. However, no additional information is available. The second, filed on 01\/30\/2018, indicate the SEC was also conducting an investigation, but again, no additional information is listed nor available.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/broker-howard-utz-the-subject-of-two-investigations\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Broker Howard Utz The Subject Of Two Investigations\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Howard Raymond Utz (CRD #2672208) is a former broker whose last registered employer was Hazard &amp; Siegel, Inc. (CRD #2048) of Mars, PA, from 09\/24\/2015 through 06\/01\/2018. His previous employers include Securities America, Inc. (CRD #10205) and Sunset Financial Services, Inc. (CRD #3538), both of Mars, PA. No current employment information is available. 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