SEC v. Evarist C. Amah, No. LR-26047, Southern District of New York (July 8, 2024) — Press Release
raw: Evarist C. Amah
Evarist C. Amah, No. 7:21-cv-06694 (S.D.N.Y. July 8, 2024)
The SEC obtained a final judgment against investment adviser Evarist C. Amah for defrauding members of the Grail Movement through a $700,000 fraudulent investment scheme.
Evarist C. Amah was found liable for raising approximately $700,000 by making false statements about investment performance and concealing significant losses. The court imposed charges for violations of the Securities Act of 1933, the Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Amah was ordered to disgorge $10,000 in ill-gotten gains plus interest and pay civil penalties of $669,667.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a final judgment against investment adviser Evarist C. Amah for operating a fraudulent scheme targeting members of his religion, the Grail Movement. Amah raised approximately $700,000 by providing materially false and misleading statements regarding his investment performance. The court found that he consistently offered positive projections while failing to disclose serious losses he had incurred. As a result of the summary judgment, Amah is permanently enjoined from violating various antifraud provisions of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, and the Investment Advisers Act. The court ordered Amah to disgorge $10,000 in ill-gotten gains, along with $1,617.82 in prejudgment interest. Additionally, he was ordered to pay civil penalties totaling $669,667.
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- $700K $700,000 $100K–$1M
- $670K $669,667 $100K–$1M
- $10K $10,000 $10K–$100K
- $2K $1,617 <$10K
- person evarist c. amah
- agency Securities and Exchange Commission
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- Securities And Exchange Commission obtained final judgment against Evarist C. Amah
- Evarist C. Amah raised approximately $700,000 from his advisory clients using materially false and misleading statements about his investment performance
- Court granted the SEC's motion for summary judgment
- Court found Amah liable for fraudulently soliciting investments by consistently offering positive projections while failing to disclose the serious losses he consistently incurred
- Court entered a final judgment permanently enjoining Evarist C. Amah from violating the antifraud provisions of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and Sections 206(1), (2), and (4) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Rule 206(4)-8 thereunder
- Court ordered Amah to disgorge $10,000 in ill-gotten gains, with $1,617.82 in prejudgment interest thereon
- Court ordered Amah to pay civil penalties of $669,667
- SEC handled the case by Derek Bentsen, Timothy Work, Eric Berelovich, James Connor, James Carlson, George Bagnall, and Stacy Bogert
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Litigation Release No. 26047 / July 8, 2024 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Evarist C. Amah, No. 7:21-cv-06694 (KMK) (S.D.N.Y. filed Aug. 9, 2021) SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Investment Adviser Who Defrauded Fellow Members of His Religion The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it obtained a final judgment against Evarist C. Amah, an investment adviser, who was previously charged with operating a fraudulent investment scheme targeting fellow members of his religion, the Grail Movement. On August 9, 2021, the Commission charged Amah for running a years-long scheme through which he raised approximately $700,000 from his advisory clients using materially false and misleading statements about his investment performance. On September 28, 2023, the Court granted the SEC's motion for summary judgment. In doing so, the Court found Amah liable for fraudulently soliciting investments by "consistently offer[ing] positive projections while failing to disclose the serious losses he consistently incurred." On July 2, 2024, the Court entered a final judgment permanently enjoining Amah from violating the antifraud provisions of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and Sections 206(1), (2), and (4) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Rule 206(4)-8 thereunder. The Court also ordered Amah to disgorge $10,000 in ill-gotten gains, with $1,617.82 in prejudgment interest thereon, and to pay civil penalties of $669,667. The SEC's case was handled by Derek Bentsen, Timothy Work, Eric Berelovich, James Connor, James Carlson, George Bagnall, and Stacy Bogert.
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Litigation Release No. 26047 / July 8, 2024 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Evarist C. Amah, No. 7:21-cv-06694 (KMK) (S.D.N.Y. filed Aug. 9, 2021) SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Investment Adviser Who Defrauded Fellow Members of His Religion The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it obtained a final judgment against Evarist C. Amah, an investment adviser, who was previously charged with operating a fraudulent investment scheme targeting fellow members of his religion, the Grail Movement. On August 9, 2021, the Commission charged Amah for running a years-long scheme through which he raised approximately $700,000 from his advisory clients using materially false and misleading statements about his investment performance. On September 28, 2023, the Court granted the SEC's motion for summary judgment. In doing so, the Court found Amah liable for fraudulently soliciting investments by "consistently offer[ing] positive projections while failing to disclose the serious losses he consistently incurred." On July 2, 2024, the Court entered a final judgment permanently enjoining Amah from violating the antifraud provisions of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and Sections 206(1), (2), and (4) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Rule 206(4)-8 thereunder. The Court also ordered Amah to disgorge $10,000 in ill-gotten gains, with $1,617.82 in prejudgment interest thereon, and to pay civil penalties of $669,667. The SEC's case was handled by Derek Bentsen, Timothy Work, Eric Berelovich, James Connor, James Carlson, George Bagnall, and Stacy Bogert.