In 2018 and from 2019 to 2023, Pappas failed to disclose on his Uniform Application for Securities Industry Registration or Transfer (Form U4) that he had been charged with a felony and had three outstanding judgments. As a result, Pappas violated Article V, Section 2(c) of FINRA’s By-Laws and FINRA Rules 1122 and 2010. For this conduct, Pappas is suspended for six months...

From June 2020 through October 2022, DriveWealth did not take timely action on 1,206 customer requests to transfer securities positions and money balances to another broker-dealer. As a result, DriveWealth violated FINRA Rules 11870(a) and 2010. For these violations, DriveWealth is censured and fined $100,000.