SEC v. Harmel S. Rayat; Renovacare, Inc.; Jatinder Bhogal; Jeetenderjit Singh Sidhu; Sharon Fleming; Treadstone Financial Group Ltd., et al., No. 1:21-cv-04777, Southern District of New York (Feb. 27, 2024) — Judgment
raw: Defendant Jatinder Bhogal (“Bhogal” or “Defendant”) and Relief Defendant 1420527 Alberta
Defendant Jatinder Bhogal (“Bhogal” or “Defendant”) and Relief Defendant 1420527 Alberta, No. 1:21-cv-04777 (Feb. 27, 2024)
Jatinder Bhogal and relief defendant 1420527 Alberta Ltd. entered a final judgment to resolve SEC allegations of securities fraud and market manipulation.
The SEC secured a final judgment against Jatinder Bhogal and 1420527 Alberta Ltd. for violations of the Securities Exchange Act and Securities Act. Bhogal was ordered to pay a total of $2,000,431, which includes $1,136,182 in disgorgement, $194,562 in prejudgment interest, and a $669,687 civil penalty. The judgment imposes a ten-year ban on Bhogal serving as an officer or director of a public company and a permanent bar from penny stock offerings.
The Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a final judgment against Jatinder Bhogal and relief defendant 1420527 Alberta Ltd. regarding allegations of securities fraud and market manipulation. Without admitting or denying the allegations, Bhogal consented to the judgment and waived his right to appeal. The court permanently enjoined Bhogal from violating Sections 10(b), 17(a), 9(a)(2), and 20(b) of the Exchange and Securities Acts. As part of the settlement, Bhogal is barred from serving as an officer or director of a public company for ten years and is prohibited from participating in penny stock offerings. The financial terms require Bhogal to pay $2,000,431, consisting of $1,136,182 in disgorgement, $194,562 in prejudgment interest, and a $669,687 civil penalty. These payments are ordered jointly and severally with the relief defendant.
Extracted insights
- $2.00M $2,000,431 $1M–$10M
- $1.14M $1,136,182 $1M–$10M
- $670K $669,687 $100K–$1M
- $195K $194,562 $100K–$1M
- person defendant jatinder bhogal
- person general appearances
- agency Securities and Exchange Commission
- Securities And Exchange Commission filed an Amended Complaint
- Defendant Jatinder Bhogal entered general appearances
- Defendant Jatinder Bhogal consented to the Court’s jurisdiction over Defendant and Relief Defendant
- Defendant Jatinder Bhogal consented to entry of this Final Judgment
- Defendant Jatinder Bhogal waived findings of fact and conclusions of law
- Defendant Jatinder Bhogal waived any right to appeal from this Final Judgment
- Defendant is restrained from violating Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
- Defendant is enjoined from employing any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud
- Defendant is restrained from violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933
- Defendant is enjoined from obtaining money or property by means of any untrue statement of a material fact
- Case 1:21-cv-04777-LJL was filed on 02/27/24
1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. No. 1:21-cv-04777-LJL HARMEL S. RAYAT, RENOVACARE, INC., JATINDER BHOGAL, JEETENDERJIT SINGH SIDHU, and SHARON FLEMING, Defendants, and TREADSTONE FINANCIAL GROUP LTD., TREADSTONE FINANCIAL GROUP LLC, BLACKBRIAR ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD., and 1420527 ALBERTA LTD., Relief Defendants. FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT JATINDER BHOGAL AND RELIEF DEFENDANT 1420527 ALBERTA LTD. The Securities and Exchange Commission, having filed an Amended Complaint and Defendant Jatinder Bhogal (“Bhogal” or “Defendant”) and Relief Defendant 1420527 Alberta Ltd. (“Alberta” or “Relief Defendant”) having entered general appearances; consented to the Court’s jurisdiction over Defendant and Relief Defendant and the subject matter of this action; consented to entry of this Final Judgment without admitting or denying the allegations of the Amended Complaint (except as to jurisdiction and except as otherwise provided herein); waived findings of fact and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal from this Final Judgment: 2 I. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating, directly or indirectly, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5], by using any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce, or of the mails, or of any facility of any national securities exchange, in connection with the purchase or sale of any security: (a)to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; (b)to make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or (c)to engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a). II. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) [15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)] in the offer or sale of any security by the use of any means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or by use of the mails, directly or indirectly: (a)to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; 3 (b)to obtain money or property by means of any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or (c)to engage in any transaction, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the purchaser. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a). III. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 9(a)(2) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78i(a)(2)], by use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce, or any facility of any national securities exchange, or for any member of a national securities exchange, to effect, alone or with one or more other persons, a series of transactions in any security, creating actual or apparent active trading in such security, or raising or depressing the price of such security, for the purpose of inducing the purchase or sale of such security by others. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a). 4 IV. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 20(b) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78t(b)] by doing, directly or indirectly, any act or thing which it would be unlawful for him to do under the provisions of the Exchange Act or any rule or regulation thereunder through or by means of any other person. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a). V. