UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Before the SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Release No. 37710 / September 23, 1996 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING File No. 3-9091 ------------------------- : ORDER INSTITUTING PUBLIC In the Matter of : ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING : PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 15(b) KIMBERLY D. GOODMAN : AND 19(h) OF THE SECURITIES : EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING Respondent. : FINDINGS AND IMPOSING : REMEDIAL SANCTIONS : : -------------------------- I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate and in the public interest that a public administrative proceeding pursuant to Sections 15(b) and 19(h) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") be instituted against Kimberly D. Goodman ("Goodman"). II. In anticipation of the institution of this proceeding, Goodman has submitted an Offer of Settlement ("Offer"), which the Commission has determined to accept. Solely for the purpose of this proceeding and any other proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Commission, or in which the Commission is a party, and without admitting or denying the findings contained herein, except that Goodman admits the jurisdiction of the Commission over her and over the subject matter of this proceeding and the entry of a Final Judgment of Permanent Injunction and Other Relief against her as set forth in paragraph III.B., Goodman consents to the entry of this Order Instituting Public Administrative Proceeding Pursuant to Sections 15(b) and 19(h) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Making Findings and Imposing Remedial Sanctions ("Order") set forth below. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that a proceeding pursuant to Sections 15(b) and 19(h) of the Exchange Act be, and hereby is, instituted. ==========================================START OF PAGE 2====== III. On the basis of this Order and the Offer submitted by Goodman, the Commission finds that:1/ A. Goodman is 36 years old and resides in Grand Island, New York. From August 1985 through March 1992, Goodman was associated as a registered representative with Refco Securities, Inc. ("RSI") (File No. 8-26718), a broker-dealer registered with the Commission. B. A Final Judgment of Permanent Injunction and Other Relief was entered in the United States District Court for the Central District of California against Goodman on September 13, 1996. The Judgment permanently enjoins Goodman from violations of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. SEC v. Kimberly D. Goodman, Civil Action No. CV-96-5706 RJK (Ex)(C.D. Cal.). C. The Commission's Complaint filed in the action described above alleges, among other things, that Goodman, from July 1988 through November 1991, assisted Steven D. Wymer ("Wymer"), the owner of two former California-based registered investment advisory firms, in concealing Wymer's misappropriation of more than $80 million from his clients' accounts at RSI.2/ Specifically, Goodman: (1) signed at least twenty audit confirmation letters falsely verifying the portfolio balances of Wymer's clients; (2) orally misrepresented account balances directly to Wymer's RSI clients; (3) provided Wymer with the blank RSI forms which he used to forge RSI documents for the purpose of reporting fictitious trades and portfolio balances to 1/ The findings herein are made pursuant to Goodman's Offer and are not binding on any other person or entity named as a respondent in this or any other proceeding. 2/ As a result of his conduct, on February 7, 1992, Wymer was permanently enjoined from future violations of the federal securities laws. SEC v. Institutional Treasury Management, Inc., Denman & Company and Steven D. Wymer, Civil Action No. 91-6715 MRP (Ex) (C.D. Cal.). Wymer was also barred from the securities industry on June 9, 1992. Steven D. Wymer, Advisers Act Rel. No. 1315 (June 9, 1992). On September 29, 1992, Wymer pleaded guilty to 9 felony counts and was ordered to disgorge all of his assets and pay restitution and prejudgment interest in the amount of $209 million. He was originally sentenced to a 14 year and 7 month prison term, which was subsequently reduced to 7 years and 3 months. ==========================================START OF PAGE 3====== his clients; and (4) received approximately $313,000 in undisclosed cash and gifts from Wymer in return for assisting Wymer in his fraudulent scheme. IV. Based on the foregoing, the Commission deems it appropriate and in the public interest to accept the Offer submitted by Goodman and impose the sanctions specified in the Offer. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Goodman, be, and hereby is, barred from association with any broker, dealer, municipal securities dealer, investment adviser, or investment company. By the Commission. Jonathan G. Katz Secretary