Litigation Releases

The list below provides links to litigation releases concerning civil actions brought by the Commission in federal court.

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May 8, 2025	Ripple Labs, Inc., Bradley Garlinghouse, and Christian Larsen Release No. LR-26306 See Also: Settlement Agreement
May 7, 2025	Joshua Schuster; Schuster Enterprises LLC (d/b/a Silverback) Release No. LR-26305 See Also: SEC Complaint
May 7, 2025	Richard T. Kim Release No. LR-26304 See Also: SEC Complaint
May 7, 2025	Loral Langemeier and Live Out Loud, Inc. Release No. LR-26303 See Also: SEC Complaint
May 2, 2025	Ian Balina Release No. LR-26302 See Also: Joint Stipulation of Dismissal and Releases
May 2, 2025	Kenneth W. Alexander II; Robert D. Welsh; and Caedrynn E. Conner Release No. LR-26301 See Also: SEC Complaint
May 1, 2025	Derek Taller Release No. LR-26300 See Also: SEC Complaint
April 30, 2025	Dragonchain, Inc., Dragonchain Foundation, The Dragon Company, John Joseph Roets Release No. LR-26299 See Also: Joint Stipulation to Dismiss, and Releases
April 30, 2025	Jenni Yoon Jeong Lee (a/k/a Jenni Lee Or Yoon Jeong Lee); Evergreen Property Developments LLC Release No. LR-26298 See Also: SEC Complaint
April 29, 2025	David A. Spargo; CannaCloud, Inc.; D.A. Spargo & Co. LLC Release No. LR-26297 See Also: SEC Complaint , Final Judgment - David A. Spargo , Final Judgment - CannaCloud Inc. , Final Judgment -D.A. Spargo & Company LLC
April 29, 2025	Albert Golusin; Peter Jacobs; John Scuderi Release No. LR-26296 See Also: SEC Complaint
April 29, 2025	Biogenic, Inc., et al. Release No. LR-26294 See Also: SEC Complaint , Final Judgment
April 29, 2025	Ramil Ventura Palafox Release No. LR-26295 See Also: SEC Complaint
April 28, 2025	Daniel J. Motha Release No. LR-26293
April 24, 2025	Marshall E. Melton and Integrated Consulting & Management, LLC Release No. LR-26292
April 24, 2025	Nova Labs, Inc. Release No. LR-26291 See Also: SEC Complaint , Final Judgment
April 22, 2025	GPB Capital Holdings, LLC, et al. Release No. LR-26290 See Also: SEC Complaint
April 21, 2025	David J. Feingold; Joseph B. Baldassarra; Steven S. Baldassarra; Broad Street Global Management, LLC; Broad Street Inc. Release No. LR-26289 See Also: SEC Complaint , Order
April 17, 2025	Saeid Jaberian Release No. LR-26288
April 17, 2025	CLS Global FZC LLC Release No. LR-26287
April 15, 2025	David Yow Shang Chiueh; Upright Financial Corp. Release No. LR-26286 See Also: Amended Complaint
April 15, 2025	Steve A. Smith, Jr.; Xtreme Fighting Championships, Inc. Release No. LR-26285 See Also: Final Judgment - Steve A. Smith , Final Judgment - Xtreme Fighting Championships, Inc.
