July 15, 2022

For information on how the SEC administers Fair Funds, see Rules of Practice and Rules on Fair Funds and Disgorgement Plans. For information on the current tax administrators, see Exchange Act Release No. 101986 (Dec. 19, 2024). For information on the previous tax administrator, see Exchange Act Release No. 85174 (Feb. 22, 2019).

See also Current Fair Funds and Disgorgement Plans.

List of Cases


AEGON USA Investment Management, LLC; Transamerica Asset Management, Inc.; Transamerica Capital, Inc.; and Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc.

File Nos. 3-18681


Aladdin Capital Management LLC and Aladdin Capital LLC and Joseph A. Schlim

File Nos. 3-15134 and 3-15135

 


Alexander Rekeda; Xavier Capdepon and Gwen Snorteland; and Delaware Asset Advisers and Wei (Alex) Wei

File Nos. 3-14952, 3-14953, 3-14954

Note: Funds were transferred to the U.S. Treasury.

 


Alliance Capital Management, L.P.

File No. 3-11359

See also, SEC Announces Start of $321 Million Fair Fund Distribution to Investors Harmed by Alliance Capital Market Timing (Press Release No. 2009-21, February 6, 2009)

 


Alphabridge Capital Management, LLC, Thomas T. Kutzen and Michael J. Carino

File No. 3-16670

 


American Skandia Investment Services, Inc.

File No. 3-13446

 


Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.

File No. 3-13544

Note: Funds transferred to U.S. Treasury.

 


Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. (formerly American Express Financial Advisors Inc.)

File No. 3-12115

See also:

 


AmSouth Bank, N.A. (now known as Regions Bank), and AmSouth Asset Management, Inc. (now known as Morgan Asset Management)

File No. 3-13230

See also, AmSouth to Pay $11 Million for Improper, Undisclosed Use of Funds to Pay Marketing, Other Expenses (Press Release No. 2008-222, September 23, 2008)

 


Anthony Coronati and Bidtoask LLC

File No. 3-16203

 


Apex Fund Services (US), Inc.

File No. 3-17300

 


Ark Asset Management Co., Inc.

File No. 3-13714

 


Armando Ruiz and Maradon Holdings, LLC

File No. 3-14388

 


Aventura Capital Management, LLC

File No. 3-21026

 


Banc of America Capital Management, LLC, BACAP Distributors, LLC, and Banc of America Securities, LLC

File No. 3-11818

See also, SEC Announces $103 Million Fair Fund Distribution to Investors Injured by Market Timing Involving Banc of America Capital Management and Affiliates (Press Release No. 2008-114, June 18, 2008)

 


Banc of America Securities, LLC

File No. 3-12591

See also, SEC Announces $26 Million Fair Fund Distribution in Banc of America Securities LLC Settlement (Press Release No. 2008-118, June 23, 2008)

See also, SEC Enforcement Action Against Banc of America Securities for Failing to Safeguard Nonpublic Research Information and Publishing Fraudulent Research; Firm To Pay $26 Million (Press Release No. 2007-42, March 14, 2007)

 


Banc One Investment Advisors Corporation and Mark A. Beeson

File No. 3-11530

See also, SEC Announces $55 Million Fair Fund Distribution to Investors Injured in Banc One Investment Advisors Market Timing Fraud (Press Release No. 2005-165, August 13, 2007)

 


Barclays Capital Inc.

File No. 3-17978

 


Bear, Stearns & Co., and Bear, Stearns Securities Corp.

File No. 3-12238

See also the following Press Releases:

 


Bethany Liou

File No. 3-19597

 


BISYS Fund Services

File No. 3-12432

 


BNY Mellon Securities LLC and Mark Shaw

File Nos. 3-14191 and 3-14192

 


BOKF, NA, and Lawson Financial Corporation and Robert Lawson

File Nos. 3-17533, 3-17901

Note: Funds were transferred to the Court Monitor.

 


Bridgeway Capital Management, Inc. and John Noland Ryan Montgomery

File No. 3-11659

 


Burrill Capital Management, LLC; G. Steven Burrill, CPA; Victor A. Hebert, Esq.; and Helena C. Sen, CPA

File No. 3-17186

Note: Funds were disbursed via Order Instituting Proceeding.

 


Cadaret and Grant & Co., Inc.

