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SEC v. Randall J. Miller; Chad J. Miller; and Jeffrey De Laveaga, No. 1:26-cv-01738, Southern District of New York (Mar. 9, 2026) — Judgment

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Judgment As To Defendant Jeffrey De La Vea Ga, No. 1:26-cv-01738 (Mar. 9, 2026)

Caption: Securities and Exchange Commission v. Puzzullo

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Scheme: financial-fraud (90%)
Court: Southern District of New York
Case No.: 1:26-cv-01738

Classified financial-fraud(confidence 90%). EDGAR detection: forms 10-K/10-Q/8-K/NT 10-K· recall 67% / precision 23%. detection rule →

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person chad j. miller
person jeffrey de laveaga
person randall j. miller
organization Securities and Exchange Commission

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Securities and Exchange Commission filed a Complaint
Jeffrey De Laveaga entered a general appearance
Jeffrey De Laveaga consented to the Court's jurisdiction over Defendant and the subject matter of this action
Jeffrey De Laveaga consented to entry of this Judgment
Jeffrey De Laveaga waived findings of fact and conclusions of law
Jeffrey De Laveaga waived any right to appeal from this Judgment
Court ordered Defendant permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Court ordered Defendant permanently restrained and enjoined from employing any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud
Court ordered Defendant permanently restrained and enjoined from making any untrue statement of a material fact
Court ordered Defendant permanently restrained and enjoined from engaging in any act, practice, or course of business that operates as a fraud or deceit

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION,

v.

Plaintiff,

RANDALL J. MILLER, CHAD J. MILLER,
and JEFFREY DE LA VEA GA,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:25-cv-02702-JGK

JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT JEFFREY DE LA VEA GA

The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Defendant

Jeffrey De Laveaga having entered a general appearance; consented to the Court's jurisdiction

over Defendant and the subject matter of this action; consented to entry of this Judgment; waived

findings of fact and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal from this Judgment:

I.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is

permanently restrained and enjoined from violating, directly or indirectly, Section l0(b) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule l0b-5

promulgated thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 240.l0b-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;

by, directly or indirectly making any false or misleading statement, or disseminating any false or

misleading documents, materials, or information, about any investment in or offering of

securities, the prospects for success of any product or company, the use of investor funds, or the

misappropriation of investor funds or investment proceeds.

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 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 l 7(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;

(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

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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;

by, directly or indirectly making any false or misleading statement, or disseminating any false or

misleading documents, materials, or information, about any investment in or offering of

securities, the prospects for success of any product or company, the use of investor funds, or the

misappropriation of investor funds or investment proceeds.

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 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 FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that pursuant to Section

20(b) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77t(b)] and Sections 2l(d)(l) and 2l(d)(5) of the

Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §§ 78u(d)(l), (d)(5)], Defendant is permanently restrained and

enjoined from directly or indirectly, including, but not limited to, through any entity owned or

controlled by Defendant, participating in the issuance, purchase, offer, or sale of any security;

provided, however, that such injunction shall not prevent Defendant from purchasing or selling

securities for his own personal accounts.

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

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receive actual notice of this 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).

IV.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that upon motion of the

Commission, the Court shall determine whether it is appropriate to order disgorgement of ill

gotten gains and/or a civil penalty 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)] , and, if so, the

amount(s) of the disgorgement and/or civil penalty. If disgorgement is ordered, Defendant shall

pay prejudgment interest thereon, calculated from August 1, 2020, based on the rate of interest

used by the Internal Revenue Service for the underpayment of federal income tax as set forth in

26 U.S.C. § 662 l(a)(2). In connection with the Commission's motion for disgorgement and/or

civil penalties, and at any hearing held on such a motion: (a) Defendant will be precluded from

arguing that he did not violate the federal securities laws as alleged in the Complaint; (b)

Defendant may not challenge the validity of the Consent or this Judgment; (c) solely for the

purposes of such motion, the allegations of the Complaint shall be accepted as and deemed true

by the Court; and ( d) the Court may determine the issues raised in the motion on the basis of

affidavits, declarations, excerpts of sworn deposition or investigative testimony, and

documentary evidence, without regard to the standards for summary judgment contained in Rule

56(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. In connection with the Commission's motion for

disgorgement and/or civil penalties, the parties may take discovery, including discovery from

appropriate non-parties.

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V.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Consent is

incorporated herein with the same force and effect as if fully set forth herein, and that Defendant

shall comply with all of the undertakings and agreements set forth therein.

VI.

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 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

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).

VII.

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 Judgment.

VIII.

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 Judgment forthwith and without further notice.

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