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SEC And NYSE Charge Fidelity Brokerage Services For Violating Federal Securities Laws And NYSE Rules In Connection With Document Alteration And Destruction - Firm Will Pay $2 Million in Penalties to Settle Actions

Date 03/08/2004

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange today announced the initiation and settlement of enforcement actions against Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC as a result of the alteration or destruction of documents in numerous Fidelity Brokerage branch offices. In settlement of these actions, Fidelity Brokerage will pay a total of $2 million, consisting of a $1 million civil penalty imposed by the SEC and a $1 million fine imposed by the NYSE. In addition to these coordinated enforcement actions, the NYSE separately took disciplinary actions in related cases against seven individuals.

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Hearing Panel Decisions (all .pdfs)

04-103 Stephanie Arpin-Meier

04-104 Robert Michael Bierman

04-105 Bradley Kemp Fisher

04-106 John A. Leonard

04-107 Robert Larry Lockwood

04-108 Robert Justin McDonald

04-109 Tyler Wayne Obray

04-110 Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC