2022-06-08 sec-litreleases judgment 150 KB 5,023 chars

SEC v. B21 Ltd., No. 1:18-cv-12058, District of Massachusetts (June 8, 2022) — Judgment

raw: its claims that relief defendant B21 Ltd. (“Relief Defendant”) is liable in unjust

its claims that relief defendant B21 Ltd. (“Relief Defendant”) is liable in unjust, No. 1:18-cv-12058 (June 8, 2022)

Caption
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Knox
summary

The SEC obtained a final judgment against relief defendant B21 Ltd. for unjust enrichment after the company received proceeds from fraud.

paragraph

The court found B21 Ltd. liable for disgorging $824,689 in net proceeds plus $119,266 in prejudgment interest, totaling $943,955. The judgment requires payment to the SEC within 30 days and mandates the transfer of a frozen Barclays Bank account balance. The court also ordered Barclays Bank (United Kingdom) to release the funds to the Commission.

narrative

The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted the SEC's motion for summary judgment against relief defendant B21 Ltd. The court found B21 Ltd. liable for unjust enrichment for receiving proceeds from fraud. As a result, the defendant is ordered to disgorge $824,689 in net proceeds plus $119,266 in prejudgment interest, amounting to a total obligation of $943,955. Additionally, Barclays Bank (United Kingdom) must transfer the entire balance of a frozen B21 Ltd. account to the Commission. The SEC will hold these funds for potential distribution to victims under court supervision. The court retains jurisdiction to enforce the judgment and assess post-judgment interest if necessary.

Enriched metadata

Scheme
non-corporate (60%)
Court
District of Massachusetts
Case No.
1:18-cv-12058
Disgorgement
$824,689
Classified non-corporate(confidence 60%). No EDGAR filing fingerprint (criminal/DOJ-side scheme). detection rule →
Statutes
28 U.S.C. §1961
Parties
Securities and Exchange CommissionRoger KnoxWintercap SA Inc.B21 Ltd.Pro Se Party Michael T. GastauerShamal Internaional FZESimone Gastauer FoehrWB21 DMCCWintercap SAWB21 N.A. Inc.C Capital CorpWB21 Us IncB2 Cap Inc.Silverton SA Inc.Raimund GastauerCity Group Alliance Inc.
Keywords
reliefcommissionshallfinalsecurities exchangeexchange commissionltdpaymentbankrelief liableliable unjustfinal reliefdocument pagecommission whichpayment made

Extracted insights

Dollar amounts 4
  • $944K $943,955 $100K–$1M
  • $944K $943,955 $100K–$1M
  • $825K $824,689 $100K–$1M
  • $119K $119,266 $100K–$1M
Entities 2
  • agency $943,955 to securities and exchange commission
  • person relief defendant
Triples 12
  • Securities And Exchange Commission moved for summary judgment on its claims against Relief Defendant
  • Relief Defendant ordered to pay $943,955 to Securities And Exchange Commission
  • Relief Defendant shall pay $943,955 to Securities And Exchange Commission within 30 days after entry of Final Judgment
  • Relief Defendant may transmit payment electronically to Commission
  • Relief Defendant may pay by certified check, bank cashier’s check, or United States postal money order payable to Securities And Exchange Commission
  • Relief Defendant shall transmit photocopies of evidence of payment and case identifying information to Commission’s counsel
  • Relief Defendant relinquishes all legal and equitable right, title, and interest in the funds
  • Commission shall hold the funds (the “Fund”) until further order of the Court
  • SEC may propose plan to distribute the Fund subject to Court approval
  • Commission may enforce judgment for disgorgement and prejudgment interest using collection procedures authorized by law
  • Relief Defendant shall pay post‑judgment interest on amounts due after 30 days of entry of Final Judgment
  • Barclays Bank (United Kingdom) shall transfer entire balance of frozen account to Commission
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Extracted body text (5,023c)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
___________________________________________

