Guess what FINRA do and did approve scams in the past.
One poster keeps on showing the infamous list of R/M.
Take that list and look at the first.
LFZA got approved by FINRA for a ticker change into USSE. The CEO Rivera, now dead, was running a huge scam.
Saving America with soy beans.
Everything was positive, except could not mass produce.
During the run, from 0.0005 to 0.84, family members sold 750 million shares obtained at 0.0001.
No real dilution, just personal family gain.
So yes, FINRA can approve scams.
Ask old timers.