April 14, 2025	CanaFarma Hemp Products Corp.; Frank Barone; Kirill Chumenko; Igor Palatnik Release No. LR-26284 See Also: Final Judgment - Frank Barone , Final Judgment - Kirill Chumenko
April 11, 2025	Milan V. Patel Release No. LR-26283 See Also: Final Judgment
April 11, 2025	Alberto Saniger Mantinan, a/k/a Albert Saniger Release No. LR-26282 See Also: SEC Complaint
April 4, 2025	Silver Point Capital, L.P. Release No. LR-26281 See Also: Joint Stipulation to Dismiss
April 2, 2025	Randall J. Miller; Chad J. Miller; and Jeffrey De Laveaga Release No. LR-26280 See Also: SEC Complaint
March 28, 2025	Ivars Auzins Release No. LR-26279 See Also: Final Judgment - Ivars Auzins
March 27, 2025	Payward, Inc. and Payward Ventures, Inc. (d/b/a “Kraken”) Release No. LR-26278 See Also: Joint Stipulation to Dismiss
March 27, 2025	Consensys Software Inc. Release No. LR-26277 See Also: Joint Stipulation to Dismiss
March 27, 2025	Cumberland DRW LLC Release No. LR-26276 See Also: Joint Stipulation to Dismiss
March 20, 2025	Dharma Teja Nukarapu; SharkDreams, Inc.; D Dollar, Inc. Release No. LR-26275
March 20, 2025	Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. Release No. LR-26274 See Also: Final Judgment
March 20, 2025	Norman V. Meier; Treuhand, Inc.; Windeco Corporation; Texxon Oil Corp.; International Financial Services, Inc. Release No. LR-26273
March 18, 2025	Morbex Automation LLC; Adrian Colon; Danilo Monzon; Joshua Smith Release No. LR-26272 See Also: SEC Complaint
March 17, 2025	Glen Leibowitz Release No. LR-26271 See Also: SEC Complaint
March 17, 2025	David Yow Shang Chiueh; Upright Financial Corp. Release No. LR-26270 See Also: SEC Complaint
March 17, 2025	Leon Ali Parvizian a/k/a Alex Parvizian, Arcturus Corporation, and Aschere Energy, LLC Release No. LR-26269 See Also: Final Judgment
March 14, 2025	Eamma Safi and Zhi Ge a/k/a Josh Ge Release No. LR-26268 See Also: SEC Complaint
March 14, 2025	Jonathan Webb Release No. LR-26267 See Also: SEC Complaint
March 13, 2025	Gauntlet Holdings, LLC; Darrell W. Rideaux; Ali Derakhshanfar Release No. LR-26266 See Also: SEC Complaint
March 12, 2025	Stefano R. Carchedi; Marie L. Foegh Ramwell; and James G. Cullem Release No. LR-26265 See Also: SEC Complaint
March 11, 2025	Ronald Pallek Release No. LR-26264 See Also: SEC Complaint
March 10, 2025	Peter Stuart, et al. Release No. LR-26263 See Also: SEC Complaint
March 10, 2025	George N. Demos Release No. LR-26262 See Also: SEC Complaint
March 6, 2025	Rey D. Acosta Release No. LR-26261 See Also: SEC Complaint , Final Judgment
March 4, 2025	Leonard Quartararo Release No. LR-26260
Feb. 28, 2025	Justinas Butkus, et al. Release No. LR-26259 See Also: SEC Complaint
Feb. 27, 2025	Roger Bendelac and Thomas Capellini Release No. LR-26258
Feb. 26, 2025	Sergii “Sergey” Grybniak and Opporty International, Inc. Release No. LR-26257 See Also: SEC Complaint , Final Judgment
Feb. 26, 2025	Alan Burak Release No. LR-26256 See Also: SEC Complaint
