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SEC v. Profile Solutions, Inc.; Dan Oran; and Leonard M. Tucker, No. 1:22-cv-22881, Southern District of Florida (Sept. 9, 2022) — Complaint

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SEC v. PROFILE SOLUTIONS, No. 1:22-cv-22881 (Sept. 9, 2022)

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Securities Exchange Commission v. Profile Solutions, Inc.
summary

The SEC sued Profile Solutions, Inc., Dan Oran, and Leonard M. Tucker for a fraudulent penny stock scheme involving false claims about cannabis cultivation in Eswatini.

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The SEC filed a complaint against Profile Solutions, Inc., CEO Dan Oran, and de facto executive Leonard M. Tucker for orchestrating a fraudulent penny stock scheme. The defendants made material misrepresentations regarding cannabis cultivation approvals in Eswatini and undisclosed distribution deals in Latin America. The SEC is seeking permanent injunctions, civil penalties, and officer and director bars against the defendants.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a complaint in the Southern District of Florida against Profile Solutions, Inc., CEO Dan Oran, and Leonard M. Tucker for a fraudulent penny stock scheme. The defendants used false press releases to claim the company had obtained preliminary approval to grow and process cannabis in Eswatini, despite such activities being illegal in that nation. Additionally, the defendants failed to disclose that Tucker, a convicted felon and SEC recidster, was acting in an undisclosed executive capacity. The scheme also involved misrepresenting the existence of third-party distribution agreements in Central and South America. These misrepresentations were intended to manipulate the trading of Profile's penny stocks. The SEC is seeking permanent injunctions, civil money penalties, and bars from serving as officers or directors.

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Scheme
pump-and-dump (95%)
Court
Southern District of Florida
Case No.
1:22-cv-22881
Outcome
pleaded
Disgorgement
$625,000
Victim loss
$5,000,000
Entity
PROFILE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Ticker
PSIQ
CIK
0001390329
Classified pump-and-dump(confidence 95%). EDGAR detection: forms S-8/S-1/424B/8-K· recall 69% / precision 12%. detection rule →
Statutes
15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)15 U.S.C. § 77t(d)15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)17 CFR 242.600(b)17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(a)17 CFR § 240.10b5(a)17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(b)17 CFR § 240.10b5(b)17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(c)17 CFR § 240.10b5(c)Sections 20(b), 20(d), and 22(a) of the Securities ActSections 20(b), 20(d), and 22(a) of the Securities ActSections 20(b), 20(d), and 22(a) of the Securities ActSection 17(a)(1) of the Securities ActSection 17(a)(1) of the Securities ActSection 17(a)(3) of the Securities ActRule 10b-5(a)Rule 10b-5(b)Rule 10b-5(c)Rule 10b-5
Parties
Securities Exchange CommissionProfile Solutions, Inc.Leonard M TuckerDan Oran
Keywords
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  • $30.00M $30 million $10M–$100M
  • $10.00M $ 10 million $10M–$100M
  • $5.00M $5 million $1M–$10M
  • $625K $625,000 $100K–$1M
  • $500K $500,000 $100K–$1M
  • $500K $500,000 $100K–$1M
  • $7K $7,200 <$10K
Entities 8
  • agency a form s-1 registration statement with the securities and exchange commission
  • company a fraudulent penny stock scheme involving profile solutions, inc.
  • company an executive of profile solutions, inc.
  • company ceo of profile solutions, inc.
  • person dan oran
  • person leonard m. tucker
  • company profile solutions, inc.
  • agency Securities and Exchange Commission
Triples 8
  • Securities And Exchange Commission alleges a fraudulent penny stock scheme involving Profile Solutions, Inc.
  • Leonard M. Tucker acted as an executive of Profile Solutions, Inc.
  • Dan Oran held the title of CEO of Profile Solutions, Inc.
  • Dan Oran authorized Profile Solutions, Inc. to issue press releases claiming preliminary approval to grow medical cannabis and hemp in Eswatini
  • Defendants failed to disclose that it was illegal to grow cannabis in Eswatini
  • Defendants failed to disclose that Leonard M. Tucker, a convicted felon, acted as an executive of Profile Solutions, Inc.
  • Profile Solutions, Inc. filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the Securities And Exchange Commission
  • Profile Solutions, Inc. filed an amended Form S-1/A registration statement with the Securities And Exchange Commission
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

v.

PROFILE SOLUTIONS, INC.,
DAN ORAN, and
LEONARD M. TUCKER

Defendants.
  /

COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTIVE AND OTHER RELIEF
Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) alleges:
I. INTRODUCTION
1. This  case  concerns  a  fraudulent  penny  stock  scheme  involving  a  purported
cannabinoid and hemp company called Profile Solutions, Inc. (“Profile” or the “Company”).
2. At  the  center  of  this  fraudulent  scheme  are  convicted  felon  and  SEC  recidivist
Leonard M. Tucker and his colleague Dan Oran.  Oran held the title of CEO of Profile, while Tucker
worked secretly in an executive capacity at Profile.
3. To  lure  investors,  Oran  and  Tucker,  directly  and  through  Profile,  told  a  series  of
material misrepresentations and omissions to the investing public.
4.  For example, Oran authorized Profile to issue press releases claiming, among other
things, that Profile had obtained “preliminary approval” to grow and process medical cannabis and
hemp in the Kingdom of Eswatini, a nation in Africa formerly known as Swaziland (“Eswatini”).
5. This was false. In truth, when Oran authorized and Profile issued the press releases
it was illegal to grow cannabis in Eswatini – a fact the Defendants failed to disclose to investors.

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6. The Defendants made these same misrepresentations and omissions about Eswatini
to the public in Profile’s registration filings with the SEC.
7. And the Defendants did not stop there.  On a registration filing with the SEC that
required  Profile  to  identify  all  individuals  acting  in  a  management  or  executive  capacity,  the
Defendants failed to disclose that Tucker, a convicted felon, acted as an executive of Profile.
8. The  fraudulent  scheme  operated  behind  multiple  veils  of  secrecy  built  of  the
Defendants’ lies to conceal: (1) the true nature of Profile’s operations in Eswatini; (2) the fact that
Profile’s  purported  business  in  Eswatini  was  a  crime  there;  (3)  that  contrary  to  the  Defendants’
representations, Profile did not have third parties poised and approved to distribute Profile’s cannabis
products in Central and South America; and (4) that Tucker, a convicted felon and SEC recidivist,
was acting in an executive or management capacity at Profile.
9. These  lies,  and  the  scheme  the  Defendants  employed  to  perpetuate  them  in
connection with the offer, purchase, and sale of Profile penny stocks, form the basis of this action.
II.  DEFENDANTS AND RELATED ENTITY

A.  Defendants
10. Profile  is  a  Florida  corporation  with  its  principal  office  in  Sunrise,  Florida.    The
Company was initially created as a Delaware corporation in 2006 and its original name was YaFarm
Technologies, Inc.  On January 22, 2013, the Company effected a 5 for 1 stock split. In May 2014,
the Company’s name changed to Integrative Stem Cell Holdings, Inc. (“Integrative”) after Integrative
acquired  the  Company.  On  May  29,  2014,  Integrative  entered  into  a  share  exchange  agreement
pursuant  to  which  they  acquired  the  assets  and  business  of  Profile  Solutions,  Inc.,  a  Florida
corporation, and the Company’s name changed to Profile Solutions, Inc.
11. From at least 2007 until June 2019, the Company’s shares were quoted on OTC Link
(previously known as “Pink Sheets”), operated by OTC Markets Group, Inc.  The ticker symbol is

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“PSIQ.”  On October 19, 2018, Profile filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the SEC.  On
March 5, 2019, Profile filed an amended Form S-1/A registration statement with the SEC to sell up
to 166,517,203 shares of its securities at $0.16 per share on behalf of certain selling shareholders.
Profile’s registration statement has not yet gone effective.
12. On June 18, 2019, the SEC issued an Order suspending trading in the securities of
Profile for ten business days because of questions that were raised about the accuracy and adequacy
of information in the marketplace relating to Profile’s common stock.
13. Since the June 2019 trading suspension, quotes for Profile’s securities on OTC Link
have been limited to unsolicited quoting activity.
14. Oran resides in Pembroke Pines, Florida.  Oran has been the chief executive officer
and president of Profile since December 2017.  Oran owns 38.3% of Profile’s common stock.
15. Tucker  resides  in  Boca  Raton,  Florida.    Contrary  to  the  Profile  website,  which
identified Tucker only as a consultant, Tucker has acted as an undisclosed de facto executive officer
of Profile since no later than October 2018, and he owned 14.5% of Profile’s common stock.  Tucker
is a former registered representative and was last associated in 1989 with F.D. Roberts Securities,
Inc., a now defunct broker-dealer, where he was the chairman of the board.
16. In  September  1990,  Tucker  pled  guilty  to  three  felony  counts  of  securities  fraud,
conspiracy to commit securities fraud, and violating a federal RICO statute.  U.S. v. Leonard Tucker,
Case No. 90-132 (D. NJ Sept. 1990).  On October 14, 1993, the Court sentenced Tucker to 24 months
in prison and he was released from federal prison in August 1995.
17. On September 8, 1993, the SEC filed an enforcement action against Tucker in the
Southern District of Florida, alleging that Tucker participated in a fraudulent scheme to manipulate
the market prices of certain securities issued in connection with an initial public offering (IPO).  SEC
v.  Tucker,  et  al.,  Case  No.  9:93-cv-08465  (S.D.  Fla.)  (J.  Nesbitt).    In  February  1994,  the  District