File No. 3-18087

 


Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc., Arthur Grant, Beda Lee Johnson, and Eugene Long 

File No. 3-18738

 


Canadian Imperial Holdings Inc. and CIBC World Markets Corp.

File No. 3-11987

See also, SEC Announces Agreement with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Two Executives to Settle Charges of Aiding and Abetting Enron Accounting Fraud (Press Release No. 2003-180, December 22, 2003)

 


Charles L. Rizzo and Gina Hornbogen

File No. 3-14641


Charles W. Crouse and Norman R. Hess

File No. 3-11515

 


Citigroup Alternative Investments LLC and Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

File No. 3-16757


Commonwealth Equity Services, LLP d/b/a Commonwealth Financial Network; Detwiler, Mitchell, Fenton & Graves, Inc.; James X. McCarty

File Nos. 3-12749, 3-12750, 3-12751


Comprehensive Capital Management, Inc.

File No. 3-15393

Note: Funds were transferred to the Court Receiver.


Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, DLJ Mortgage Capital, Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Acceptance Corp., Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., and Asset Backed Securities Corporation

File No. 3-15098

 


Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Sanford Michael Katz

File Nos. 3-17899 and 3-17900

 


David Henry Disraeli and Lifeplan Associates, Inc.

File No. 3-12288

Note: No settlement obtained and no funds ordered.

 


Dennis Gibb and Sweetwater Investments, Inc. 

File No. 3-19123 

 


Dominick & Dominick LLC and Robert X. Reilly

File No. 3-15987

 


ECP Manager LP

File No. 3-19535

 


Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P.

File No. 3-16751

 


Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P.

File No. 3-11780

See also the following Press Releases:

 


Equinox Fund Management, LLC

File No. 3-17057

 


Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC and Evergreen Investment

File No. 3-13507

 


Evergreen Investment Management Company, LLC Evergreen Investment Services, Inc., Evergreen Service Company, LLC, and Wachovia Securities, LLC

File No. 3-12805

See also, Evergreen Investment Management Company and Affiliates to Pay $32.5 Million to Settle Market Timing Violations (Press Release No. 2007-186, September 19, 2006) and In the Matter of William M. Ennis (Release No. 34-56464, September 19, 2007)


Federated Investment Management Company, Federated Securities Corp. and Federated Shareholder Services Company

File No. 3-12111

 


Fenway Partners, LLC, et al.

File No. 3-16938

 

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Fidelity National Capital Investors, Inc.

File No. 3-11514

 


First Heartland Consultants, Inc..

File No. 3-20448

 

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Folger Nolan Fleming Douglas Capital Management, Inc., Neil C. Folger and David M. Brown

File No. 3-12737

 


Fortius Financial Advisors, LLC

File No. 3-17385

 


Founding Partners Capital Management Company and William Gunlicks

File No. 3-12896

 


Franklin Advisers, Inc.

File No. 3-11572

See also, SEC Announces Fair Fund Distribution to Investors Harmed by Market Timing in Franklin-Templeton Funds (Press Release No. 2008-223, September 23, 2008)

 


Franklin Advisers, Inc. and Franklin/Templeton Distributors, Inc.

File No. 3-11769

 


Freedom Financial, Inc., Freedom Track, Inc., Freedom Financial Group, Inc., Associated Investment Management, Inc., Jon Patrick Pierce, Gary L. Winn

File No. 3-11246

 


Fremont Investment Advisors, Inc.

File No. 3-11726

 


Gabelli Funds LLC

File No. 3-13019

 


Gary L. Pilgrim

File No. 3-11739

 


General American Life Insurance Company and William C. Thater

File No. 3-12720

 


Geneos Wealth Management, Inc.

File No. 3-18425

 


Gerald T. Malone

File No. 3-11914

Note: this case has been consolidated with File No. 3-11359. Future materials will appear at the Alliance Capital Management, L.P. listing.

 


Gerson Asset Management, Inc. and Seth Gerson

File No. 3-12121

 


GLG Partners, Inc. and GLG Partners, L.P.

File No. 3-15641


Goelzer Investment Management, Inc. and Gregory W. Goelzer

File No. 3-15400

 


Grant Thornton, LLP; Doeren Mayhew & Co., P.C.; Peter M. Behrens, CPA; Marvin J. Morris, CPA and Benedict P. Rybicki, CPA

File No. 3-11377

 


Gray Financial Group, Inc., Laurence O. Gray, and Robert C. Hubbard, IV

File No. 3-16554

See also other case files for 3-16554.

