FINRA’s Department of Enforcement recently made public a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent (AWC) by which former LPL broker Mark Tyler Bonds agreed to a one month suspension and a $5,000 fine to resolve allegations that he borrowed money from a customer of his firm, in violation of FINRA rule 3240.
In the AWC, Tyler also acknowledged that he had lied in a questionnaire he submitted to LPL in December 2015. To the question, “Have you, or any related person or entity, borrowed or loaned any money or securities from or to another individual or entity?” Tyler answered, “No,” although he had indeed borrowed from a customer of LPL. This submission of false information constitutes a violation of FINRA Rule 2010.
Bonds, who had no previous disciplinary history with FINRA, had been with LPL since 2006. In 2016, when the issue of the rule 3240 violation came to light, he agreed with his firm on voluntary resignation. His termination is listed on Brokercheck as, “Employment Separation After Allegations.”