Barry Franklin Connell of Ridgewood New Jersey a stockbroker formerly registered with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is referenced in a customer initiated investment related arbitration claim which was resolved for $1,350,000.00 in damages supported by allegations that the customer’s funds had been misappropriated by the stockbroker’s actions at Morgan Stanley. Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)…

Barry Franklin Connell, of Ridgewood, New Jersey, a former stockbroker registered with Morgan Stanley, has been permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon his failure to provide information to FINRA about his “business activities.” Case No. 2016052354501. Although FINRA does not disclose why Connell was…

Jeffrey Sean Crystal, of Paramus, New Jersey, a stockbroker registered with Morgan Stanley, was terminated on May 1, 2017, based upon accusations that as branch manager, he failed to supervise a financial advisor that engaged in wrongdoing. The wrongdoer, was former Morgan Stanley stockbroker Barry Franklin Connell.  Connell, whom as of even date the subject…