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Court for the Southern District of Florida, by Tucker’s consent, permanently enjoined Tucker from
violating the anti-fraud, registration, and broker-dealer books and records provisions of the federal
securities laws, and ordered Tucker to disgorge $625,000 in ill-gotten gains.
18. In January 1995, the SEC instituted administrative proceedings, made findings, and
imposed  remedial  sanctions  against  Tucker,  by  his  consent.    In  the  Matter  of  Leonard  M.  Tucker,
Exchange  Act  Release  No.  34-35262  (Jan.  1995).    Pursuant  to  that  Order,  Tucker  remains
permanently barred from associating with any broker-dealer, investment company, and investment
adviser.
B.  Related Entity
19. Elite  Products  International,  Inc.  (“Elite”)  is  a  Florida    Company.    Elite  is  a
subsidiary  of  Profile.    On  December  14,  2017,  the  Company  entered  into  a  Share  Exchange
Agreement with Elite and Elite’s stockholders, issuing an aggregate total of 600,000 shares which
represented  approximately  85%  of  the  Company’s  then-issued  and  outstanding  common  stock  to
acquire all of the issued and outstanding equity securities of Elite.  As part of this transaction, the
Company’s authorized common stock increased to 1 million shares.  Through Elite, the Company is
in  the  business  of  manufacturing,  marketing  and  selling  food  products,  such  as  cookies,  candies,
“crystal pop,” honey, multi-vitamins, topical products, and vaping liquids, containing extracts from
the cannabinoid and industrial hemp plant.
III.   JURISDICTION AND VENUE
20. The  Court  has  jurisdiction  over  this  action  pursuant  to  Sections  20(b),  20(d),  and
22(a) of the Securities Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 77t(b), 77t(d), and 77v(a); and Sections 21(d), 21(e), and
Section 27 of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78u(d), 78u(e), and 78aa.  This Court has personal
jurisdiction  over  the  Defendants,  and  venue  is  proper  in  the  Southern  District  of  Florida,  because
many of the Defendants' acts and transactions constituting violations of the Securities Act and the

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Exchange Act occurred in the Southern District of Florida.  During the time of the violations at issue
in  this  case,  Profile’s  principal  office  was  located  in  the  Southern  District  of  Florida,  Profile  is  a
Florida  corporation,  and  Oran  and  Tucker  operated  Profile  out  of  the  Southern  District  of  Florida
from  no  later  than  October  2018  until  at  least  May  2019.    Oran,  the  chief  executive  officer  and
president of Profile since December 2017, resides in the Southern District of Florida.  Tucker, who
acted  as  a  de  facto  executive  officer  of  Profile  since  no  later  than  October  2018,  resides  in  the
Southern District of Florida.
21. In connection with the conduct alleged in this Complaint, the Defendants, directly
and indirectly, singly or in concert with others, have made use of the means or instrumentalities of
interstate  commerce,  the  means  or  instruments  of  transportation  and  communication  in  interstate
commerce, and the mails.
IV.  THE FRAUDULENT SCHEME
22. According to its SEC filings, Profile, through its subsidiary Elite, is in the business
of  manufacturing,  marketing  and  selling  food  products,  such  as  cookies,  candies,  “crystal  pop,”
honey, multi-vitamins, topical products, and vaping liquids, containing extracts from the cannabinoid
and industrial hemp plant.
23. From at least 2007 until June 2019, Profile’s shares were quoted on OTC Link and
following  a  trading  suspension  in  July  2019,  Profile’s  shares  on  OTC  Link  have  been  limited  to
unsolicited quoting activity only.
24. From 2007 through present, the Profile shares have been “penny stocks” and have
qualified as such because, among other things, the securities were not an “NMS stock,” as defined in
17 CFR 242.600(b)(55); (2) traded below five dollars per share during the relevant period; (3) Profile
had net tangible assets and average revenue below the thresholds of Rules 3a51-1(g)(1) and (2) under

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the Exchange Act; and (4) the securities did not meet any of the other exceptions from the definition
of “penny stock” contained in Rule 3a51-1 under the Exchange Act.
25. From no later than October 2018 until at least March 2019, Oran and Tucker, directly
and through Profile, engaged in promotional activities through which they made a series of material
misrepresentations and omissions in press releases, on social media, on the Profile website, and in
SEC filings.
26. The Defendants’ promotional activities materially impacted the market for Profile’s
stock.
A.  Materially False and Misleading Press Releases and Social Media Posts
27. From  no  later  than  October  2018  until  at  least  March  2019,  Oran  and  Tucker
participated  in  the  issuance  of  at  least  six  false  and  misleading  press  releases  about  Profile  that
materially impacted the market for Profile’s stock (collectively, the “Press Releases”).
28. Tucker drafted the Press Releases, and Oran reviewed them and gave final approval
before they were issued to the public.
29. The Press Releases included quotes attributed to Oran that Tucker authored.
30. During this time period, Profile, Oran, and Tucker made material misstatements or
omissions in at least six Press Releases issued by the Company.
1.  Materially False and Misleading Press Releases Regarding a Purported Deal in Eswatini

31. From  no  later  than  October  10,  2018  until  at  least  March  6,  2019,  the  Defendants
made  misrepresentations  and  omissions  about  Profile  and  the  Eswatini  Ministry  of  Economic
Planning and Development (the “Eswatini Ministry”) in at least four separate press releases.
32. On October 10, 2018, Profile issued a press release, which Tucker authored and Oran
approved for distribution to the investing public (the “October 2018 Press Release).
33. The October 2018 Press Release:

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 a.      Announced that the Company had received “preliminary approval” from the
Eswatini Ministry to establish an “exclusive growing farm and processing plant for medical cannabis
and hemp” in Eswatini;
  b.        Touted  a  purported  agreement  with  Eswatini  that  would  grant  Profile
“exclusive license and permits” for ten years to: (1) operate an advanced hemp and medical cannabis
growing and manufacturing facility; (2) export hemp and medical cannabis worldwide; (3) operate a
medical  cannabis  research  and  development  laboratory;  and  (4)  create  a  training  facility  to  create
jobs for Eswatini citizens;
  c.    Claimed  that  Eswatini  would  provide  Profile  with  land  in  exchange  for
Profile’s investment of up to $5 million in the venture; and
  d.        Included  a  quote  attributed  to  Oran  stating  that  “this  opportunity  could
generate $20 to $30 million in annual revenues” and that “we anticipate our first flowers to be ready
to be sold within 12 months.”
34. The Defendants lacked any reasonable basis for making these representations in the
October 2018 Press Release.
35. The  representations  in  the  October  2018  Press  Release  were  materially  false  and
misleading.
36. Contrary  to  the  representation  in  the  October  2018  Press  Release  that  Profile  had
obtained  “preliminary  approval”  to  grow  and  cultivate  cannabis  in  Eswatini,  in  truth  Profile  had
received no such preliminary approval.
37. In truth, when the Defendants issued the October 2018 Press Release, the Defendants
had  received  nothing  more  than  a  September  3,  2018  letter  from  Eswatini’s  Ministry  stating  “We
refer to your letter dated 28 March 2018.  We thank you for your interest to invest in [Eswatini] in
this new and innovative field of business” (the “Letter”).

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38. In  the  Letter,  the  Eswatini  Ministry  explicitly  told  the  Defendants  that  the  Letter
“represents only an initial indication of [Eswatini’s] interest to engage with [Profile] with respect to
the new proposed operation.”
39. In the Letter, the Eswatini Ministry made no mention of any of the license or permit
terms the Defendants detailed in Profile’s October 2018 Press Release.  The Letter is bereft of any
reference to an exclusive license or permit, let alone one for ten years, to do anything, including but
not  limited  to,  an  advanced  hemp  and  medical  cannabis  growing  and  manufacturing  facility,
exporting  hemp  and  medical  cannabis  worldwide,  operating  a  medical  cannabis  research  and
development laboratory, or creating a training facility to create jobs for Eswatini citizens.
40. Accordingly, the representations in the October 2018 Press Release were false and
misleading.
41. However,  the  following  month,  the  Defendants  repeated  the  same  false  and
misleading promotion of Profile to the investing public.
42. On  November  13,  2018,  Oran  and  Tucker  caused  Profile  to  issue  another  press
release  authored  by  Tucker  and  approved  for  distribution  by  Oran  (the  “November  2018  Press
Release”).
43. In  the  November  2018  Press  Release,  the  Defendants  again  touted  Eswatini’s
“preliminary  approval”  for  Profile  to  establish  a  growing  farm  and  processing  plant  for  medical
cannabis and hemp in Eswatini.
44. When  the  Defendants  issued  the  November  2018  Press  Release  for  distribution  to
the  investing  public,  Eswatini  had  not  provided  any  such  preliminary  approval.    Accordingly,  the
November 13, 2018 Press Release was false.

