Minneapolis-based Johnston Group will increase presence in Northern Plains.
Information technology, investment management and legal/compliance are the top three outsourced functions
Eleven-member group will join RJ's employee unit in Birmingham, Mich.
James Polese has already paid $355,000 in restitution as a result of his criminal case.
M. Bradley Winges becomes head of Dallas-based securities firm.
The firm will maintain offices in New York, Chicago and San Francisco.
RIA firm, founded in 1996, is based in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Regulator also fines broker Thomas T. Riquier $50,000 and bars him.
Donor giving was up $700 million from 2017 despite tax uncertainty.
He pleaded guilty to securities fraud in 2017; charged clients excessive commissions.