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  4. SEC v. Complete Business Solutions Group, Inc. d/b/a Par Funding, et al.
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SEC v. Complete Business Solutions Group, Inc. d/b/a Par Funding, et al.

March 30, 2022
2022-024

SEC v. Complete Business Solutions Group, Inc. d/b/a Par Funding, Full Spectrum Processing, Inc. ABetterFinancialPlan.com LLC d/b/a A Better Financial Plan, ABFP Management Company, LLC, f/k/a Pillar Life Settlement Management Company, LLC, ABFP Income Fund, LLC, ABFP Income Fund 2, L.P., United Fidelis Group Corp., Fidelis Financial Planning LLC, Retirement Evolution Group, LLC, Retirement Evolution Income Fund, LLC, f/k/a Re Income Fund, LLC, Re Income Fund 2, LLC, Lisa McElhone, Joseph Cole Barleta, a/k/a Joe Cole, Joseph W. LaForte, a/k/a Joe Mack, a/k/a Joe Macki, a/k/a Joe McElhone, Perry S. Abbonizio, Dean J. Vagnozzi, Michael C. Furman, and John Gissas
Case Number: 20-cv-81205 (United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida)
Date Filed: July 24, 2020
Date of Qualifying Judgment/Order: February 25, 2022

Last Reviewed or Updated: March 31, 2022

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