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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

raw: Judgment As To Defendant Chad J Miller

Judgment As To Defendant Chad J Miller, No. 1:26-cv-01738 (Mar. 9, 2026)

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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Puzzullo

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unregistered-securities (90%)
Court
Southern District of New York
Case No.
1:26-cv-01738
Classified unregistered-securities(confidence 90%). EDGAR detection: forms Form D/S-1· recall 41% / precision 30%. detection rule →
Statutes
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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Entities 5
  • 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
Triples 15
  • 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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