Barry F. Connell, of Chester, New Jersey, an investment adviser representative and stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley, has been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in a Complaint alleging that he misappropriated firm customers’ funds. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Barry F. Connell, No. 1:17-cv-00831 (S.D.N.Y. filed Feb. 3, 2017). According to…

Barry F. Connell, formerly of the Ridgewood office of Morgan Stanley, Inc., formerly known as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Inc., was charged by the United States Securities & Exchange Commission for the Connell, for the violation of Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the Advisers Act, in that while acting as an investment adviser, by use…