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45. The  Defendants  continued  making  the  same  misrepresentations  about  Profile  and
Eswatini two months later, in a press release published January 16, 2019 that Tucker authored and
Oran approved for distribution (the “January 2019 Press Release”).
46. Less than two months later, on March 6, 2019, the Defendants issued a press release
on behalf of Profile announcing, among other things, that Profile’s application to grow and process
cannabis in Eswatini was “near[ing] approval.” (the “March 2019 Press Release”).
47. The  March  2019  Press  Release  was  false  and  misleading.  Far  from  being  near
approval,  when  the  March  2019  Press  Release  was  issued  the  Eswatini  Ministry  had  sent  nothing
more  than  the  September  3,  2018  Letter  –  explicitly  telling  the  Defendants  that  the  Ministry  was
expressing nothing more than an “initial indication of interest.”
48. The October 2018, November 2018, January 2019, and March 2019 Press Releases
were also materially misleading for another reason.
49. In 2018 and 2019, cannabis was illegal in Eswatini.
50. In  the  October  2018,  November  2018,  January  2019,  and  March  2019  Press
Releases, the Defendants touted Profile’s purported cannabis business deals with Eswatini, but failed
to disclose that cannabis was in fact illegal in Eswatini.
2.  Materially False and Misleading Tweets Regarding a Purported Deal in Eswatini

51. Tucker chose to retain the services of an individual with the initials “A.B.” in Canada
to provide graphics for social media posts.  Tucker sent A.B. press releases, A.B. created graphics,
and then A.B. emailed the graphics to Tucker for use in Profile’s social media posts.  Tucker then
caused Profile to post the social media posts on the technology application called Twitter (“tweets.”).
52. In October 2018, Tucker drafted and/or authorized for publication at least three tweet
messages that were published to the public on Profile’s Twitter account, making materially false and
misleading statements concerning the supposed Eswatini deal (the “October 2018 Twitter Posts”).

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53. In a message Tucker drafted and caused to be posted to Profile’s public Twitter page
on  October  10,  2018,  Profile  announced  that  Profile  “will  now  be  setting  up  a  major  Medical
Cannabis growing and processing operation and will be selling WORLDWIDE!”
54. Specifically, the tweet was as follows:

55. Similarly, on October 15, 2018, Tucker caused the following tweet to be published
on Profile’s Twitter page available to the public:

ProfHe Solutions Inc. @lncProfile · Oct 10, 2018
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Profile Solut;io n s  I nc. @lncProfile • Oct 15, 2018
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"  i  h  a projected up o  S 12 -  S 20 m i llion comi   g ram Cannabis and up to $
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56. On October 24, 2018, Tucker caused the following tweet to be posted on Profile’s
Twitter page available to the public:

57. In a message Tucker drafted and caused to be posted to Profile’s public Twitter page
on October 26, 2018, Profile announced that Eswatini was “set to grant [the Company] the required
licenses and permits to research, grow [and] distribute worldwide.”
58. The October 2018 Twitter Posts were false and misleading.
59. In the October 2018 Twitter Posts, Tucker, on behalf of Profile, touted the Eswatini
deal.  However, when Tucker published the October 2018 Twitter Posts on Profile’s social media
page, Eswatini had only sent the Defendants an “initial indication of interest” - and nothing more.
When  Tucker  posted  the  October  2018  Twitter  Posts  touting  Profile’s  expansion  of  its  cannabis
Profi e Solutions Inc. @lncProfile • Oct 24, 2018
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business to Eswatini, cannabis was illegal in Eswatini – a material fact Tucker knew and failed to
disclose.
3.  Materially False and Misleading Press Releases Regarding an International Distributor

60. In a December 4, 2018 press release drafted by Tucker and approved for distribution
by  Oran,  Profile  announced  that  it  had  granted  exclusive  distribution  rights  to  sell  its  cannabis
products in Mexico and Argentina to a company (which company is identified in this Complaint as
having the initials “RCS”) (the “December 2018 Press Release) “with a first year minimum guarantee
of $500,000 and 20% growth per year thereafter.”
61. The December 2018 Press Release included a quote from Oran explaining that with
medical cannabis now legal in Mexico and Argentina, there is “tremendous opportunity for growth”
and that RCS “will best monetize the opportunity” for Profile.
62. The December 2018 Press Release omitted material information necessary to make
the representations made in it not misleading.  Specifically, the release failed to mention that RCS
was not licensed, or otherwise legally able, to distribute Profile’s cannabis products in Mexico and
Argentina.
63. A  few  months  later,  on  March  21,  2019,  Profile  issued  another  press  release
regarding RCS, announcing that it had now granted that company exclusive distribution rights to sell
Profile’s products in Paraguay, Chile and Brazil, “with a first year minimum guarantee of $500,000
and 20% growth per year thereafter.” (March 2019 Press Release”).
64. In  a  quote  contained  in  the  March  2019  Press  Release,  Oran  stated  that  Profile
granted the additional distribution rights “[b]ased upon the success and commitment being made in
Mexico  and  Argentina  by  RCS,”  and  that  the  Company  expects  the  relationship  with  RCS  to
“continue to flourish to increasing revenues.”
65. The March 2019 Press Release is false and misleading for at least three reasons.

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66. First,  unlike  the  RCS  agreement  for  Mexico  and  Argentina,  the  distribution
agreement between Profile and RCS for Paraguay, Chile and Brazil did not provide for a “minimum
guarantee of $500,000 and 20% growth per year thereafter.”
67. Second, Oran’s quote claiming that Profile granted the additional distribution rights
based on RCS’s success in Mexico and Argentina is false and misleading.
68. RCS never obtained licenses to distribute Profile’s cannabis products in these two
countries and was therefore unable legally to make sales in those nations.
69. By  the  time  Profile  issued  the  March  2019  Press  Release,  RCS  had  only  ordered
about $7,200 in sample products from Profile over the course of several months and never sold any
of  it  in  Mexico  and  Argentina.    Thus,  contrary  to  the  press  release,  RCS  had  no  success  selling
Profile’s products in those countries.
70. Neither  Oran  nor  Tucker  ever  contacted  RCS  to  find  out  if  RCS  company  was
licensed  to  sell  cannabis  products  in  Mexico  and  Argentina.    Nor  did  Oran  and  Tucker  have  any
reasonable basis to claim that RCS had been successful in those markets.
71. At  all  relevant  times,  Tucker  knew  RCS  needed  to  file  documents  with  both  the
Mexican and Argentinian authorities in order to obtain licenses to sell cannabis products and had not
yet done so.
72. Third, the representation in the March 2019 Press Release that there was a “$500,000
minimum guarantee” was patently false.  There was no such guarantee.
B.  The False and Misleading Press Releases and Social Media Posts
Had a Material Impact on Profile’s Stock Price
73. The  false  and  misleading  Press  Releases  had  a  material  impact  on  Profile’s  stock
price.
74. Prior  to  the  Defendants  issuing  the  Press  Releases,  Profile’s  stock  price  hovered
around an average of $0.15 per share.

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75. However,  during  the  five-month  period  starting  from  when  Profile  issued  the
October 2018 Press Release until Profile issued the March 2019 Press Release, Profile’s stock price
increased by more than 75 percent, rising steadily and continuously to close at about $0.26 a share
on March 21, 2019.
76. Moreover, during this same five-month period, Profile’s share price closed as high
as $0.60.
77. Throughout  this  five-month  period,  Profile  met  the  definition  of  a  penny  stock
established  by  Section  3(a)(51)  and  Rule  3a51-1  of  the  Exchange  Act  because  it  did  not  list  net
tangible assets totaling more than $5 million in its SEC filings.
C.   Profile’s Materially False and Misleading Registration Statements
78. Through Oran and Tucker, Profile made false and misleading statements in filings
with the SEC regarding Tucker’s role at Profile and Profile’s Eswatini deal.
1.  Material Omissions Regarding Tucker’s Role at Profile
79. Profile, through Oran and Tucker, made false and misleading statements in Profile’s
October  19,  2018  Form  S-1  registration  statement    (“Registration  Statement”)  and  March  5,  2019
Form    S-1/A    amended    registration    statement    (“Amended    Statement”)    (collectively,    the
“Statements”).  Oran signed the registration statements as the chief executive officer of Profile.
80. Tucker  participated  in  drafting  the  Statements,  including  providing  information  to
the  drafting  attorney,  commenting  on  drafts,  providing  information  for  revisions  and  review,  and
Oran reviewed them and gave final approval before they were filed with the SEC.
81. The Statements both failed to disclose that Tucker was a de facto executive officer
of Profile.
82. In truth, Tucker, a convicted felon, acted as an executive officer of Profile beginning
no later than October 2018 and ending no earlier than May 2019, during which time:

