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SEC v. Financial Warfare Club, Inc.; Financial Warfare, Inc.; Financial Warfare Club, Inc.; Covenant EcoNet, Inc.; Marcus D. Dukes; and Teresa Hodge, No. LR-17714, District of Columbia — Press Release

raw: Financial Warfare Club, Inc., Financial Warfare, Inc., Financial Warfare Club, Inc., Covenant EcoNet, Inc., Marcus D. Dukes and Teresa Hodge

Financial Warfare Club, Inc., Financial Warfare, Inc., Financial Warfare Club, Inc., Covenant EcoNet, Inc., Marcus D. Dukes and Teresa Hodge, No. LR-17714

Caption: SEC v. Financial Warfare Club, Inc, et al.

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Marcus D. Dukes and Teresa Hodge, along with four companies they controlled, defrauded over 1,000 primarily African American investors of more than $1.3 million between September 2000 and September 2001 by selling unregistered securities through church-based presentations with material misstatements and omissions, leading to SEC charges and demands for injunctions, disgorgement, penalties, and officer/director bars.

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The SEC charged Marcus D. Dukes, Teresa Hodge, and four entities they controlled—Financial Warfare Club, Inc. (MD and NV), Financial Warfare, Inc. (DC), and Covenant EcoNet, Inc.—with defrauding over 1,000 investors, primarily African American, of more than $1.3 million from September 2000 to September 2001. The defendants allegedly solicited investments through church presentations and pastor referrals, offering unregistered securities while making material misstatements and omissions, violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 of the Exchange Act, with additional registration violations against Dukes, Hodge, and three companies. The SEC seeks permanent injunctive relief, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, civil penalties, and a bar preventing Dukes and Hodge from serving as officers or directors of public companies.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against Marcus D. Dukes, Teresa Hodge, and four companies they controlled—Financial Warfare Club, Inc. (Maryland), Financial Warfare Club, Inc. (Nevada), Financial Warfare, Inc. (District of Columbia), and Covenant EcoNet, Inc.—for orchestrating a fraud targeting primarily African American investors. Between September 2000 and September 2001, the defendants used church presentations and referrals from pastors to solicit investments, offering unregistered securities while making material misstatements and omitting critical facts to induce purchases. The scheme ultimately defrauded at least 1,000 investors across eighteen states, resulting in losses exceeding $1.3 million. The SEC alleges violations of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, with additional registration violations against Dukes, Hodge, and the three Financial Warfare entities. The Commission is seeking permanent injunctions, disgorgement of all ill-gotten gains, civil penalties, and a permanent bar preventing Dukes and Hodge from serving as officers or directors of any public company. The investigation was conducted with assistance from the Maryland Attorney General’s Securities Division and the District of Columbia’s Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation. Investors with questions were directed to contact the SEC’s Philadelphia office for further information.

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Scheme: unregistered-securities (100%)
Court: District of Columbia
Victim loss: $1,300,000
Victims: 1,000
Entity: Financial Warfare Club, Inc.

Classified unregistered-securities(confidence 100%). EDGAR detection: forms Form D/S-1· recall 41% / precision 30%. detection rule →

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$1.30M $1.3 million $1M–$10M

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agency Securities and Exchange Commission

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Securities and Exchange Commission Announced It filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
The Commission Alleges The defendants sought and found prospective investors through presentations at small churches and through meetings arranged through pastors of those churches
The defendants Offered and sold Unregistered securities to the prospective investors
The defendants Induced investments By misstating and omitting facts important to their investment decisions
The defendants Defrauded At least 1000 investors residing in at least eighteen states of more than $1.3 million
The Complaint Charges All of the defendants with violations of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder
The Complaint Charges Dukes, Hodge, FWC (MD), FWC (DC) and FWC (NV) with violations of the securities registration provisions of the Securities Act
The Complaint Seeks Permanent injunctive relief, an order requiring the defendants to pay disgorgement and civil penalties, and an order barring Dukes and Hodge from acting as an officer or director of any issuer of securities with obligations under Section 12 of the Exchange Act or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
The Commission Thanks The Securities Division of the Maryland Attorney General's Office and the District of Columbia's Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation for their assistance in this matter

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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Financial Warfare Club, Inc., Financial Warfare, Inc., Financial Warfare Club, Inc., Covenant EcoNet, Inc., Marcus D. Dukes and Teresa Hodge, Civil Action No. 02-7156 (E.D. Pa.) The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") announced today that it filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania charging two individuals and four entities with conducting a scheme to defraud primarily African American investors. Named as defendants are Marcus D. Dukes, Teresa Hodge and four companies that Dukes and Hodge control, namely Financial Warfare Club, Inc. (Maryland) ("FWC (MD)"), Financial Warfare, Inc. ("FW (DC)"), Financial Warfare Club, Inc. (Nevada) ("FWC (NV)") and Covenant EcoNet, Inc. The Commission's Complaint alleges that, from at least September 2000 through September 2001, the defendants sought and found prospective investors through presentations at small churches and through meetings arranged through pastors of those churches. According to the Complaint, the defendants offered and sold unregistered securities to the prospective investors, inducing investments by misstating and omitting facts important to their investment decisions. The Complaint further alleges that the defendants ultimately defrauded at least 1000 investors residing in at least eighteen states of more than $1.3 million. The Complaint charges all of the defendants with violations of Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act") and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") and Rule 10b-5 thereunder. The Complaint further charges Dukes, Hodge, FWC (MD), FWC (DC) and FWC (NV) with violations of the securities registration provisions of the Securities Act. The Complaint seeks permanent injunctive relief, an order requiring the defendants to pay disgorgement and civil penalties, and an order barring Dukes and Hodge from acting as an officer or director of any issuer of securities with obligations under Section 12 of the Exchange Act or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Commission thanks the Securities Division of the Maryland Attorney General's Office and the District of Columbia's Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation for their assistance in this matter. Investors or others with inquiries concerning this matter should call 215/597-0655. SEC Complaint in this matter

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