)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION,    )
)
Plaintiff, )
)
v. ) Case No.  1:18-cv-12058-RGS
)
ROGER KNOX, WINTERCAP SA, )
MICHAEL T. GASTAUER, WB21 US )
INC., SILVERTON SA INC., WB21 NA )
INC., C CAPITAL CORP., WINTERCAP )
SA INC. AND B2 CAP INC.  )
)
Defendants, )
and )
)
RAIMUND GASTAUER, SIMONE )
GASTAUER FOEHR, B21 LTD., SHAMAL )
INTERNATIONAL FZE, AND WB21 DMCC )
)
Relief Defendants. )
___________________________________________ )
FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO
RELIEF DEFENDANT B21 LTD.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) having moved for summary
judgment on
its claims that relief defendant B21 Ltd. (“Relief Defendant”) is liable in unjust
enrichment for having received proceeds of fraud, and Defendant having opposed the motion, the
Court now GRANTS the Commission’s motion, FINDS that Relief Defendant
B21 Ltd. is   liable
in unjust enrichment for receiving proceeds of fraud, and further orders as follows:
I.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED,  ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Relief Defendant is
liable for
disgorgement of $824,689, representing the net proceeds gained as a result of the

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conduct alleged in the Complaint, together with prejudgment interest thereon in the amount of
$119,266, for a total of $943,955.  Relief Defendant shall satisfy this obligation by paying
$943,955 to the Securities and Exchange Commission within 30 days after entry of this Final
Judgment.
Relief Defendant may transmit payment electronically to the Commission, which will
provide detailed ACH transfer/Fedwire instructions upon request.   Payment may also be made
directly from a bank account via Pay.gov through the SEC website at
http://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ofm.htm
.  Relief Defendant may also pay by certified check,
bank cashier’s check, or United States postal money order payable to the Securities and
Exchange Commission, which shall be delivered or mailed to
Enterprise Services Center
Accounts Receivable Branch
6500 South MacArthur Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73169

 and shall be accompanied by a letter identifying the case title, civil action number, and name of
this Court; B21 Ltd. as a relief defendant in this action; and specifying that payment is made
pursuant to this Final Judgment.
Relief Defendant shall simultaneously transmit photocopies of evidence of payment and
case identifying information to the Commission’s counsel in this action.  By making this
payment, Relief Defendant relinquishes all legal and equitable right, title, and interest in such
funds and no part of the funds shall be returned to Relief Defendant.
The Commission shall hold the funds (collectively, the “Fund”) until further order of this
Court.  The SEC may propose a plan to distribute the Fund subject to the Court’s approval, and
the Court shall retain jurisdiction over the administration of any distribution of the Fund.
The Commission may enforce the Court’s judgment for disgorgement and prejudgment

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interest by using all collection procedures authorized by law, including, but not limited to,
moving for civil contempt at any time after 30 days following entry of this Final Judgment.
Relief Defendant shall pay post judgment interest on any amounts due after 30 days of entry of
this Final Judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1961.
II.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that within 3 days after
being served with a copy of this Final Judgment, Barclays Bank (United Kingdom) shall transfer
the entire balance of the following Barclays Bank (United Kingdom) account which was frozen
pursuant to an Order of this Court to the Commission:
Account Owner Acct. Ending in:
B21 Ltd. ****0900
Barclays Bank (United Kingdom) may transmit payment electronically to the
Commission, which will provide detailed ACH transfer/Fedwire instructions upon request.
Payment may also be made directly from a bank account via Pay.gov through the SEC website at
http://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ofm.htm
.  Barclays Bank (United Kingdom) also may transfer
these funds by certified check, bank cashier’s check, or United States postal money order
payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission, which shall be delivered or mailed to
Enterprise Services Center
Accounts Receivable Branch
6500 South MacArthur Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73169
and shall be accompanied by a letter identifying the case title, civil action number, and name of
this Court; and specifying that payment is made pursuant to this Final Judgment.

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III.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that this Court shall retain
jurisdiction of this matter for the purposes of enforcing the terms of this Final Judgment.
IV.
There being no just reason for delay, pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, the Clerk is ordered to enter this Final Judgment forthwith and without further notice.
D
ated:  ______________, 2022
____________________________________
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

June 3
/s/ Richard G. Stearns
OCR text (5,490c · tika · 95% conf)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS 

___________________________________________ 
) 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, ) 
) 

Plaintiff, ) 
) 

v. ) Case No.  1:18-cv-12058-RGS 
) 

ROGER KNOX, WINTERCAP SA, ) 
MICHAEL T. GASTAUER, WB21 US ) 
INC., SILVERTON SA INC., WB21 NA ) 
INC., C CAPITAL CORP., WINTERCAP ) 
SA INC. AND B2 CAP INC.  ) 

