Clay Emerson Hoffman, of Brunswick, Georgia, a stockbroker formerly registered with Summit Brokerage Services, Inc., has been permanently barred from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity based upon a FINRA Office of Hearing Officers Default Decision and Order containing findings that he obstructed an investigation into allegations that Hoffman…

Clay Emerson Hoffman, of Brunswick, Georgia, a stockbroker with Summit Brokerage Services, Inc., was fined $5,000.00 and suspended for fifteen days from associating with any Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) member in any capacity after consenting to findings that he engaged in unauthorized discretionary trading in a customer account. Letter of Acceptance, Waiver and Consent,…