Darien Euclid Bonney of Scottsdale, Arizona, a stockbroker registered with MML Investors Services LLC, was the subject of a customer initiated investment related civil action in which the customer requested compensation based upon allegations that Bonney made misrepresentations of material fact and made unsuitable recommendations of private securities, including Spyglass and MERCO during the time that Bonney was associated with MML Investors Services LLC. Civil Action No. CV2022-013707 (April 18, 2023).
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Public Disclosure shows that Bonney was referenced in three other customer initiated investment related disputes concerning Bonney’s conduct while associated with securities broker dealers. On February 16, 2023, a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim involving Bonney’s conduct was settled for $105,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that the customer was led to believe that they were making a riskless investment, and they incurred losses as a result of a breach of promissory note terms when Bonney was associated with MML Investors Services LLC. FINRA Arbitration No. 22-01548.
On February 8, 2023, a customer filed an investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim involving Bonney’s conduct in which the customer requested compensation based upon allegations that Bonney made misrepresentations of material fact and made unsuitable recommendations of Spyglass and MERCO private securities transactions. FINRA Arbitration No. 23-00303.
Bonney was also referenced in a customer initiated investment related FINRA securities arbitration claim that was settled for $17,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Bonney made unsuitable recommendations of promissory notes. FINRA Arbitration No. 22-02125 (March 8, 2023).
Public Disclosure also shows that Bonney has been barred from associating with any FINRA member in any capacity because Bonney failed to respond to FINRA’s request for information. Letter No. 2021072817601 (August 9, 2022). Following FINRA’s suspension notifications sent on May 6, 2022, and May 31, 2022, Bonney was prohibited from affiliating with any FINRA member in any role as of August 9, 2022. Bonney didn’t apply to end the suspension within a three-month period from the notification of suspension’s date.
Bonney was associated with MML Investors Services LLC as a stockbroker between April 2, 2007, and January 27, 2022.
