Dean Witter to Pay Fine for Broker's Acts
New York Times (08/29/00) Vol. 104, No. 34 p.C9; Ballon, Marc
Dean Witter Reynolds, now part of Morgan Stanley Dean
Witter, has agreed to pay a $200,000 fine and repay $276,702 to
customers. The fines were paid in order to settle federal
regulators' accusations that it failed to supervise one of its
brokers. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission,
the broker illegally switched certain clients from different
mutual funds to increase commissions. Forty-eight mutual funds
were switched throughout seven different accounts. Over $250,000
in sales charges were improperly billed.