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 a.       Tucker had significant influence over Profile’s affairs and played a key role in
Profile’s operations.  For example, Tucker decided when to issue press releases and what quotes to
include  in  them.    He  acted  as  Profile’s  liaison  with  the  Company’s  accountants  and  attorneys  in
preparing and finalizing the information contained in the registration statements.  Tucker dealt with
the Company’s stock transfer agent.  Oran heavily relied on Tucker for nearly all aspects of running
Profile, as Oran did not have any prior experience with running a public company.
 b.      Tucker was actively involved in drafting and editing portions of the Statements
on behalf of Profile and Tucker provided data that went into the filings, including information about
Eswatini and RCS.
  c.          Tucker  acted  on  behalf  of  Profile  to  serve  as  the  liaison  with  Profile’s
accountants and attorneys in preparing and finalizing the information contained in the Statements.
  d.          Tucker  acted  on  behalf of Profile to serve as the liaison with Profile’s stock
transfer agent.
 e.      Tucker had the authority to post information on behalf of Profile to the OTC
Market’s website.
   f.  Tucker drafted Profile agreements, such as the RCS distribution agreements,
and met with Profile’s business partners.
 g.  Tucker operated Profile’s Twitter social media account.
  h.        Tucker  chose  the  individual  responsible  for  handling  Profile’s  “investor
awareness services.”
83. Although Oran made the final decisions for Profile and was the signatory on Profile’s
financial accounts, Tucker had a central, executive-like role at the Company.

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84. As   Oran   has   admitted,   Tucker   served   as   Oran’s   “right   hand,”   Tucker   did
“everything” for Profile, and Tucker worked with Oran on a daily basis in connection with consulting
and management matters for Profile.
2.  Materially False and Misleading Representations About The Eswatini Deal
85. Profile’s Amended Statement also included the same information and repeated the
false claims made in the October 10, 2018 Press Release regarding the purported Eswatini deal.
86. Like the Press Releases, the Amended Statement falsely misrepresented that Profile
had obtained preliminary approval to grow and process medical cannabis and hemp in Eswatini and
omitted to disclose that it was illegal to grow cannabis in that country.
V.  CLAIMS FOR RELIEF
COUNT I
Fraud in Violation of Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(a) of the Exchange Act
Against all Defendants
87. The SEC repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 through 86 of this Complaint.
88. Oran,  Tucker,  and  Profile,  beginning  no  later  than  October  2018  and  ending  no
earlier than May 2019, directly or indirectly, by use of the means and instrumentalities of interstate
commerce,  or  of  the  mails,  in  connection  with  the  purchase  or  sale  of  securities,  knowingly  or
recklessly, employed devices, schemes or artifices to defraud in connection with the purchase or sale
of securities.
89. By reason of the foregoing, Oran, Tucker, and Profile, directly or indirectly violated,
and, unless restrained and enjoined, are reasonably likely to continue to violate, Section 10(b) of the
Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Exchange Act Rule 10b-5(a) [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(a)].

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COUNT II
In the Alternative,
Aiding and Abetting Violation of Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(a) of the Exchange Act
Against Tucker
90. The SEC repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 through 86 of this Complaint.
91. Oran and Profile, beginning no later than October 2018 and ending no earlier than
May 2019, directly or indirectly, by use of the means and instrumentalities of interstate commerce,
or  of  the  mails,  in  connection  with  the  purchase  or  sale  of  securities,  knowingly  or  recklessly,
employed  devices,  schemes  or  artifices  to  defraud  in  connection  with  the  purchase  or  sale  of
securities.
92. Tucker knowingly or recklessly provided substantial assistance to Profile and Oran
in their violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5(a) [17
CFR § 240.10b-5(a)] thereunder.
93. By reason of the foregoing, Tucker, directly or indirectly aided and abetted violations
of and, unless enjoined, is reasonably likely to continue to aid and abet violations of Section 10(b) of
the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5(a) [17 CFR § 240.10b5(a)] thereunder.
COUNT III
Fraud in Violation of Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(b) of the Exchange Act
Against all Defendants
94. The SEC repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 through 86 of this Complaint.
95. Oran,  Tucker,  and  Profile,  beginning  no  later  than  October  2018  and  ending  no
earlier than May 2019, directly or indirectly, by use of the means and instrumentalities of interstate
commerce,  or  of  the  mails,  in  connection  with  the  purchase  or  sale  of  securities,  knowingly  or
recklessly made untrue statements of material facts or omitted to state material facts in order to make
the statements made, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.

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96. By reason of the foregoing, Oran, Tucker, and Profile, directly or indirectly violated,
and, unless restrained and enjoined, are reasonably likely to continue to violate, Section 10(b) of the
Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Exchange Act Rule 10b-5(b) [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(b)].
COUNT IV
In the Alternative,
Aiding and Abetting Violation of Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(b) of the Exchange Act
Against Tucker
97. The SEC repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 through 86 of this Complaint.
98. Oran and Profile, beginning no later than October 2018 and ending no earlier than
May 2019, directly or indirectly, by use of the means and instrumentalities of interstate commerce,
or of the mails, in connection with the purchase or sale of securities, knowingly or recklessly made
untrue statements of material facts or omitted to state material facts in order to make the statements
made, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
99. Tucker knowingly or recklessly provided substantial assistance to Profile and Oran
in their violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5(b) [17
CFR § 240.10b-5(b)] thereunder.
100. By reason of the foregoing, Tucker, directly or indirectly aided and abetted violations
of and, unless enjoined, is reasonably likely to continue to aid and abet violations of Section 10(b) of
the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5(b) [17 CFR § 240.10b5(b)] thereunder.
COUNT V
Fraud in Violation of Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(c) of the Exchange Act
Against all Defendants
101. The SEC repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 through 86 of this Complaint.
102. Oran,  Tucker,  and  Profile,  beginning  no  later  than  October  2018  and  ending  no
earlier than May 2019, directly or indirectly, by use of the means and instrumentalities of interstate

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commerce,  or  of  the  mails,  in  connection  with  the  purchase  or  sale  of  securities,  knowingly  or
recklessly engaged in acts, practices, and courses of business which have operated, are now operating,
and will operate as a fraud upon the purchasers of such securities.
103. By reason of the foregoing, Oran, Tucker, and Profile, directly or indirectly violated,
and, unless restrained and enjoined, are reasonably likely to continue to violate, Section 10(b) of the
Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Exchange Act Rule 10b-5(c) [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(c)].
COUNT VI
In the Alternative,
Aiding and Abetting Violations of Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(c) of the Exchange Act

Against Tucker
104. The  Commission  realleges  Paragraphs  1  through  86  and  incorporates  them  by
reference herein.
105. Oran and Profile, beginning no later than October 2018 and ending no earlier than
May 2019, directly or indirectly, by use of the means and instrumentalities of interstate commerce,
or of the mails, in connection with the purchase or sale of securities, knowingly or recklessly engaged
in acts, practices, and courses of business which have operated, are now operating, and will operate
as a fraud upon the purchasers of such securities.
106. Tucker knowingly or recklessly provided substantial assistance to Profile and Oran
in their violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5(c) [17
CFR § 240.10b-5(c)] thereunder.
107. By reason of the foregoing, Tucker, directly or indirectly aided and abetted violations
of and, unless enjoined, is reasonably likely to continue to aid and abet violations of Section 10(b) of
the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5(c) [17 CFR § 240.10b5(c)] thereunder.

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COUNT VII
Fraud in the Offer or Sale of Securities in
Violation of Section 17(a)(1) of the Securities Act
Against All Defendants
108. The SEC repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 through 86 of this Complaint.
109. Oran,  Tucker,  and  Profile,  beginning  no  later  than  October  2018  and  ending  no
earlier than May 2019, directly or indirectly, by use of the means and instrumentalities of interstate
commerce, or of the mails, in connection with the offer or sale of securities, knowingly or recklessly
employed devices, schemes or artifices to defraud.
110. By  reason  of  the  foregoing,  these  Defendants,  directly  or  indirectly  violated,  and,
unless restrained and enjoined, are reasonably likely to continue to violate, Section 17(a)(1) of the
Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)(1)].
COUNT VIII
Fraud in the Offer or Sale of Securities in
Violation of Section 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act
Against All Defendants
111. The SEC repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 through 86 of this Complaint.
112. Oran,  Tucker,  and  Profile,  beginning  no  later  than  October  2018  and  ending  no
earlier than May 2019, directly or indirectly, by use of the means and instrumentalities of interstate
commerce, or of the mails, in connection with the offer or sale of securities, negligently engaged in
transactions, practices, or courses of business which operated or would have operated as a fraud or
deceit upon the purchasers..
113. By reason of the foregoing, Oran, Tucker, and Profile, directly or indirectly violated,
and, unless restrained and enjoined, are reasonably likely to continue to violate, Section 17(a)(3) of
the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)(3)].

