{"id":8250,"date":"2019-05-22T16:09:09","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T20:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/?p=8250"},"modified":"2019-05-22T16:09:09","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T20:09:09","slug":"finra-bars-broker-kristian-gaudet-for-personal-use-of-client-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/finra-bars-broker-kristian-gaudet-for-personal-use-of-client-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"FINRA Bars Broker Kristian Gaudet For Personal Use Of Client Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4789 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Bahram-Mirhashemi-Facing-Allegations-of-Elder-Financial-Fraud-300x200-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Kristian M. Gaudet (CRD#: 4190811) is a former registered broker whose last employer was Ameritas Investment Corp. (CRD#:14869) of Cut Off, Louisiana. He was previously employed by The Advisors Group, Inc. (CRD#:14035) of Bethesda, MD and Princor Financial Services Corporation (CRD#:1137) of Des Moines, IA. No current employment information is available. He has been in the industry since 2000.FINRA initiated an investigation after it became suspicious that Gaudet was involved in fraudulent activity. On 12\/10\/2018, following an internal firm investigation, Ameritas discharged Gaudet after discovering that he was using client funds for personal use.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Bahram-Mirhashemi-Facing-Allegations-of-Elder-Financial-Fraud-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Bahram-Mirhashemi-Facing-Allegations-of-Elder-Financial-Fraud-300x200-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Kristian M. Gaudet (CRD#: <a href=\"https:\/\/brokercheck.finra.org\/individual\/summary\/4190811\" target=\"_blank\">4190811<\/a>) is a former registered broker whose last employer was Ameritas Investment Corp. (CRD#:14869) of Cut Off, Louisiana. He was previously employed by The Advisors Group, Inc. (CRD#:14035) of Bethesda, MD and Princor Financial Services Corporation (CRD#:1137) of Des Moines, IA. No current employment information is available. He has been in the industry since 2000.<\/p>\n<p>FINRA initiated an investigation after it became suspicious that Gaudet was involved in fraudulent activity. On 12\/10\/2018, following an internal firm investigation, Ameritas discharged Gaudet after discovering that he was using client funds for personal use. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/finra-bars-broker-kristian-gaudet-for-personal-use-of-client-funds\/#more-8250\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kristian M. Gaudet (CRD#: 4190811) is a former registered broker whose last employer was Ameritas Investment Corp. (CRD#:14869) of Cut Off, Louisiana. He was previously employed by The Advisors Group, Inc. (CRD#:14035) of Bethesda, MD and Princor Financial Services Corporation (CRD#:1137) of Des Moines, IA. No current employment information is available. 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