 


G-Trade Services LLC, ConvergEx Global Markets Limited, and ConvergEx Execution Solutions LLC

File No. 3-15654


Harbour Investments, Inc.

File No. 3-18760

 


Harold J. Baxter

File No. 3-11740

 


Heartland Advisors, Inc., William J. Nasgovitz, Paul T. Beste, Thomas J. Conlin, Greg D. Winston, Kevin D. Clark, Kenneth J. Della, and Hugh F. Denison

File No. 3-12936

 


Hennessee Group LLC and Charles J. Gradante

File No. 3-13454

 


Huntington Bancshares, Inc., Thomas E. Hoaglin, Michael J. McMennamin, and John Van Fleet, CPA

File No. 3-11940

 


Huron Consulting Group Inc., Gary L. Burge, CPA, and Wayne F. Lipski, CPA

File No. 3-14958

 


International Equity Advisors, LLC and Richard Roger Lund

File No. 3-12068

 


Invesco Funds Group, Inc., AIM Advisors, Inc., and AIM Distributors, Inc.

File No. 3-11701

See also:

 


Inviva, Inc. and Jefferson National Life Insurance Company

File No. 3-11579

 


Janus Capital Management LLC

File No. 3-11590

See also, SEC Announces $18 Million Fair Fund Distribution to Investors Affected by Undisclosed Market Timing in Janus Mutual Funds (Press Release No. 2008-177, August 15, 2008)

 


Jefferies & Co., Inc. and Scott Jones

File No. 3-12495

See also, Jefferies Settles SEC Charges Involving Illegal Gifts and Entertainment (Press Release No. 2006-198, December 4, 2006)

 


Jeremy A. Licht d/b/a JL Capital Management

File No. 3-18171

 


J. Michael Scarborough and Royal Alliance Associates, Inc.

File No. 3-11538

 


John D. Carifa

File No. 3-11915

Note: this case has been consolidated with File No. 3-11359. Future materials will appear at the Alliance Capital Management, L.P..

 


John W. Adams and AIP, LLC

File No. 3-11676

 


Joseph Stilwell and Stilwell Value LLC

File No. 3-16444

 


JPMorgan Chase & Co.

File No. 3-15507

 


J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.

File No. 3-13673

See also, J.P. Morgan Settles SEC Charges in Jefferson County, Ala. Illegal Payments Scheme (Press Release No. 2009-232, November 4, 2009)

 


Kenneth C. Meissner, James Doug Scott and Mark S. "Mike" Tomich

File No. 3-16175


Knight Securities L.P

File No. 3-11771

 


Logitech International, S.A., Michael Doktorczyk, and Sherralyn Bolles, CPA

File No. 3-17212

 


Lovelock & Lewes, Price Waterhouse, Bangalore, Price Waterhouse & Co., Bangalore, Price Waterhouse, Calcutta, and Price Waterhouse & Co., Calcutta

File No. 3-14321

 


L.T. Lawrence & Co., Inc., Todd E. Roberti, and Lawrence Principato

File No. 3-9923

 


Mary Beth Stevens

File No. 3-13553

 


Massachusetts Financial Services Co.

File No. 3-11450

Note: Funds were distributed according to the Plan of Distribution (Link to IA-2343)

See also, Mutual Fund Manager MFS Pays $50 Million Fine To Settle SEC Enforcement Action (Press Release No. 2004-44, Mar. 31, 2004)

 


Massachusetts Financial Services Co., John W. Ballen and Kevin R. Parke

File No. 3-11393

See also, SEC Announces $31.5 Million Fair Fund Distribution to Investors Injured by Undisclosed Market Timing in MFS Funds (Press Release No. 2007-241, Nov. 20, 2007)


Maxwell Technologies, Inc., Van M. Andrews, David J. Schramm, and James W. Dewitt, Jr., CPA

File No. 3-18408

 


Moore Stephens Wurth Frazer & Torbet LLP and K. Dean Yamagata, CPA

File No. 3-14167

Note: Funds were transferred to the Distribution Agent.

 


Metis Wealth Advisors, LLC and Juan R. Montermoso

File No. 3-16955

 


Michael D. Legoski

File No. 3-11620

Note: Funds were transferred to the U.S. Treasury.