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VI.  RELIEF REQUESTED
WHEREFORE, the SEC respectfully requests that the Court find that Defendants committed
the violations alleged and:
A.  Permanent Injunctions
Issue a Permanent Injunction, restraining and enjoining Profile, Tucker, Oran, their officers,
agents, servants, employees, attorneys, and all persons in active concert or participation with them,
and each of them, from violating Sections 17(a)(1) and (3) of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) of
the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder; and in the alternative as to the Exchange Act violations
against Tucker, restraining and enjoining Tucker, his officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys,
and  all  persons  in  active  concert  or  participation  with  them,  and  each  of  them,  from  aiding  and
abetting violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder.
Additionally,  given  Tucker’s  past  recidivism,  issue  a  Permanent  Injunction  restraining  and
enjoining Tucker from, directly or indirectly, including through any entity he owns or controls: (1)
participating in the issuance, offer, purchase or sale of any securities except for transactions in his
own  personal  brokerage  account;  and  (2)  participating  in  the  management,  supervision  of,  or
otherwise exercising control over, any commercial enterprise or project that issues, purchases or sells
securities.
B.  Penalties
Issue an Order directing all Defendants to pay civil money penalties pursuant to Section 20(d)
of the Securities Act, 15 U.S.C. § 77t(d), and Section 21(d) of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. § 78u(d).
C.  Officer and Director Bar
Issue an Order barring Oran and Tucker from serving as an officer or director of any public
company pursuant to Section 21(d) of the Exchange Act and Section 305(b)(5) of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act.

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D.  Penny Stock Bar
Issue and Order prohibiting Oran and Tucker from participating in any offering of a 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, under Exchange Act
Section 21(d)(6) [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(6)];
E.  Further Relief
Grant such other and further relief as may be necessary and appropriate.
F.  Retention of Jurisdiction
Further,  the  SEC  respectfully  requests  that  the  Court  retain  jurisdiction  over  this  action  in
order to implement and carry out the terms of all orders and decrees that it may enter, or to entertain
any  suitable  application  or  motion  by  the  SEC  for  additional  relief  within  the  jurisdiction  of  this
Court.
DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
 The Commission hereby demands a jury trial in this case on all issues so triable.

September 9, 2022    Respectfully submitted,

                                                By:            s/Amie            Riggle            Berlin_________
                                                            Amie            Riggle            Berlin,            Esq.
Senior Trial Counsel
Florida Bar No. 630020
Direct Dial: (305) 982-6322
Direct email: [email protected]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT  
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA 

CASE NO. 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, 
 

Plaintiff, 
 
v. 
 
PROFILE SOLUTIONS, INC.,  
DAN ORAN, and 
LEONARD M. TUCKER 
 

Defendants. 
  / 
 

COMPLAINT FOR INJUNCTIVE AND OTHER RELIEF 

Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) alleges: 

I. INTRODUCTION 

1. This case concerns a fraudulent penny stock scheme involving a purported 

cannabinoid and hemp company called Profile Solutions, Inc. (“Profile” or the “Company”).  

2. At the center of this fraudulent scheme are convicted felon and SEC recidivist 

Leonard M. Tucker and his colleague Dan Oran.  Oran held the title of CEO of Profile, while Tucker 

worked secretly in an executive capacity at Profile.  

3. To lure investors, Oran and Tucker, directly and through Profile, told a series of 

material misrepresentations and omissions to the investing public.   

4.  For example, Oran authorized Profile to issue press releases claiming, among other 

things, that Profile had obtained “preliminary approval” to grow and process medical cannabis and 

hemp in the Kingdom of Eswatini, a nation in Africa formerly known as Swaziland (“Eswatini”). 

5. This was false. In truth, when Oran authorized and Profile issued the press releases 

it was illegal to grow cannabis in Eswatini – a fact the Defendants failed to disclose to investors. 

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6. The Defendants made these same misrepresentations and omissions about Eswatini 

to the public in Profile’s registration filings with the SEC.  

7. And the Defendants did not stop there.  On a registration filing with the SEC that 

required Profile to identify all individuals acting in a management or executive capacity, the 

Defendants failed to disclose that Tucker, a convicted felon, acted as an executive of Profile. 

8. The fraudulent scheme operated behind multiple veils of secrecy built of the 

Defendants’ lies to conceal: (1) the true nature of Profile’s operations in Eswatini; (2) the fact that 

Profile’s purported business in Eswatini was a crime there; (3) that contrary to the Defendants’ 

representations, Profile did not have third parties poised and approved to distribute Profile’s cannabis 

products in Central and South America; and (4) that Tucker, a convicted felon and SEC recidivist, 

was acting in an executive or management capacity at Profile.  

9. These lies, and the scheme the Defendants employed to perpetuate them in 

connection with the offer, purchase, and sale of Profile penny stocks, form the basis of this action. 

II.  DEFENDANTS AND RELATED ENTITY 
 

A.  Defendants 

10. Profile is a Florida corporation with its principal office in Sunrise, Florida.  The 

Company was initially created as a Delaware corporation in 2006 and its original name was YaFarm 

Technologies, Inc.  On January 22, 2013, the Company effected a 5 for 1 stock split. In May 2014, 

the Company’s name changed to Integrative Stem Cell Holdings, Inc. (“Integrative”) after Integrative 

acquired the Company. On May 29, 2014, Integrative entered into a share exchange agreement 

pursuant to which they acquired the assets and business of Profile Solutions, Inc., a Florida 

corporation, and the Company’s name changed to Profile Solutions, Inc.   

11. From at least 2007 until June 2019, the Company’s shares were quoted on OTC Link 

(previously known as “Pink Sheets”), operated by OTC Markets Group, Inc.  The ticker symbol is  

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“PSIQ.”  On October 19, 2018, Profile filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the SEC.  On 

March 5, 2019, Profile filed an amended Form S-1/A registration statement with the SEC to sell up 

to 166,517,203 shares of its securities at $0.16 per share on behalf of certain selling shareholders.  

Profile’s registration statement has not yet gone effective.   

12. On June 18, 2019, the SEC issued an Order suspending trading in the securities of 

Profile for ten business days because of questions that were raised about the accuracy and adequacy 

of information in the marketplace relating to Profile’s common stock.   

13. Since the June 2019 trading suspension, quotes for Profile’s securities on OTC Link 

have been limited to unsolicited quoting activity. 

14. Oran resides in Pembroke Pines, Florida.  Oran has been the chief executive officer 

and president of Profile since December 2017.  Oran owns 38.3% of Profile’s common stock.   

15. Tucker resides in Boca Raton, Florida.  Contrary to the Profile website, which 

identified Tucker only as a consultant, Tucker has acted as an undisclosed de facto executive officer 

of Profile since no later than October 2018, and he owned 14.5% of Profile’s common stock.  Tucker 

is a former registered representative and was last associated in 1989 with F.D. Roberts Securities, 

Inc., a now defunct broker-dealer, where he was the chairman of the board.   

16. In September 1990, Tucker pled guilty to three felony counts of securities fraud, 

conspiracy to commit securities fraud, and violating a federal RICO statute.  U.S. v. Leonard Tucker, 

Case No. 90-132 (D. NJ Sept. 1990).  On October 14, 1993, the Court sentenced Tucker to 24 months 

in prison and he was released from federal prison in August 1995.   

17. On September 8, 1993, the SEC filed an enforcement action against Tucker in the 

Southern District of Florida, alleging that Tucker participated in a fraudulent scheme to manipulate 

the market prices of certain securities issued in connection with an initial public offering (IPO).  SEC 

v. Tucker, et al., Case No. 9:93-cv-08465 (S.D. Fla.) (J. Nesbitt).  In February 1994, the District 

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Court for the Southern District of Florida, by Tucker’s consent, permanently enjoined Tucker from 

violating the anti-fraud, registration, and broker-dealer books and records provisions of the federal 

securities laws, and ordered Tucker to disgorge $625,000 in ill-gotten gains.  

18. In January 1995, the SEC instituted administrative proceedings, made findings, and 

imposed remedial sanctions against Tucker, by his consent.  In the Matter of Leonard M. Tucker, 

Exchange Act Release No. 34-35262 (Jan. 1995).  Pursuant to that Order, Tucker remains 

permanently barred from associating with any broker-dealer, investment company, and investment 

adviser.   

B.  Related Entity 

19. Elite Products International, Inc. (“Elite”) is a Florida  Company.  Elite is a 

subsidiary of Profile.  On December 14, 2017, the Company entered into a Share Exchange 

Agreement with Elite and Elite’s stockholders, issuing an aggregate total of 600,000 shares which 

represented approximately 85% of the Company’s then-issued and outstanding common stock to 

acquire all of the issued and outstanding equity securities of Elite.  As part of this transaction, the 

Company’s authorized common stock increased to 1 million shares.  Through Elite, the Company is 

in the business of manufacturing, marketing and selling food products, such as cookies, candies, 

“crystal pop,” honey, multi-vitamins, topical products, and vaping liquids, containing extracts from 

the cannabinoid and industrial hemp plant. 

