Alice Leopold-Benintendi Fired from Janney Montgomery Scott

Alice Leopold-Benintendi (CRD #: 1547235), a broker registered with Oppenheimer & Company, was fired from her previous firm, according to her BrokerCheck record, accessed on June 28, 2025. If you want to know more about her alleged conduct as a broker, keep reading.

Termination from Janney Montgomery Scott

On February 10, 2022, Alice Leopold-Benintendi was fired from Janney Montgomery Scott for allegedly failing to independently verify an investor’s instructions to authorize a power of attorney by calling the client using the telephone number associated with their account.

FINRA Rule 2010

FINRA Rule 2010 holds brokers to high standards of commercial honor and just and equitable principles of trade.

Background Information

Alice Leopold-Benintendi has passed the following exams:

• Municipal Securities Principal Examination – Series 53
• General Securities Principal Examination – Series 24
• Municipal Securities Representative Examination – Series 52TO
• Securities Industry Essentials Examination – SIE
• Futures Managed Funds Examination – Series 31
• General Securities Representative Examination – Series 7
• Uniform Combined State Law Examination – Series 66
• Uniform Securities Agent State Law Examination – Series 63

Alice Leopold-Benintendi is a registered broker in 13 states and the District of Columbia. She is also a registered investment adviser in New Jersey, New York, and Texas.

She has also worked for the following firms:

• Janney Montgomery Scott (CRD#:463)
• Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith (CRD#:7691)
• Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (CRD#:149777)
• Citigroup Global Markets (CRD#:7059)
• MetLife Investors Distribution Company (CRD#:107622)
• Citicorp Investment Services (CRD#:23988)
• Salomon Brothers (CRD#:740)
• PaineWebber (CRD#:8174) 

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