 


Michael J. Laughlin

File No. 3-11916

Note: this case has been consolidated with File No. 3-11359. Future materials will appear at the Alliance Capital Management, L.P. listing.

 


Millennium Partners, L.P., Millennium Management, L.L.C., Millennium International Management, L.L.C., Israel Englander, Terence Feeney, Fred Stone, and Kovan Pillai; and Steven B. Markovitz

File Nos. 3-12116 and 3-11292

See also, the following Press Releases:


Monomoy Capital Management, L.P.

File No. 3-19764


Morgan Asset Management, Inc.; Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.; James C. Kelsoe, Jr.; and Joseph Thompson Weller, CPA

File No. 3-13847

See also the following Press Release, 

 


Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

File No. 3-12631


Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated

File No. 3-12907

 


Morgan Stanley, Co. LLC; Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc.; and Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC

File No. 3-15982

 


Morgan Stanley DW, Inc.

File No. 3-11335

See also, SEC Charges Morgan Stanley With Inadequate Disclosure in Mutual Fund Sales (Press Release No. 2003-159, November 17, 2003)

 


Nancy C. Tengler

File No. 3-11727

Note: this case has been consolidated with File No. 3-11726. Future materials will appear at the Fremont Investment Advisors, Inc. listing.

 


New York Life Investment Management LLC

File No. 3-13487

 


Orthofix International N.V.; Jeffrey Hammel, CPA; Brian McCollum; Kenneth Mack and Bryan McMillan

File Nos. 3-17791, 3-17792, 3-17793, 3-17794


Oxbow Advisors, LLC

File No. 3-19817

 


Packetport.com, Inc., Ronald Durando, Microphase Corp., Robert H. Jaffe, Gustave Dotoli, M. Christopher Agarwal, and Theodore Kunzog

File No. 3-12868

 


Paul George Chironis

File No. 3-13869

See also the following Press Release:

 


Paul W. Oliver, Jr.

File No. 3-13554

Note: this case has been consolidated with File No. 3-13553. Future materials will appear at the Mary Beth Stevens listing.

 


Pilgrim Baxter & Associates, Ltd.

File No. 3-11524

See also the following Press Releases, 

 


PA Fund Management LLC f/k/a PIMCO Advisors Fund Management LLC, PEA Capital LLC f/k/a PIMCO Equity Advisors LLC, and PA Distributors LLC f/k/a PIMCO Advisors Distributors LLC

File No. 3-11645

 


PPS Advisors, Inc. and Lawrence Nicholas Passaretti

File No. 3-18947

 

 

Prime Capital Services, Inc., Gilman Ciocia, Inc., Michael P. Ryan, Rose M. Rudden, Christie A. Andersen, Eric J. Brown, Matthew J. Collins, Kevin J. Walsh, and Mark W. Wells

File No. 3-13532


 

Prudential Equity Group, LLC f/k/a Prudential Securities Inc.

File No. 3-12400

 


Putnam Investment Management LLC

File No. 3-11317

See also, SEC Announces Fair Fund Distribution to Harmed Investors in Putnam Mutual Funds (Press Release No. 2008-178, August 18, 2008)

See also, Commission Announces Completion of Independent Assessment Consultant's Report on Losses Attributable to Market Timing and Excessive Short-Term Trading by Putnam Employees (Press Release No. 2005-26, March 3, 2005)

 


Putnam Investment Management LLC

File No. 3-11868

See also, Mutual Fund Manager Putnam Pays $40 Million Fine to Settle SEC Enforcement Action (Press Release No. 2005-40, March 23, 2005)

 


Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and J. Stephen Putnam

File No. 3-11692

 


Ravi Iyer 

File No. 3-20166

 


Ronald St. Clair, CPA, and Lawrence Swan, CA

File No. 3-14615

Note: Funds were transferred to the U.S. Treasury.

 


Ross, Sinclaire & Associates, LLC and Murray Sinclaire, Jr.

File No. 3-17315


RBC Capital Markets, LLC (formerly known as RBC Capital Markets Corp.)

File No. 3-14564

See also, SEC Charges RBC Capital Markets in Sale of Unsuitable CDO Investments to Wisconsin School Districts (Press Release No. 2011-191, September 27, 2011)

 


Resolute Capital Partners Ltd, LLC, et al. 

