According to FINRA’s Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions publication, former Connecticut broker Tricia Denise Willis aka Tricia Denis Liparelli (CRD No.5703572) was barred by FINRA for allegedly converting a client’s funds from a home equity line of credit (HELOC) that the customer maintained at People’s Bank, and for signing the client’s name on withdrawal slips without authorization.
FINRA alleged that Willis withdrew $2,500 from the customer’s HELOC by preparing four (4) withdrawal slips, signing the customer’s name on the slips, and processing them at Willis’ own teller window at the Bank. FINRA alleged that Willis withdrew an additional $17,400 from the client’s HELOC by preparing twenty eight (28) additional withdrawal slips without authorization, and used those funds for her own personal use and benefit. (See FINRA AWC No. 20130392989)
According to FINRA’s Broker Check, Tricia Denise Willis has been permanently barred from acting as a broker or otherwise associating with firms that sell securities to the public. Willis was registered in the securities industry for three (3) years, and was registered with the following firm(s):
PEOPLE’S SECURITIES, INC.
CRD #13704
WILLIMANTIC, CT
01/2010 – 12/2013
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