III.   JURISDICTION AND VENUE 

20. The Court has jurisdiction over this action pursuant to Sections 20(b), 20(d), and 

22(a) of the Securities Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 77t(b), 77t(d), and 77v(a); and Sections 21(d), 21(e), and 

Section 27 of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 78u(d), 78u(e), and 78aa.  This Court has personal 

jurisdiction over the Defendants, and venue is proper in the Southern District of Florida, because 

many of the Defendants' acts and transactions constituting violations of the Securities Act and the 

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Exchange Act occurred in the Southern District of Florida.  During the time of the violations at issue 

in this case, Profile’s principal office was located in the Southern District of Florida, Profile is a 

Florida corporation, and Oran and Tucker operated Profile out of the Southern District of Florida 

from no later than October 2018 until at least May 2019.  Oran, the chief executive officer and 

president of Profile since December 2017, resides in the Southern District of Florida.  Tucker, who 

acted as a de facto executive officer of Profile since no later than October 2018, resides in the 

Southern District of Florida. 

21. In connection with the conduct alleged in this Complaint, the Defendants, directly 

and indirectly, singly or in concert with others, have made use of the means or instrumentalities of 

interstate commerce, the means or instruments of transportation and communication in interstate 

commerce, and the mails. 

IV.  THE FRAUDULENT SCHEME 

22. According to its SEC filings, Profile, through its subsidiary Elite, is in the business 

of manufacturing, marketing and selling food products, such as cookies, candies, “crystal pop,” 

honey, multi-vitamins, topical products, and vaping liquids, containing extracts from the cannabinoid 

and industrial hemp plant. 

23. From at least 2007 until June 2019, Profile’s shares were quoted on OTC Link and 

following a trading suspension in July 2019, Profile’s shares on OTC Link have been limited to 

unsolicited quoting activity only. 

24. From 2007 through present, the Profile shares have been “penny stocks” and have 

qualified as such because, among other things, the securities were not an “NMS stock,” as defined in 

17 CFR 242.600(b)(55); (2) traded below five dollars per share during the relevant period; (3) Profile 

had net tangible assets and average revenue below the thresholds of Rules 3a51-1(g)(1) and (2) under 

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the Exchange Act; and (4) the securities did not meet any of the other exceptions from the definition 

of “penny stock” contained in Rule 3a51-1 under the Exchange Act.   

25. From no later than October 2018 until at least March 2019, Oran and Tucker, directly 

and through Profile, engaged in promotional activities through which they made a series of material 

misrepresentations and omissions in press releases, on social media, on the Profile website, and in 

SEC filings. 

26. The Defendants’ promotional activities materially impacted the market for Profile’s 

stock. 

A.  Materially False and Misleading Press Releases and Social Media Posts 

27. From no later than October 2018 until at least March 2019, Oran and Tucker 

participated in the issuance of at least six false and misleading press releases about Profile that 

materially impacted the market for Profile’s stock (collectively, the “Press Releases”).   

28. Tucker drafted the Press Releases, and Oran reviewed them and gave final approval 

before they were issued to the public.   

29. The Press Releases included quotes attributed to Oran that Tucker authored.   

30. During this time period, Profile, Oran, and Tucker made material misstatements or 

omissions in at least six Press Releases issued by the Company.   

1.  Materially False and Misleading Press Releases Regarding a Purported Deal in Eswatini 
 

31. From no later than October 10, 2018 until at least March 6, 2019, the Defendants 

made misrepresentations and omissions about Profile and the Eswatini Ministry of Economic 

Planning and Development (the “Eswatini Ministry”) in at least four separate press releases. 

32. On October 10, 2018, Profile issued a press release, which Tucker authored and Oran 

approved for distribution to the investing public (the “October 2018 Press Release). 

33. The October 2018 Press Release:  

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 a.      Announced that the Company had received “preliminary approval” from the 

Eswatini Ministry to establish an “exclusive growing farm and processing plant for medical cannabis 

and hemp” in Eswatini; 

 b.  Touted a purported agreement with Eswatini that would grant Profile 

“exclusive license and permits” for ten years to: (1) operate an advanced hemp and medical cannabis 

growing and manufacturing facility; (2) export hemp and medical cannabis worldwide; (3) operate a 

medical cannabis research and development laboratory; and (4) create a training facility to create 

jobs for Eswatini citizens;  

 c.  Claimed that Eswatini would provide Profile with land in exchange for 

Profile’s investment of up to $5 million in the venture; and  

 d.  Included a quote attributed to Oran stating that “this opportunity could 

generate $20 to $30 million in annual revenues” and that “we anticipate our first flowers to be ready 

to be sold within 12 months.”   

34. The Defendants lacked any reasonable basis for making these representations in the 

October 2018 Press Release. 

35. The representations in the October 2018 Press Release were materially false and 

misleading. 

36. Contrary to the representation in the October 2018 Press Release that Profile had 

obtained “preliminary approval” to grow and cultivate cannabis in Eswatini, in truth Profile had 

received no such preliminary approval.   

37. In truth, when the Defendants issued the October 2018 Press Release, the Defendants 

had received nothing more than a September 3, 2018 letter from Eswatini’s Ministry stating “We 

refer to your letter dated 28 March 2018.  We thank you for your interest to invest in [Eswatini] in 

this new and innovative field of business” (the “Letter”).  

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38. In the Letter, the Eswatini Ministry explicitly told the Defendants that the Letter 

“represents only an initial indication of [Eswatini’s] interest to engage with [Profile] with respect to 

the new proposed operation.”   

39. In the Letter, the Eswatini Ministry made no mention of any of the license or permit 

terms the Defendants detailed in Profile’s October 2018 Press Release.  The Letter is bereft of any 

reference to an exclusive license or permit, let alone one for ten years, to do anything, including but 

not limited to, an advanced hemp and medical cannabis growing and manufacturing facility, 

exporting hemp and medical cannabis worldwide, operating a medical cannabis research and 

development laboratory, or creating a training facility to create jobs for Eswatini citizens.   

40. Accordingly, the representations in the October 2018 Press Release were false and 

misleading. 

41. However, the following month, the Defendants repeated the same false and 

misleading promotion of Profile to the investing public. 

42. On November 13, 2018, Oran and Tucker caused Profile to issue another press 

release authored by Tucker and approved for distribution by Oran (the “November 2018 Press 

Release”). 

43. In the November 2018 Press Release, the Defendants again touted Eswatini’s 

“preliminary approval” for Profile to establish a growing farm and processing plant for medical 

cannabis and hemp in Eswatini.   

44. When the Defendants issued the November 2018 Press Release for distribution to 

the investing public, Eswatini had not provided any such preliminary approval.  Accordingly, the 

November 13, 2018 Press Release was false. 

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45. The Defendants continued making the same misrepresentations about Profile and 

Eswatini two months later, in a press release published January 16, 2019 that Tucker authored and 

Oran approved for distribution (the “January 2019 Press Release”).   

46. Less than two months later, on March 6, 2019, the Defendants issued a press release 

on behalf of Profile announcing, among other things, that Profile’s application to grow and process 

cannabis in Eswatini was “near[ing] approval.” (the “March 2019 Press Release”).  

47. The March 2019 Press Release was false and misleading. Far from being near 

approval, when the March 2019 Press Release was issued the Eswatini Ministry had sent nothing 

more than the September 3, 2018 Letter – explicitly telling the Defendants that the Ministry was 

expressing nothing more than an “initial indication of interest.”  

48. The October 2018, November 2018, January 2019, and March 2019 Press Releases 

were also materially misleading for another reason.   

49. In 2018 and 2019, cannabis was illegal in Eswatini. 

50. In the October 2018, November 2018, January 2019, and March 2019 Press 

Releases, the Defendants touted Profile’s purported cannabis business deals with Eswatini, but failed 

to disclose that cannabis was in fact illegal in Eswatini. 

2.  Materially False and Misleading Tweets Regarding a Purported Deal in Eswatini 
 

51. Tucker chose to retain the services of an individual with the initials “A.B.” in Canada 

to provide graphics for social media posts.  Tucker sent A.B. press releases, A.B. created graphics, 

and then A.B. emailed the graphics to Tucker for use in Profile’s social media posts.  Tucker then 

caused Profile to post the social media posts on the technology application called Twitter (“tweets.”).   

52. In October 2018, Tucker drafted and/or authorized for publication at least three tweet 

messages that were published to the public on Profile’s Twitter account, making materially false and 

misleading statements concerning the supposed Eswatini deal (the “October 2018 Twitter Posts”). 

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53. In a message Tucker drafted and caused to be posted to Profile’s public Twitter page 

on October 10, 2018, Profile announced that Profile “will now be setting up a major Medical 

Cannabis growing and processing operation and will be selling WORLDWIDE!” 

54. Specifically, the tweet was as follows: 

 

55. Similarly, on October 15, 2018, Tucker caused the following tweet to be published 

on Profile’s Twitter page available to the public: 

 

ProfHe Solutions Inc. @lncProfile · Oct 10, 2018 
We are very exci ed to repo t i a $PSIQ i. il l nm be setting pa najor 
Medical Cannabis growing and processing operation a d ill be sel ling 
WORLDWIDE!. his represe ts nonths o hard i. ork. More o come! 

111ance.yahoo.com/ ews/psiq-rece ... 