File No. 3-20597

 


Ritchie Capital Management L.L.C., Ritchie Multi-Strategy Global Trading, Ltd., A.R. Thane Ritchie, and Warren Louis DeMaio

File No. 3-12947

 


Robertson Stephens, Inc.

File No. 3-11003

 


Ronald E. Huxtable II

File No. 3-15748


RS Investment Management, Inc., RS Investment Management, L.P., G. Randall Hecht and Steven M. Cohen

File No. 3-11696

See also, SEC Announces $30 Million Fair Fund Distribution to Investors Affected by Undisclosed Market Timing in RS Investments Mutual Funds (Press Release No. 2008-65, April 25, 2008)


Sandra Dyche

File No. 3-16398


Sarkauskas and Associates, Inc. and James M. Sarkauskas

File No. 3-15471

 


SCF Investment Advisors, Inc.

File No. 3-19912

 


Securities America Advisors, Inc.

File No. 3-18424

 


Smith Barney Fund Management LLC and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.

File No. 3-11935

 


Southwest Securities, Inc., Daniel R. Leland, Kerry M. Rigdon and Kevin J. Marsh

File No. 3-11793

 


Specialist

Bear Wagner Specialists LLC, File No. 3-11445
Fleet Specialist, Inc., File No. 3-11446
LaBranche & Co. LLC, File No. 3-11447
Spear, Leeds & Kellogg Specialists LLC, File No. 3-11448
Van der Moolen Specialists USA, LLC, File No. 3-11449
Performance Specialist Group LLC, File No. 3-11558
SIG Specialists, Inc., File No. 3-11559

See also the following Press Releases:

 


Stephen R. Moynahan

File No. 3-13263

 


Strong Capital Management, Inc.

File No. 3-12448

 


Taberna Capital Management, LLC, Michael Fralin, and Raphael Licht

File No. 3-16776

 


Thomas A. Kolbe

File No. 3-11618

Note: Funds were transferred to the U.S. Treasury.

 


Thoroughbred Financial Services, LLC

File No. 3-18952

 


Timothy J. Miller

File No. 3-11619

Note: Funds were transferred to the U.S. Treasury.

 


Tilden Loucks & Woodnorth, LLC, LaSalle St. Securities, LLC, and Ralph B. Loucks

File No. 3-15081

 


 

Titan Global Capital Management USA LLC

File No. 3-21569 

 


 

UBS Fin Servs

File No. 3-20401 


UBS Financial Services Inc.

File No. 3-20912

 

 

 

 

 


UBS Financial Services Inc. of Puerto Rico

File No. 3-14863

 


 

 

 

UBS Financial Services Inc. of Puerto Rico and Ramiro L. Colon, III

File Nos. 3-16846, 3-16847

 


UBS Willow Management L.L.C. and UBS Fund Advisor L.L.C.

File No. 3-16909

 


Value Line, Inc., Value Line Securities, Inc., Jean Bernhard Buttner, and David Henigson

File No. 3-13675

 


VCAP Securities, LLC, and Brett Thomas Graham

File No. 3-16389

 


Veras Capital Master Fund, VEY Partners Master Fund, Veras Investment Partners, LLC, Kevin D. Larson, and James R. McBride

File No. 3-12133

See also the following Press Release:

 


Voya Investments, LLC and Directed Services, LLC

File No. 3-18393

 


Waddell & Reed, Inc., Waddell & Reed Investment Management Company, and Waddell & Reed Services Company

File No. 3-12372

See also:

 


Weiss Research, Inc., Martin Weiss, and Lawrence Edelson

File No. 3-12341

 


Wells Fargo Brokerage Services, LLC n/k/a Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Shawn Patrick McMurtry

File No. 3-14982

See also:


Wells Fargo Securities LLC (f/k/a Wachovia Capital Markets LLC)

File No. 3-14320

See also:

 


West Coast Asset Management, Inc. and Lance W. Helfert

File No. 3-15660


William B. Fretz, Jr., John P. Freeman, Covenant Capital Management Partners, L.P., and Covenant Partners, L.P.

File No. 3-16829

 

 


Winslow, Evans & Crocker, Inc.

File No. 3-20223


Yale I. Asbell

File No. 3-16163

Note: distribution made by the Order Instituting Proceedings, Release No. 34-73206.

 


Zurich Capital Markets Inc.

File No. 3-12628

Last Reviewed or Updated: May 15, 2026