SEC v. Olayinka Temitope Oyebola; and Olayinka Oyebola & Co. (Chartered Accountants), No. 1:24-cv-07363, Southern District of New York (Aug. 11, 2025) — Judgment
raw: FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT OLAYINKA OYEBOLA & CO.
FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT OLAYINKA OYEBOLA & CO., No. 1:24-cv-07363 (Aug. 11, 2025)
Olayinka Oyebola & Co. (Chartered Accountants) consented to a final judgment and a $100,000 penalty to resolve SEC charges of securities fraud.
Olayinka Oyebola & Co. (Chartered Accountants) was ordered to pay a $100,000 civil penalty to the SEC following allegations of violating the Securities Act of 1933 and the Exchange Act of 1934. The firm was permanently enjoined from engaging in fraudulent practices, such as creating false appearances regarding security prices or disseminating misleading information. The defendant entered the final judgment without admitting or denying the allegations.
The Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a final judgment against Olayinka Oyebola & Co. (Chartered Accountants) in the Southern District of New York. The SEC alleged that the firm violated Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act of 1934 by creating false appearances of trading markets and disseminating misleading information to investors. Without admitting or denying the allegations, the defendant consented to the court's jurisdiction and a permanent injunction against future securities fraud. As part of the settlement, the firm was ordered to pay a $100,000 civil penalty to the SEC within 30 days. The defendant also waived its right to appeal the judgment. The court retains jurisdiction to enforce the terms of this order.
Extracted insights
- $100K $100,000 $100K–$1M
- person general appearance
- company olayinka oyebola & co.
- agency Securities and Exchange Commission
- Securities And Exchange Commission filed Complaint
- Olayinka Oyebola & Co. entered General Appearance
- Olayinka Oyebola & Co. restrained and enjoined From Violating Section 17(a) Of The Securities Act
- Olayinka Oyebola & Co. restrained and enjoined From Violating Section 10(b) Of The Securities Exchange Act
- Judgment filed 08/11/2025
- Case number 1:24-cv-07363-AT-GWG
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, -v- OLAYINKA TEMITOPE OYEBOLA AND OLAYINKA OYEBOLA & CO. (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS), Defendants. No. 1:24-cv-07363-AT-GWG FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT OLAYINKA OYEBOLA & CO. (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS) The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Defendant Olayinka Oyebola & Co. having entered a general appearance; consented to the Court’s jurisdiction over Defendant and the subject matter of this action; consented to entry of this Final Judgment without admitting or denying the allegations of the Complaint (except as to jurisdiction); waived findings of fact and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal from this Final Judgment: I. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) [15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)] in the offer or sale of any security by the use of any means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or by use of the mails, directly or indirectly: (a)to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; 8/11/2025 2 (b)to obtain money or property by means of any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or (c)to engage in any transaction, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the purchaser. by, directly or indirectly, (i) creating a false appearance or otherwise deceiving any person about the price or trading market for any security, or (ii) making any false or misleading statement, or disseminating any false or misleading documents, materials, or information, concerning matters relating to a decision by an investor or prospective investor to buy or sell securities of any company. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a). II. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating, directly or indirectly, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5], by using any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce, or of the mails, or of any facility of any national securities exchange, in connection with the purchase or sale of any security: 3 (a)to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; (b)to make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or (c)to engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person. by, directly or indirectly, (i) creating a false appearance or otherwise deceiving any person about the price or trading market for any security, or (ii) making any false or misleading statement, or disseminating any false or misleading documents, materials, or information, concerning matters relating to a decision by an investor or prospective investor to buy or sell securities of any company. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a). III. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant shall pay a civil penalty in the amount of $100,000 to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Securities Act Seection 20(d) [15 U.S.C. § 77t(d)] and Exchange Act Section 21(d)(3) [15 U.S.C. §78u(d)(3)]. Defendant shall make this payment within 30 days after entry of this Final Judgment. Defendant may transmit payment electronically to the Commission, which will provide 4 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 . 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; Olayinka Oeyebola & Co. (Chartered Accountants) as a defendant in this action; and specifying that payment is made pursuant to this Final Judgment. 