The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently barred a South Carolina man from working in the securities industry based on a criminal conviction in charges brought by the Massachusetts U.S. Attorney, the SEC said this week.

In July, Brian M. Bennett, formerly known as Brian M. Zentmyer, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and honest services in a case brought forth in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts.

For about four years, while Bennett was employed with Institutional Shareholder Services in Rockville, Maryland, authorities said he provided an employee of a proxy solicitation firm with nonpublic information about his firm’s clients in exchange for numerous gifts, including pricey tickets to concerts and sporting events. According to court documents, he used wire communications in interstate commerce to do so. Bennett worked for the firm from 1998 to 2012.

Based on the recent criminal conviction, the SEC said he would be barred from associating with any investment adviser, broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, municipal advisor, transfer agent or nationally recognized statistical rating organization.