SEC v. Randall J. Miller; Chad J. Miller; and Jeffrey De La Vea Ga, No. 1:26-cv-01738, Southern District of New York (Mar. 9, 2026) — Judgment
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Judgment As To Defendant Chad J Miller, No. 1:26-cv-01738 (Mar. 9, 2026)
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15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)15 U.S.C. § 77t(b)15 U.S.C. § 77t(d)15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)26 U.S.C. § 662Section l0(b) of the Securities Exchange ActSection l 7(a) of the Securities ActSection 20(b) of the Securities ActSection 20(d) of the Securities Act
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Securities and Exchange CommissionJeffrey Puzzullo
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- person chad j. miller
- person Jeffrey De La Vea Ga
- person randall j. miller
- organization Securities and Exchange Commission
- organization United States District Court Southern District Of New York
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- Securities and Exchange Commission filed a Complaint
- Chad J. Miller entered a general appearance
- Securities and Exchange Commission consented to the Court's jurisdiction over Defendant and the subject matter of this action
- Securities and Exchange Commission consented to entry of this Judgment
- Securities and Exchange Commission waived findings of fact and conclusions of law
- Securities and Exchange Commission waived any right to appeal from this Judgment
- Defendant Chad J. Miller is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5
- Defendant Chad J. Miller is permanently restrained and enjoined from employing any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud
- Defendant Chad J. Miller is permanently restrained and enjoined from making any untrue statement of a material fact or omitting a material fact
- Defendant Chad J. Miller is permanently restrained and enjoined from engaging in any act, practice, or course of business that operates as fraud or deceit
- Defendant Chad J. Miller is permanently restrained and enjoined from making false or misleading statements about investments, product prospects, or use of investor funds
- Defendant Chad J. Miller is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 in the offer or sale of any security
- Defendant Chad J. Miller is permanently restrained and enjoined from employing any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud under the Securities Act
- Defendant Chad J. Miller is permanently restrained and enjoined from obtaining money or property by untrue statements or omissions under the Securities Act
- Defendant Chad J. Miller is permanently restrained and enjoined from engaging in fraud or deceit upon the purchaser under the Securities Act
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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 CHAD J. MILLER
The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Defendant Chad
J. Miller 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 a!}yone 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 this Court shall retain
jurisdiction of this matter for the purposes of enforcing the terms of this Judgment.
VII.
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.
Dated: irb I{£ , ;Jp_;l'J
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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 CHAD J. MILLER
The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Defendant Chad
J. Miller 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;
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(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 a!}yone 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 this Court shall retain
jurisdiction of this matter for the purposes of enforcing the terms of this Judgment.
VII.
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.
Dated: irb I{£ , ;Jp_;l'J
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