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, pursuant to Section 21(d)(2) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(2)] and Section 20(e) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77t(e)], Defendant is prohibited from acting as an officer or director of any issuer that has a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78l] or that is required to file reports pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78o(d)] for a period of ten (10) years from the date of entry of this Final Judgment. VI. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently barred from participating in any offering of penny stock, including engaging in activities with a broker, dealer, or issuer for purposes of issuing, trading, or inducing or attempting to induce the purchase or sale of any penny stock. A penny stock is any equity 5 security that has a price of less than five dollars, except as provided in Rule 3a51-1 under the Exchange Act [17 C.F.R. 240.3a51-1]. VII. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant Bhogal is liable for disgorgement of $1,136,182, representing net profits gained as a result of the conduct alleged in the Amended Complaint, together with prejudgment interest thereon in the amount of $194,562, jointly and severally with Relief Defendant Alberta. Defendant Bhogal is further liable for a civil penalty in the amount of $669,687 pursuant to Section 20(d) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77t(d)] and Section 21(d)(3) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(3)]. Defendant shall satisfy this obligation by paying $2,000,431 to the Securities and Exchange Commission within 30 days after entry of this Final Judgment. Defendant may transmit payment electronically to the Commission, which will provide detailed ACH transfer/Fedwire instructions upon request. Payment may also be made directly from a bank account via Pay.gov through the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ofm.htm. Defendant may also pay by certified check, bank cashier’s check, or United States postal money order payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission, which shall be delivered or mailed to: E nterprise Services Center Accounts Receivable Branch 6500 South MacArthur Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73169 and shall be accompanied by a letter identifying the case title, civil action number, and name of this Court; Jatinder Bhogal as a defendant in this action; and specifying that payment is made pursuant to this Final Judgment. Defendant shall simultaneously transmit photocopies of evidence of payment and case 6 identifying information to the Commission’s counsel in this action. By making this payment, Defendant relinquishes all l egal and equitable right, title, and interest in such funds and no part of the funds shall be returned to Defendant. The Commission may enforce the Court’s judgment for disgorgement and prejudgment interest by using all collection procedures authorized by law, including, but not limited to, moving for civil contempt at any time after 30 days following entry of this Final Judgment. Defendant shall pay post judgment interest on any amounts due after 30 days following entry of this Final Judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961. The Commission may enforce the Court’s judgment for penalties by the use of all collection procedures authorized by law, including the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act, 28 U.S.C. § 3001 et seq., and moving for civil contempt for the violation of any Court orders issued in this action. Defendant shall pay post judgment interest on any amounts due after 30 days of the entry of this Final Judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961. The Commission shall hold the funds, together with any interest and income earned thereon (collectively, the “Fund”), pending further order of the Court. The Commission may propose a plan to distribute the Fund subject to the Court’s approval. Such a plan may provide that the Fund shall be distributed pursuant to the Fair Fund provisions of Section 308(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Court shall retain jurisdiction over the administration of any distribution of the Fund and the Fund may only be disbursed pursuant to an order of the Court. Regardless of whether any such Fair Fund distribution is made, amounts ordered to be paid as civil penalties pursuant to this Final Judgment shall be treated as penalties paid to the government for all purposes, including all tax purposes. To preserve the deterrent effect of the 7 civil penalty, Defendant shall not, after offset or reduction of any award of compensatory damages in any Related Investor Action based on Defendant’s payment of disgorgement in this action, argue that they are entitled to, nor shall they further benefit by, offset or reduction of such compensatory damages award by the amount of any part of Defendant’s payment of a civil penalty in this action (“Penalty Offset”). If the court in any Related Investor Action grants such a Penalty Offset, Defendant shall, within 30 days after entry of a final order granting the Penalty Offset, notify the Commission’s counsel in this action and pay the amount of the Penalty Offset to the United States Treasury or to a Fair Fund, as the Commission directs. Such a payment shall not be deemed an additional civil penalty and shall not be deemed to change the amount of the civil penalty imposed in this Final Judgment. For purposes of this paragraph, a “Related Investor Action” means a private damages action brought against Defendant by or on behalf of one or more investors based on substantially the same facts as alleged in the Amended Complaint in this action. VII I. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, solely for purposes of exceptions to discharge set forth in Section 523 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §523, the allegations in the Amended Complaint are true and admitted by Defendant, and further, any debt for disgorgement, prejudgment interest, civil penalty or other amounts due by Defendant under this Final Judgment or any other judgment, order, consent order, decree or settlement agreement entered in connection with this proceeding, is a debt for the violation by Defendant of the federal securities laws or any regulation or order issued under such laws, as set forth in Section 523(a)(19) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §523(a)(19). 8 ____________________________________ UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE IX. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Consent of Defendant and the Consent of the Relief Defendant are incorporated herein with the same force and effect as if fully set forth herein, and that Defendant and Relief Defendant shall comply with all of the undertakings and agreements set forth therein. X. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that this Court shall retain jurisdiction of this matter for the purposes of enforcing the terms of this Final Judgment. XI. There being no just reason for delay, pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Clerk is ordered to enter this Final Judgment forthwith and without further notice. Dated: ______________, _____ February 27 2024
