Convicted, Cavner can never broker again

A year after pleading guilty to one count of felony interstate stalking, former Springfield financial adviser Nadia Cavner has been permanently barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority from "acting as a broker or otherwise associating with firms that sell securities to the public."

The decision — which has not previously been reported — was effective May 30, according to a report for Cavner on FINRA's website.

Cavner pleaded guilty to stalking her daughter's ex-boyfriend in U.S. District Court in Memphis in April 2013. At the time, she worked out of BancorpSouth's Sunshine Street offices; the company soon parted ways with her. The Nadia Cavner Group then opened an office on East Normandy Street.

In August, Cavner was sentenced to five years probation and six months of home detention. In January, the Nadia Cavner Group was acquired by Overland Park, Kan.,-based Lawing Financial, and Cavner subsequently gave up her securities registration.

According to Cavner's FINRA report, the regulatory authority sent her intent to suspend and notice of suspension letters in February and March.

"Respondent failed to request termination of her suspension within three months of the date of the notice of intent to suspend," the report reads. "Therefore, she is automatically barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity."

At the time of Cavner's April 2013 guilty plea, her website said she oversaw over $485 million in assets. Lawing Financial said at the time of its acquisition that the move involved about $300 million in managed assets.