Feb. 24, 2025	Robert Allen Stanford; James Davis; Gilberto Lopez; Stanford International Bank, Ltd.; Stanford Group Company; Stanford Capital Management; Stanford Financial Group Company; The Stanford Financial Group Building, Inc. Release No. LR-26255 See Also: Memorandum Opinion and Order
Feb. 21, 2025	Elchonon Schwartz and Nightingale Properties, LLC Release No. LR-26254 See Also: SEC Complaint
Feb. 21, 2025	James B. Panther, Jr. Release No. LR-26253 See Also: SEC Complaint
Feb. 20, 2025	Thurman P. Bryant, III; Bryant United Capital Funding, Inc.; Arthur F. Wammel; Wammel Group, LLC Release No. LR-26252 See Also: Final Judgment - Thurman P. Bryant, III , Final Judgment - Arthur F. Wammel , Final Judgment - Bryant United Capital Funding, Inc. and Wammel Group, LLC
Feb. 20, 2025	Christopher Slaga a/k/a Keith Renko, Q4 Capital Group, LLC, and J4 Capital Advisors LLC Release No. LR-26251 See Also: Judgment - Christopher Slaga , Judgment - Q4 Capital Group , Judgment - J4 Capital Advisers
Feb. 19, 2025	Jonathan Wilcox; Jason Boucher; Karen Smith Release No. LR-26250 See Also: SEC Complaint , Final Judgment - Jason Boucher , Final Judgment - Karen Smith , Final Judgment - Jonathan Wilcox
Feb. 19, 2025	Phillip W. Offill, Jr. and Justin W. Herman Release No. LR-26249
Feb. 18, 2025	Harshad Shah; Virendra Parekh; Namah Wealth Creation & Preservation, L.P. Release No. LR-26248 See Also: SEC Complaint
Feb. 13, 2025	Charlie Jinan Chen Release No. LR-26247 See Also: Memorandum And Order , Final Judgment
Feb. 13, 2025	Michael A. Gramins Release No. LR-26246 See Also: SEC Complaint , Final Judgment
Feb. 11, 2025	Xiaosong Wang Release No. LR-26245 See Also: SEC Complaint , Final Judgment - Jiali Wang , Final Judgment - Xiaosong Wang , Final Judgment - Wannian Investment, Inc.
Feb. 10, 2025	Crystal World Holdings, Inc.; The New Sports Economy Institute; and Christopher Rabalais Release No. LR-26244 See Also: SEC Complaint , Judgment
Feb. 10, 2025	Anthony Marsico; Arthur P. Pizzello, Jr.; Robert Quattrocchi; and Timothy Carey Release No. LR-26243 See Also: SEC Complaint
Feb. 7, 2025	Airborne Wireless Network; Kalistratos Kabilafkas; Timoleon Kabilafkas; Tim Kabilafkas Revocable Trust; Magdaline Kablifafkas 1989 Trust Release No. LR-26242 See Also: SEC Complaint
Feb. 6, 2025	Raimund Gastauer Release No. LR-26241 See Also: Final Judgment , Order
Feb. 6, 2025	Frank T. Poerio, Jr. Release No. LR-26240 See Also: SEC Complaint , Final Judgment
Feb. 5, 2025	Steven J. Susoeff and Steve Susoeff, LLC (dba Meritage Financial Group) Release No. LR-26239 See Also: SEC Complaint , Judgment
Feb. 5, 2025	Joseph M. Laura and Anthony R. Sichenzio Release No. LR-26238 See Also: Final Judgment , Final Judgment - Joseph M. Laura
Feb. 4, 2025	Andre Wong Release No. LR-26237 See Also: SEC Complaint , Final Judgment
Feb. 3, 2025	John C. Lowe, Jr., JJL Capital LLC, Great South Bay Capital LLC, Randy Grewal, Kierland Capital LLC, Richard L. Ringel, BMEN Trading LLC, and David Cooper Release No. LR-26236 See Also: SEC Complaint
Feb. 3, 2025	Jamie Wilson and Justin Wall Release No. LR-26235 See Also: Final Judgment - Jamie Wilson , Final Judgment - Justin Wall
Feb. 3, 2025	Joseph A. Padilla, et al. Release No. LR-26234