01 C)s 

Profile Solut;io n s Inc. @lncProfile • Oct 15, 2018 

Good Morning $PSIQ Share a lders. W e are ha rd at work w it our recently 
a nounced dea l o es ab li sh SPSIQ 's very own growing and processing p lan 
" i h a projected up o S 12 - S 20 m i ll ion comi g ram Cannabis and up to $ 

10 million o come from h e sale of CBD He p. Stay Tuned! 

0 :-1. 5 C) 9 

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56. On October 24, 2018, Tucker caused the following tweet to be posted on Profile’s 

Twitter page available to the public: 

 

57. In a message Tucker drafted and caused to be posted to Profile’s public Twitter page 

on October 26, 2018, Profile announced that Eswatini was “set to grant [the Company] the required 

licenses and permits to research, grow [and] distribute worldwide.”   

58. The October 2018 Twitter Posts were false and misleading.   

59. In the October 2018 Twitter Posts, Tucker, on behalf of Profile, touted the Eswatini 

deal.  However, when Tucker published the October 2018 Twitter Posts on Profile’s social media 

page, Eswatini had only sent the Defendants an “initial indication of interest” - and nothing more.  

When Tucker posted the October 2018 Twitter Posts touting Profile’s expansion of its cannabis 

Profi e Solutions Inc. @lncProfile • Oct 24, 2018 

Good Morning $PSIQ Share alders. We anticipate our 1rs flowers to be 
ready to be sold wi I i 12 01 ths. A er he ini ial rop, we plar o grow 
year-rout d. We an ici pate $ 2 - 20 illion to come rom e sa le of 
Can abis a1 d up o g 10 million to co e fro the sa le o C D! 

Q 10 Q 12 

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business to Eswatini, cannabis was illegal in Eswatini – a material fact Tucker knew and failed to 

disclose.  

3.  Materially False and Misleading Press Releases Regarding an International Distributor 
 
60. In a December 4, 2018 press release drafted by Tucker and approved for distribution 

by Oran, Profile announced that it had granted exclusive distribution rights to sell its cannabis 

products in Mexico and Argentina to a company (which company is identified in this Complaint as 

having the initials “RCS”) (the “December 2018 Press Release) “with a first year minimum guarantee 

of $500,000 and 20% growth per year thereafter.”   

61. The December 2018 Press Release included a quote from Oran explaining that with 

medical cannabis now legal in Mexico and Argentina, there is “tremendous opportunity for growth” 

and that RCS “will best monetize the opportunity” for Profile.   

62. The December 2018 Press Release omitted material information necessary to make 

the representations made in it not misleading.  Specifically, the release failed to mention that RCS 

was not licensed, or otherwise legally able, to distribute Profile’s cannabis products in Mexico and 

Argentina.   

63. A few months later, on March 21, 2019, Profile issued another press release 

regarding RCS, announcing that it had now granted that company exclusive distribution rights to sell 

Profile’s products in Paraguay, Chile and Brazil, “with a first year minimum guarantee of $500,000 

and 20% growth per year thereafter.” (March 2019 Press Release”).  

64. In a quote contained in the March 2019 Press Release, Oran stated that Profile 

granted the additional distribution rights “[b]ased upon the success and commitment being made in 

Mexico and Argentina by RCS,” and that the Company expects the relationship with RCS to 

“continue to flourish to increasing revenues.”  

65. The March 2019 Press Release is false and misleading for at least three reasons. 

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66. First, unlike the RCS agreement for Mexico and Argentina, the distribution 

agreement between Profile and RCS for Paraguay, Chile and Brazil did not provide for a “minimum 

guarantee of $500,000 and 20% growth per year thereafter.”   

67. Second, Oran’s quote claiming that Profile granted the additional distribution rights 

based on RCS’s success in Mexico and Argentina is false and misleading.   

68. RCS never obtained licenses to distribute Profile’s cannabis products in these two 

countries and was therefore unable legally to make sales in those nations.   

69. By the time Profile issued the March 2019 Press Release, RCS had only ordered 

about $7,200 in sample products from Profile over the course of several months and never sold any 

of it in Mexico and Argentina.  Thus, contrary to the press release, RCS had no success selling 

Profile’s products in those countries. 

70. Neither Oran nor Tucker ever contacted RCS to find out if RCS company was 

licensed to sell cannabis products in Mexico and Argentina.  Nor did Oran and Tucker have any  

reasonable basis to claim that RCS had been successful in those markets.   

71. At all relevant times, Tucker knew RCS needed to file documents with both the 

Mexican and Argentinian authorities in order to obtain licenses to sell cannabis products and had not 

yet done so.   

72. Third, the representation in the March 2019 Press Release that there was a “$500,000 

minimum guarantee” was patently false.  There was no such guarantee. 

B.  The False and Misleading Press Releases and Social Media Posts  
Had a Material Impact on Profile’s Stock Price 

73. The false and misleading Press Releases had a material impact on Profile’s stock 

price. 

74. Prior to the Defendants issuing the Press Releases, Profile’s stock price hovered 

around an average of $0.15 per share.   

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75. However, during the five-month period starting from when Profile issued the 

October 2018 Press Release until Profile issued the March 2019 Press Release, Profile’s stock price 

increased by more than 75 percent, rising steadily and continuously to close at about $0.26 a share 

on March 21, 2019.   

76. Moreover, during this same five-month period, Profile’s share price closed as high 

as $0.60.  

77. Throughout this five-month period, Profile met the definition of a penny stock 

established by Section 3(a)(51) and Rule 3a51-1 of the Exchange Act because it did not list net 

tangible assets totaling more than $5 million in its SEC filings. 

C.   Profile’s Materially False and Misleading Registration Statements 

78. Through Oran and Tucker, Profile made false and misleading statements in filings 

with the SEC regarding Tucker’s role at Profile and Profile’s Eswatini deal.  

1.  Material Omissions Regarding Tucker’s Role at Profile 

79. Profile, through Oran and Tucker, made false and misleading statements in Profile’s 

October 19, 2018 Form S-1 registration statement  (“Registration Statement”) and March 5, 2019 

Form S-1/A amended registration statement (“Amended Statement”) (collectively, the 

“Statements”).  Oran signed the registration statements as the chief executive officer of Profile.   

80. Tucker participated in drafting the Statements, including providing information to 

the drafting attorney, commenting on drafts, providing information for revisions and review, and 

Oran reviewed them and gave final approval before they were filed with the SEC.   

81. The Statements both failed to disclose that Tucker was a de facto executive officer 

of Profile.   

82. In truth, Tucker, a convicted felon, acted as an executive officer of Profile beginning 

no later than October 2018 and ending no earlier than May 2019, during which time:   

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 a.       Tucker had significant influence over Profile’s affairs and played a key role in 

Profile’s operations.  For example, Tucker decided when to issue press releases and what quotes to 

include in them.  He acted as Profile’s liaison with the Company’s accountants and attorneys in 

preparing and finalizing the information contained in the registration statements.  Tucker dealt with 

the Company’s stock transfer agent.  Oran heavily relied on Tucker for nearly all aspects of running 

Profile, as Oran did not have any prior experience with running a public company.   

 b.      Tucker was actively involved in drafting and editing portions of the Statements 

on behalf of Profile and Tucker provided data that went into the filings, including information about 

Eswatini and RCS.   

 c.     Tucker acted on behalf of Profile to serve as the liaison with Profile’s 

accountants and attorneys in preparing and finalizing the information contained in the Statements.   

 d.     Tucker acted on behalf of Profile to serve as the liaison with Profile’s stock 

transfer agent. 

 e.      Tucker had the authority to post information on behalf of Profile to the OTC 

Market’s website.   

   f.  Tucker drafted Profile agreements, such as the RCS distribution agreements, 

and met with Profile’s business partners.   

 g.  Tucker operated Profile’s Twitter social media account. 

 h.  Tucker chose the individual responsible for handling Profile’s “investor 

awareness services.”  

83. Although Oran made the final decisions for Profile and was the signatory on Profile’s 

financial accounts, Tucker had a central, executive-like role at the Company.  

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84. As Oran has admitted, Tucker served as Oran’s “right hand,” Tucker did 

“everything” for Profile, and Tucker worked with Oran on a daily basis in connection with consulting 

and management matters for Profile.   

2.  Materially False and Misleading Representations About The Eswatini Deal 

85. Profile’s Amended Statement also included the same information and repeated the 

false claims made in the October 10, 2018 Press Release regarding the purported Eswatini deal.   

86. Like the Press Releases, the Amended Statement falsely misrepresented that Profile 

had obtained preliminary approval to grow and process medical cannabis and hemp in Eswatini and 

omitted to disclose that it was illegal to grow cannabis in that country. 

V.  CLAIMS FOR RELIEF 

COUNT I 

Fraud in Violation of Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(a) of the Exchange Act 

Against all Defendants 

87. The SEC repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 through 86 of this Complaint. 

88. Oran, Tucker, and Profile, beginning no later than October 2018 and ending no 

earlier than May 2019, directly or indirectly, by use of the means and instrumentalities of interstate 

commerce, or of the mails, in connection with the purchase or sale of securities, knowingly or 

recklessly, employed devices, schemes or artifices to defraud in connection with the purchase or sale 

of securities. 