) 
Defendants, ) 

and ) 
) 

RAIMUND GASTAUER, SIMONE ) 
GASTAUER FOEHR, B21 LTD., SHAMAL ) 
INTERNATIONAL FZE, AND WB21 DMCC ) 

) 
Relief Defendants. ) 

___________________________________________ ) 

FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO 
RELIEF DEFENDANT B21 LTD.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) having moved for summary 

judgment on its claims that relief defendant B21 Ltd. (“Relief Defendant”) is liable in unjust 

enrichment for having received proceeds of fraud, and Defendant having opposed the motion, the 

Court now GRANTS the Commission’s motion, FINDS that Relief Defendant B21 Ltd. is liable 

in unjust enrichment for receiving proceeds of fraud, and further orders as follows: 

I. 

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

liable for disgorgement of $824,689, representing the net proceeds gained as a result of the 

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conduct alleged in the Complaint, together with prejudgment interest thereon in the amount of 

$119,266, for a total of $943,955.  Relief Defendant shall satisfy this obligation by paying 

$943,955 to the Securities and Exchange Commission within 30 days after entry of this Final 

Judgment.     

Relief Defendant may transmit payment electronically to the Commission, which will 

provide detailed ACH transfer/Fedwire instructions upon request.   Payment may also be made 

directly from a bank account via Pay.gov through the SEC website at 

http://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ofm.htm.  Relief Defendant may also pay by certified check, 

bank cashier’s check, or United States postal money order payable to the Securities and 

Exchange Commission, which shall be delivered or mailed to  

Enterprise Services Center 
Accounts Receivable Branch 
6500 South MacArthur Boulevard 
Oklahoma City, OK 73169 
 

 and shall be accompanied by a letter identifying the case title, civil action number, and name of 

this Court; B21 Ltd. as a relief defendant in this action; and specifying that payment is made 

pursuant to this Final Judgment.   

Relief Defendant shall simultaneously transmit photocopies of evidence of payment and 

case identifying information to the Commission’s counsel in this action.  By making this 

payment, Relief Defendant relinquishes all legal and equitable right, title, and interest in such 

funds and no part of the funds shall be returned to Relief Defendant.   

The Commission shall hold the funds (collectively, the “Fund”) until further order of this 

Court.  The SEC may propose a plan to distribute the Fund subject to the Court’s approval, and 

the Court shall retain jurisdiction over the administration of any distribution of the Fund.   

The Commission may enforce the Court’s judgment for disgorgement and prejudgment 

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interest by using all collection procedures authorized by law, including, but not limited to, 

moving for civil contempt at any time after 30 days following entry of this Final Judgment.  

Relief Defendant shall pay post judgment interest on any amounts due after 30 days of entry of 

this Final Judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1961.   

II. 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that within 3 days after 

being served with a copy of this Final Judgment, Barclays Bank (United Kingdom) shall transfer 

the entire balance of the following Barclays Bank (United Kingdom) account which was frozen 

pursuant to an Order of this Court to the Commission: 

Account Owner Acct. Ending in: 
B21 Ltd. ****0900 

Barclays Bank (United Kingdom) may transmit payment electronically to the 

Commission, which will provide detailed ACH transfer/Fedwire instructions upon request.  

Payment may also be made directly from a bank account via Pay.gov through the SEC website at 

http://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ofm.htm.  Barclays Bank (United Kingdom) also may transfer 

these funds by certified check, bank cashier’s check, or United States postal money order 

payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission, which shall be delivered or mailed to  

Enterprise Services Center  
Accounts Receivable Branch  
6500 South MacArthur Boulevard 
Oklahoma City, OK 73169  

and shall be accompanied by a letter identifying the case title, civil action number, and name of 

this Court; and specifying that payment is made pursuant to this Final Judgment. 

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III. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that this Court shall retain 

jurisdiction of this matter for the purposes of enforcing the terms of this Final Judgment. 

IV. 

There being no just reason for delay, pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure, the Clerk is ordered to enter this Final Judgment forthwith and without further notice. 

Dated:  ______________, 2022 

____________________________________ 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

June 3

/s/ Richard G. Stearns

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