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Enforcement Action: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. MICHAEL G. SARGENT, DENNIS J. SHEPARD, ROBERT J. SCHARN, and ROBERT L. BAKER, 1:96-cv-01060 (D. Mass.)
Enforcement Action: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. HARRIS DEMPSEY BALLOW, CHRISTOPHER HARLESS, MURRY SHEPHERD and DIANE L. JOHNSON, 4:01-cv-02579 (S.D. Tex.)
State: Foreign Country (per Complaint/Order Instituting Proceedings)
Enforcement Action: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. GEORGE DAVID GORDON, JOSHUA WAYNE LANKFORD, and DEAN JOSEPH SHEPTYCKI, 4:09-cv-00061 (N.D. Okla.)
Enforcement Action: In the Matter of MERGENET MEDICAL INC., BRUCE MATTHEW SHER, SHARA ANNE HERNANDEZ, and PETER ANTHONY DECICCO JR., SEC File No. 3-18253
Enforcement Action: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. AUTOCORP EQUITIES, INC., MICHAEL CARNICLE, ROBERT CORD BEATTY, HILLEL SHER, AMOTZ FRENKEL and NILI FRENKEL, 2:98-cv-00562 (D. Utah)
State: New York (per Complaint/Order Instituting Proceedings)
Enforcement Action: In the Matter of SHERB & CO., LLP, STEVEN J. SHERB, CPA, CHRISTOPHER A. VALLEAU, CPA, MARK MYCIO, CPA, and STEVEN N. EPSTEIN, CPA, SEC File No. 3-15609
State: Virginia (per Complaint/Order Instituting Proceedings)
Enforcement Action: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. STEVEN BYERS, JOSEPH SHERESHEVSKY, WEXTRUST CAPITAL, LLC, WEXTRUST EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC, WEXTRUST DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC,WEXTRUST SECURITIES, LLC, and AXELA HOSPITALITY, LLC, 1:08-cv-07104 (S.D.N.Y.)
Enforcement Action: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. VARI-L COMPANY, INC., DAVID G. SHERMAN, JON L. CLARK, and SARAH E. HUME, 1:01-cv-01903 (D. Colo.)
Enforcement Action: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION v. JACK A. BROWN, JULES B. FLEDER, BERNARD WARE, ROGER SHERMAN, TYLER REAL ESTATE, LLC, MODEL PROPERTIES, INC., SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, LLC, COUNTRY LAKE ESTATES, INC., PRAIRIE LAKE ESTATES, L.P., and BIG PINE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT, INC., 6:04-cv-00537 (E.D. Tex.)
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