Kirkland DeShannon Wilson, of Austin, Texas, a stockbroker previously registered with Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, has been permanently barred by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) because Wilson failed to respond to FINRA requests for information. FINRA Case No. 2023079881701 (June 4, 2024).
According to FINRA’s Notice of Suspension and Suspension from Association letters from March 2024, Wilson was barred from association with any FINRA member in all capacities effective June 4, 2024. Wilson failed to request termination of his suspension within three months of the date of the Notice of Suspension; therefore, he was automatically barred in all capacities.
FINRA Public Disclosure shows that Wilson was also referenced in a customer initiated investment related complaint that was settled on October 11, 2023, for $6,000.00 in damages based upon allegations that Wilson made misrepresentations of material fact in connection with the sale of mutual funds when Wilson was associated with Securian Financial Services Inc. According to the complaint, Wilson told the customer that he had purchased the security for her account and requested that she reimburse him. However, the security was not purchased in her account, but the customer still made the requested payment.
Wilson was associated with Cetera Advisor Networks LLC in Austin, Texas, from August 10, 2023, to August 11, 2023. He was associated with Securian Financial Services Inc. in Austin, Texas, from July 19, 2021, to August 10, 2023, and CRI Securities LLC in Austin, Texas, from July 19, 2021, to October 28, 2021.