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION,
Plaintiff,
v. No. 1:21-cv-04777-LJL
HARMEL S. RAYAT,
RENOVACARE, INC., JATINDER
BHOGAL, JEETENDERJIT SINGH
SIDHU, and SHARON FLEMING,
Defendants,
and
TREADSTONE FINANCIAL
GROUP LTD., TREADSTONE
FINANCIAL GROUP LLC,
BLACKBRIAR ASSET
MANAGEMENT LTD., and
1420527 ALBERTA LTD.,
Relief Defendants.
FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT JATINDER BHOGAL
AND RELIEF DEFENDANT 1420527 ALBERTA LTD.
The Securities and Exchange Commission, having filed an Amended Complaint and
Defendant Jatinder Bhogal (“Bhogal” or “Defendant”) and Relief Defendant 1420527 Alberta
Ltd. (“Alberta” or “Relief Defendant”) having entered general appearances; consented to the
Court’s jurisdiction over Defendant and Relief Defendant and the subject matter of this action;
consented to entry of this Final Judgment without admitting or denying the allegations of the
Amended Complaint (except as to jurisdiction and except as otherwise provided herein); waived
findings of fact and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal from this Final Judgment:
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I.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is
permanently restrained and enjoined from violating, directly or indirectly, Section 10(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5
promulgated thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5], by using any means or instrumentality of
interstate commerce, or of the mails, or of any facility of any national securities exchange, in
connection with the purchase or sale of any security:
(a) to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;
(b) to make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading; or
(c) to engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would
operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who
receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s
officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or
participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a).
II.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant
is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933
(the “Securities Act”) [15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)] in the offer or sale of any security by the use of any
means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or by use of the
mails, directly or indirectly:
(a) to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;
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(b) to obtain money or property by means of any untrue statement of a material fact
or any omission of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
or
(c) to engage in any transaction, practice, or course of business which operates or
would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the purchaser.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who
receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s
officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or
participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a).
III.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant
is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 9(a)(2) of the Exchange Act [15
U.S.C. § 78i(a)(2)], by use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce,
or any facility of any national securities exchange, or for any member of a national securities
exchange, to effect, alone or with one or more other persons, a series of transactions in any
security, creating actual or apparent active trading in such security, or raising or depressing the
price of such security, for the purpose of inducing the purchase or sale of such security by others.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who
receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s
officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or
participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a).
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IV.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant
is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 20(b) of the Exchange Act [15
U.S.C. § 78t(b)] by doing, directly or indirectly, any act or thing which it would be unlawful for
him to do under the provisions of the Exchange Act or any rule or regulation thereunder through
or by means of any other person.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who
receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s
officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or
participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a).
V.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, pursuant to Section
21(d)(2) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(2)] and Section 20(e) of the Securities Act [15
U.S.C. § 77t(e)], Defendant is prohibited from acting as an officer or director of any issuer that
has a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78l]
or that is required to file reports pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C.
§ 78o(d)] for a period of ten (10) years from the date of entry of this Final Judgment.
VI.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant
is permanently barred from participating in any offering of penny stock, including engaging in
activities with a broker, dealer, or issuer for purposes of issuing, trading, or inducing or
attempting to induce the purchase or sale of any penny stock. A penny stock is any equity
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security that has a price of less than five dollars, except as provided in Rule 3a51-1 under the
Exchange Act [17 C.F.R. 240.3a51-1].