Jan. 31, 2025	Max Infinity Management LLC d/b/a Max Infinity Fund; Max Infinity Venture Partners, Inc.; Elder Fund Management LLC; JJRP United Corp; Grand Level Consulting Inc.; John S. Cangialosi, Jr.; Peter N. Girgis; Gene “Jerry” Sarabella; Enrico A. “Ed” Carini; Caner “John” Otar; Chester E. “Chett” Scotland; and Franz H. Lambert Release No. LR-26233 See Also: SEC Complaint
Jan. 24, 2025	Alexander C. Beckman and Valerie H. Lau Release No. LR-26232 See Also: SEC Complaint
Jan. 22, 2025	Gabriel Rebeiz Release No. LR-26231 See Also: SEC Complaint
Jan. 21, 2025	Old South Trading Co., LLC; Brendan H. Church; Edwin N. (“Chuck”) Church Release No. LR-26230 See Also: SEC Complaint
Jan. 18, 2025	Nova Labs, Inc. Release No. LR-26229 See Also: SEC Complaint
Jan. 17, 2025	Arete Wealth Management LLC; Arete Wealth Advisors LLC; Joey Miller; Jeffrey Larson; Randall Scott Larson; UnBo Chung Release No. LR-26228 See Also: SEC Complaint
Jan. 17, 2025	Naufal Sanaullah Release No. LR-26227 See Also: SEC Complaint
Jan. 17, 2025	Quest Education L.L.C.; Daniel Blue; David Christopher White; Keitoh Jordan Spears Release No. LR-26226 See Also: SEC Complaint
Jan. 17, 2025	American Equities, Inc., American Eagle Mortgage Management, LLC, Ross C. Miles, and Maureen T. Wile Release No. LR-26225
Jan. 17, 2025	Scott Jeffrey Mason; Rubicon Wealth Management, LLC; Orchard Park Real Estate Holdings LLC Release No. LR-26224 See Also: SEC Complaint
Jan. 16, 2025	Eric Zhu Release No. LR-26223 See Also: SEC Complaint
Jan. 16, 2025	Andrew Hackett Release No. LR-26222 See Also: SEC Complaint
Jan. 15, 2025	Plutus Lending, LLC d/b/a Abra Release No. LR-26221 See Also: Final Judgment
Jan. 15, 2025	Morningview Financial, LLC, Miles M. Riccio, and Joseph M. Riccio, Jr. Release No. LR-26220
Jan. 14, 2025	Elon R. Musk Release No. LR-26219 See Also: SEC Complaint
Jan. 14, 2025	Alfred V. Tobia, Jr. and Elizabeth Lee Release No. LR-26218 See Also: SEC Complaint
Jan. 14, 2025	Joecool.com, LLC, Joseph Ariel Haber, and Robert Tye Cournoyer Release No. LR-26216 See Also: SEC Complaint
Jan. 14, 2025	Hari Prasad Sure, et al. Release No. LR-26217
Jan. 13, 2025	Ashford Inc Release No. LR-26215 See Also: SEC Complaint
Jan. 13, 2025	William K. Ichioka Release No. LR-26214
Jan. 8, 2025	Michael Caridi Release No. LR-26213 See Also: SEC Complaint
Jan. 7, 2025	Leena Jaitley Release No. LR-26212 See Also: SEC Complaint
Jan. 7, 2025	Christopher S. Kirchner Release No. LR-26211 See Also: SEC Complaint , Final Judgment
Jan. 6, 2025	Amit Dagar and Atul Bhiwapurkar Release No. LR-26210
Jan. 3, 2025	Joseph M. Dupont; Shawn P. Cronin; Stanley Kaplan; Paul Feldman; and Jarett G. Mendoza Release No. LR-26209 See Also: Final Judgment - Shawn P. Cronin , Final Judgment - Joseph M. Dupont , Final Judgment - Paul Feldman , Final Judgment - Stanley Kaplan , Final Judgment - Jarett G. Mendoza
Jan. 2, 2025	Theodore J. Farnsworth Release No. LR-26208 See Also: SEC Complaint
Jan. 2, 2025	Theodore J. Farnsworth, J. Mitchell Lowe, and Khalid Itum Release No. LR-26207 See Also: SEC Complaint

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