89. By reason of the foregoing, Oran, Tucker, and Profile, directly or indirectly violated, 

and, unless restrained and enjoined, are reasonably likely to continue to violate, Section 10(b) of the 

Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Exchange Act Rule 10b-5(a) [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(a)]. 

 

 

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COUNT II 

In the Alternative, 
Aiding and Abetting Violation of Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(a) of the Exchange Act 

Against Tucker 

90. The SEC repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 through 86 of this Complaint. 

91. Oran and Profile, beginning no later than October 2018 and ending no earlier than 

May 2019, directly or indirectly, by use of the means and instrumentalities of interstate commerce, 

or of the mails, in connection with the purchase or sale of securities, knowingly or recklessly, 

employed devices, schemes or artifices to defraud in connection with the purchase or sale of 

securities. 

92. Tucker knowingly or recklessly provided substantial assistance to Profile and Oran 

in their violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5(a) [17 

CFR § 240.10b-5(a)] thereunder.  

93. By reason of the foregoing, Tucker, directly or indirectly aided and abetted violations 

of and, unless enjoined, is reasonably likely to continue to aid and abet violations of Section 10(b) of 

the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5(a) [17 CFR § 240.10b5(a)] thereunder. 

COUNT III 

Fraud in Violation of Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(b) of the Exchange Act 

Against all Defendants 

94. The SEC repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 through 86 of this Complaint. 

95. Oran, Tucker, and Profile, beginning no later than October 2018 and ending no 

earlier than May 2019, directly or indirectly, by use of the means and instrumentalities of interstate 

commerce, or of the mails, in connection with the purchase or sale of securities, knowingly or 

recklessly made untrue statements of material facts or omitted to state material facts in order to make 

the statements made, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. 

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96. By reason of the foregoing, Oran, Tucker, and Profile, directly or indirectly violated, 

and, unless restrained and enjoined, are reasonably likely to continue to violate, Section 10(b) of the 

Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Exchange Act Rule 10b-5(b) [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(b)]. 

COUNT IV 

In the Alternative, 
Aiding and Abetting Violation of Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(b) of the Exchange Act 

Against Tucker 

97. The SEC repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 through 86 of this Complaint. 

98. Oran and Profile, beginning no later than October 2018 and ending no earlier than 

May 2019, directly or indirectly, by use of the means and instrumentalities of interstate commerce, 

or of the mails, in connection with the purchase or sale of securities, knowingly or recklessly made 

untrue statements of material facts or omitted to state material facts in order to make the statements 

made, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. 

99. Tucker knowingly or recklessly provided substantial assistance to Profile and Oran 

in their violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5(b) [17 

CFR § 240.10b-5(b)] thereunder.  

100. By reason of the foregoing, Tucker, directly or indirectly aided and abetted violations 

of and, unless enjoined, is reasonably likely to continue to aid and abet violations of Section 10(b) of 

the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5(b) [17 CFR § 240.10b5(b)] thereunder. 

COUNT V 

Fraud in Violation of Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(c) of the Exchange Act 

Against all Defendants 

101. The SEC repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 through 86 of this Complaint. 

102. Oran, Tucker, and Profile, beginning no later than October 2018 and ending no 

earlier than May 2019, directly or indirectly, by use of the means and instrumentalities of interstate 

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commerce, or of the mails, in connection with the purchase or sale of securities, knowingly or 

recklessly engaged in acts, practices, and courses of business which have operated, are now operating, 

and will operate as a fraud upon the purchasers of such securities. 

103. By reason of the foregoing, Oran, Tucker, and Profile, directly or indirectly violated, 

and, unless restrained and enjoined, are reasonably likely to continue to violate, Section 10(b) of the 

Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Exchange Act Rule 10b-5(c) [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(c)]. 

COUNT VI 

In the Alternative,  
Aiding and Abetting Violations of Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(c) of the Exchange Act 

 
Against Tucker 

104. The Commission realleges Paragraphs 1 through 86 and incorporates them by 

reference herein.  

105. Oran and Profile, beginning no later than October 2018 and ending no earlier than 

May 2019, directly or indirectly, by use of the means and instrumentalities of interstate commerce, 

or of the mails, in connection with the purchase or sale of securities, knowingly or recklessly engaged 

in acts, practices, and courses of business which have operated, are now operating, and will operate 

as a fraud upon the purchasers of such securities. 

106. Tucker knowingly or recklessly provided substantial assistance to Profile and Oran 

in their violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5(c) [17 

CFR § 240.10b-5(c)] thereunder.  

107. By reason of the foregoing, Tucker, directly or indirectly aided and abetted violations 

of and, unless enjoined, is reasonably likely to continue to aid and abet violations of Section 10(b) of 

the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5(c) [17 CFR § 240.10b5(c)] thereunder. 

 

 

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COUNT VII 

Fraud in the Offer or Sale of Securities in 
Violation of Section 17(a)(1) of the Securities Act 

Against All Defendants 

108. The SEC repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 through 86 of this Complaint. 

109. Oran, Tucker, and Profile, beginning no later than October 2018 and ending no 

earlier than May 2019, directly or indirectly, by use of the means and instrumentalities of interstate 

commerce, or of the mails, in connection with the offer or sale of securities, knowingly or recklessly 

employed devices, schemes or artifices to defraud. 

110. By reason of the foregoing, these Defendants, directly or indirectly violated, and, 

unless restrained and enjoined, are reasonably likely to continue to violate, Section 17(a)(1) of the 

Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)(1)]. 

COUNT VIII 

Fraud in the Offer or Sale of Securities in 
Violation of Section 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act 

Against All Defendants 

111. The SEC repeats and realleges paragraphs 1 through 86 of this Complaint. 

112. Oran, Tucker, and Profile, beginning no later than October 2018 and ending no 

earlier than May 2019, directly or indirectly, by use of the means and instrumentalities of interstate 

commerce, or of the mails, in connection with the offer or sale of securities, negligently engaged in 

transactions, practices, or courses of business which operated or would have operated as a fraud or 

deceit upon the purchasers.. 

113. By reason of the foregoing, Oran, Tucker, and Profile, directly or indirectly violated, 

and, unless restrained and enjoined, are reasonably likely to continue to violate, Section 17(a)(3) of 

the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)(3)]. 

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VI.  RELIEF REQUESTED 

WHEREFORE, the SEC respectfully requests that the Court find that Defendants committed 

the violations alleged and: 

A.  Permanent Injunctions 

Issue a Permanent Injunction, restraining and enjoining Profile, Tucker, Oran, their officers, 

agents, servants, employees, attorneys, and all persons in active concert or participation with them, 

and each of them, from violating Sections 17(a)(1) and (3) of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) of 

the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder; and in the alternative as to the Exchange Act violations 

against Tucker, restraining and enjoining Tucker, his officers, agents, servants, employees, attorneys, 

and all persons in active concert or participation with them, and each of them, from aiding and 

abetting violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder. 

Additionally, given Tucker’s past recidivism, issue a Permanent Injunction restraining and 

enjoining Tucker from, directly or indirectly, including through any entity he owns or controls: (1) 

participating in the issuance, offer, purchase or sale of any securities except for transactions in his 

own personal brokerage account; and (2) participating in the management, supervision of, or 

otherwise exercising control over, any commercial enterprise or project that issues, purchases or sells 

securities. 

B.  Penalties 

Issue an Order directing all Defendants to pay civil money penalties pursuant to Section 20(d) 

of the Securities Act, 15 U.S.C. § 77t(d), and Section 21(d) of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. § 78u(d). 

C.  Officer and Director Bar 

Issue an Order barring Oran and Tucker from serving as an officer or director of any public 

company pursuant to Section 21(d) of the Exchange Act and Section 305(b)(5) of the Sarbanes-Oxley 

Act. 

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D.  Penny Stock Bar 

Issue and Order prohibiting Oran and Tucker from participating in any offering of a 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, under Exchange Act 

Section 21(d)(6) [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(6)]; 

E.  Further Relief 

Grant such other and further relief as may be necessary and appropriate. 

F.  Retention of Jurisdiction 

Further, the SEC respectfully requests that the Court retain jurisdiction over this action in 

order to implement and carry out the terms of all orders and decrees that it may enter, or to entertain 

any suitable application or motion by the SEC for additional relief within the jurisdiction of this 

Court.  

DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL 

 The Commission hereby demands a jury trial in this case on all issues so triable. 
 

September 9, 2022    Respectfully submitted,  

 

    By: s/Amie Riggle Berlin_________ 
     Amie Riggle Berlin, Esq. 

Senior Trial Counsel 
Florida Bar No. 630020 
Direct Dial: (305) 982-6322 
Direct email: [email protected] 
 

     Attorney for Plaintiff 
     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
     801 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1950 
     Miami, Florida  33131 
     Telephone: (305) 982-6300     
     Facsimile:   (305) 536-4154 
 
 

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