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CaseNo: 34-42008, Defendant: James J. Pasztor, Plaintiff: SEC, State: WA Washington, UniqueCaseRef: SEC>34-42008, Pasztor, Broumas, Supervisor, Securities Exchange Act, Exchange Act, Commission, Trades, Voss, Graham, Compliance Officer, Judge, Proceeding, Account, Supervise, Registered Representatives, Branch Manager, Broker-dealer, Jml Stock, Vci, Administrative Law Judge, Matched Orders, Wash Trades, Directed Trades, Clearing Firm, Responsibility, Manipulation, Violations, Transactions, Contra-brokers , ContentID: 120247174

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1 1999-10-14 SEC COMMISSION OPINION
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1 . SEC COMMISSION OPINION

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
BROUMAS
SUPERVISOR
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
EXCHANGE ACT
COMMISSION
TRADES
VOSS
LAW
GRAHAM
COMPLIANCE OFFICER
JUDGE
PROCEEDING
ACCOUNT
SUPERVISE
REGISTERED REPRESENTATIVES
BRANCH MANAGER
BROKER-DEALER
JML STOCK
VCI
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE
MATCHED ORDERS
WASH TRADES
DIRECTED TRADES
CLEARING FIRM
RESPONSIBILITY
MANIPULATION
VIOLATIONS
TRANSACTIONS
CONTRA-BROKERS
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C.

Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Rel. No. 42008 / October 14, 1999
Admin. Proc. File No. 3-8511

   In the Matter of

James J. Pasztor

Opinion of the Commission
Broker-Dealer Proceeding

Ground for Remedial Action
Failure to Supervise Reasonably

   Branch manager of broker-dealer, who was also compliance officer,
   failed reasonably to supervise registered representative who aided,
   and abetted, and caused a manipulation effected by her customer. Held,
   it is in the public interest to suspend branch manager from
   association in a supervisory or proprietary capacity with any broker
   or dealer for a period of three months.

Appearances

   Thomas J. McCabe, for James J. Pasztor.

   David S. Horowitz, for the Division of Enforcement.

   Appeal filed

   February 21, 1997
   Last brief received

   June 5, 1997
   Oral Argument held

   June 14, 1999

   I.
   The Division of Enforcement appeals from the initial decision of an
   administrative law judge dismissing an administrative action against
   James J. Pasztor. Pasztor was, among other things, branch manager and
   compliance officer of Voss & Co., Inc. ("VCI") at the time of the
   events at issue. The Division alleges that Pasztor failed reasonably
   to superviseSharon M. Graham, a registered representative at VCI. We
   base our findings on an independent review of the record, except with
SNIPPETS:
  • Opinion of the Commission Broker-Dealer Proceeding
  • Branch manager of broker-dealer, who was also compliance officer, failed reasonably to
  • Thomas J. McCabe, for James J. Pasztor.
  • Pasztor was, among other things, branch manager and compliance officer of Voss & Co., Inc. at
  • The order instituting this administrative proceeding charged three individuals at VCI
  • Administrative Law Judge Glenn Robert Lawrence presided at the hearing for Graham and Voss,
  • Judge Lawrence concluded that Graham willfully aided, abetted, and caused violations of
  • Unable to borrow more money from JML, Broumas met his loan and brokerage account margin
  • He instructed registered representatives on both sides of these trades to contact one another
  • Between January 23, 1989 and May 24, 1990, Broumas effected 76 directed trades through the
  • Pasztor found that the contra-brokers to which Broumas directed the trades always could
  • Pasztor thereafter suspected that Broumas was timing his purchase and sale transactions to
  • the clearing firm notified Pasztor that Broumas' joint account had received too many
  • Judge Foelak found that Pasztor was not Graham's supervisor, at least with respect to
  • In her view, Voss retained supervisory responsibility for authorizing Broumas' trades, as
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