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)
The SEC obtained a final judgment against relief defendant B21 Ltd. for unjust enrichment after the company received proceeds from fraud.
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.
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.
Extracted insights
- $944K $943,955 $100K–$1M
- $944K $943,955 $100K–$1M
- $825K $824,689 $100K–$1M
- $119K $119,266 $100K–$1M
- agency $943,955 to securities and exchange commission
- person relief defendant
- 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
1 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 2 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 3 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. 4 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
1 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 Case 1:18-cv-12058-RGS Document 271 Filed 06/03/22 Page 1 of 4 2 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 Case 1:18-cv-12058-RGS Document 271 Filed 06/03/22 Page 2 of 4 3 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. Case 1:18-cv-12058-RGS Document 271 Filed 06/03/22 Page 3 of 4 4 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 Case 1:18-cv-12058-RGS Document 271 Filed 06/03/22 Page 4 of 4