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, Defendant relinquishes all legal and equitable right, title, and interest in such funds and no part of the funds shall be returned to Defendant. The Commission shall send the funds paid pursuant to this Final Judgment to the United States Treasury. The Commission may enforce the Court’s judgment for penalties by the use of all collection procedures authorized by law, including the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act, 28 U.S.C. § 3001 et seq., and moving for civil contempt for the violation of any Court orders issued in this action. Defendant shall pay post-judgment interest on any amounts due after 30 days of the entry of this Final Judgment pursuant to 28 USC § 1961. 5 IV. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Consent is incorporated herein with the same force an d effect as if fully set forth herein, and that Defendant shall comply with all of the undertakings and agreements set forth therein. V. 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. The Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce the Final Judgment for one year from the date of this order. SO ORDERED. Dated: August 11, 2025 New York, New York
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, -v- OLAYINKA TEMITOPE OYEBOLA AND OLAYINKA OYEBOLA & CO. (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS), Defendants. No. 1:24-cv-07363-AT-GWG FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT OLAYINKA OYEBOLA & CO. (CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS) The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Defendant Olayinka Oyebola & Co. having entered a general appearance; consented to the Court’s jurisdiction over Defendant and the subject matter of this action; consented to entry of this Final Judgment without admitting or denying the allegations of the Complaint (except as to jurisdiction); waived findings of fact and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal from this Final Judgment: I. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) [15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)] in the offer or sale of any security by the use of any means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or by use of the mails, directly or indirectly: (a) to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; 8/11/2025 Case 1:24-cv-07363-AT-GWG Document 88 Filed 08/11/25 Page 1 of 5 2 (b) to obtain money or property by means of any untrue statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or (c) to engage in any transaction, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the purchaser. by, directly or indirectly, (i) creating a false appearance or otherwise deceiving any person about the price or trading market for any security, or (ii) making any false or misleading statement, or disseminating any false or misleading documents, materials, or information, concerning matters relating to a decision by an investor or prospective investor to buy or sell securities of any company. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a). II. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating, directly or indirectly, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5], by using any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce, or of the mails, or of any facility of any national securities exchange, in connection with the purchase or sale of any security: Case 1:24-cv-07363-AT-GWG Document 88 Filed 08/11/25 Page 2 of 5 3 (a) to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; (b) to make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or (c) to engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person. by, directly or indirectly, (i) creating a false appearance or otherwise deceiving any person about the price or trading market for any security, or (ii) making any false or misleading statement, or disseminating any false or misleading documents, materials, or information, concerning matters relating to a decision by an investor or prospective investor to buy or sell securities of any company. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a). III. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant shall pay a civil penalty in the amount of $100,000 to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Securities Act Seection 20(d) [15 U.S.C. § 77t(d)] and Exchange Act Section 21(d)(3) [15 U.S.C. §78u(d)(3)]. Defendant shall make this payment within 30 days after entry of this Final Judgment. Defendant may transmit payment electronically to the Commission, which will provide Case 1:24-cv-07363-AT-GWG Document 88 Filed 08/11/25 Page 3 of 5 4 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. 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; Olayinka Oeyebola & Co. (Chartered Accountants) as a defendant in this action; and specifying that payment is made pursuant to this Final Judgment. 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, Defendant relinquishes all legal and equitable right, title, and interest in such funds and no part of the funds shall be returned to Defendant. The Commission shall send the funds paid pursuant to this Final Judgment to the United States Treasury. The Commission may enforce the Court’s judgment for penalties by the use of all collection procedures authorized by law, including the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act, 28 U.S.C. § 3001 et seq., and moving for civil contempt for the violation of any Court orders issued in this action. Defendant shall pay post-judgment interest on any amounts due after 30 days of the entry of this Final Judgment pursuant to 28 USC § 1961. Case 1:24-cv-07363-AT-GWG Document 88 Filed 08/11/25 Page 4 of 5 5 IV. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Consent is incorporated herein with the same force and effect as if fully set forth herein, and that Defendant shall comply with all of the undertakings and agreements set forth therein. V. 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. The Court shall retain jurisdiction to enforce the Final Judgment for one year from the date of this order. SO ORDERED. Dated: August 11, 2025 New York, New York Case 1:24-cv-07363-AT-GWG Document 88 Filed 08/11/25 Page 5 of 5