VII.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant
Bhogal is liable for disgorgement of $1,136,182, representing net profits gained as a result of the
conduct alleged in the Amended Complaint, together with prejudgment interest thereon in the
amount of $194,562, jointly and severally with Relief Defendant Alberta. Defendant Bhogal is
further liable for a civil penalty in the amount of $669,687 pursuant to Section 20(d) of the
Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77t(d)] and Section 21(d)(3) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §
78u(d)(3)]. Defendant shall satisfy this obligation by paying $2,000,431 to the Securities and
Exchange Commission within 30 days after entry of this Final Judgment.
Defendant may transmit payment electronically to the Commission, which will provide
detailed ACH transfer/Fedwire instructions upon request. Payment may also be made directly
from a bank account via Pay.gov through the SEC website at
http://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ofm.htm. Defendant may also pay by certified check, bank cashier’s
check, or United States postal money order payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission,
which shall be delivered or mailed to:
Enterprise Services Center
Accounts Receivable Branch
6500 South MacArthur Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73169
and shall be accompanied by a letter identifying the case title, civil action number, and name of
this Court; Jatinder Bhogal as a defendant in this action; and specifying that payment is made
pursuant to this Final Judgment.
Defendant shall simultaneously transmit photocopies of evidence of payment and case
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identifying information to the Commission’s counsel in this action. By making this payment,
Defendant relinquishes all legal and equitable right, title, and interest in such funds and no part
of the funds shall be returned to Defendant.
The Commission may enforce the Court’s judgment for disgorgement and prejudgment
interest by using all collection procedures authorized by law, including, but not limited to,
moving for civil contempt at any time after 30 days following entry of this Final Judgment.
Defendant shall pay post judgment interest on any amounts due after 30 days following entry of
this Final Judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961.
The Commission may enforce the Court’s judgment for penalties by the use of all
collection procedures authorized by law, including the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act,
28 U.S.C. § 3001 et seq., and moving for civil contempt for the violation of any Court orders
issued in this action. Defendant shall pay post judgment interest on any amounts due after 30
days of the entry of this Final Judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961. The Commission shall
hold the funds, together with any interest and income earned thereon (collectively, the “Fund”),
pending further order of the Court.
The Commission may propose a plan to distribute the Fund subject to the Court’s
approval. Such a plan may provide that the Fund shall be distributed pursuant to the Fair Fund
provisions of Section 308(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Court shall retain
jurisdiction over the administration of any distribution of the Fund and the Fund may only be
disbursed pursuant to an order of the Court.
Regardless of whether any such Fair Fund distribution is made, amounts ordered to be
paid as civil penalties pursuant to this Final Judgment shall be treated as penalties paid to the
government for all purposes, including all tax purposes. To preserve the deterrent effect of the
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civil penalty, Defendant shall not, after offset or reduction of any award of compensatory
damages in any Related Investor Action based on Defendant’s payment of disgorgement in this
action, argue that they are entitled to, nor shall they further benefit by, offset or reduction of such
compensatory damages award by the amount of any part of Defendant’s payment of a civil
penalty in this action (“Penalty Offset”). If the court in any Related Investor Action grants such
a Penalty Offset, Defendant shall, within 30 days after entry of a final order granting the Penalty
Offset, notify the Commission’s counsel in this action and pay the amount of the Penalty Offset
to the United States Treasury or to a Fair Fund, as the Commission directs. Such a payment shall
not be deemed an additional civil penalty and shall not be deemed to change the amount of the
civil penalty imposed in this Final Judgment. For purposes of this paragraph, a “Related Investor
Action” means a private damages action brought against Defendant by or on behalf of one or
more investors based on substantially the same facts as alleged in the Amended Complaint in this
action.
VIII.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, solely for purposes of
exceptions to discharge set forth in Section 523 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §523, the
allegations in the Amended Complaint are true and admitted by Defendant, and further, any debt
for disgorgement, prejudgment interest, civil penalty or other amounts due by Defendant under
this Final Judgment or any other judgment, order, consent order, decree or settlement agreement
entered in connection with this proceeding, is a debt for the violation by Defendant of the federal
securities laws or any regulation or order issued under such laws, as set forth in Section
523(a)(19) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §523(a)(19).
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
IX.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Consent of
Defendant and the Consent of the Relief Defendant are incorporated herein with the same force
and effect as if fully set forth herein, and that Defendant and Relief Defendant shall comply with
all of the undertakings and agreements set forth therein.
X.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that this Court shall retain
jurisdiction of this matter for the purposes of enforcing the terms of this Final Judgment.
XI.
There being no just reason for delay, pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, the Clerk is ordered to enter this Final Judgment forthwith and without further notice.
Dated: ______________, _____ February 27 2024
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