SEC v. DEBORAH D. KELLEY, No. 1:16-cv-09829, Southern District of New York (Dec. 26, 2019) — Judgment
raw: SEC v. DEBORAH D. KELLEY
SEC v. DEBORAH D. KELLEY, No. 1:16-cv-09829 (S.D.N.Y. Dec. 26, 2019)
Deborah D. Kelley was subject to a final judgment and permanent injunction for violating the Securities Exchange Act and Securities Act, with her $180,684.30 disgorgement obligation satisfied via a related criminal case.
The SEC obtained a final judgment against Deborah D. Kelley for violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Section 17(a) of the Securities Act. Kelley was ordered to pay $168,721.39 in disgorgement plus $11,962.92 in prejudgment interest, totaling $180,684.30. The court noted that this financial obligation was satisfied through restitution and forfeiture orders from the related criminal case United States v. Kang, et al.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission secured a final judgment against Deborah D. Kelley for fraudulent conduct involving material misstatements and omissions in violation of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Securities Act of 1933. The court ordered Kelley to disgorge $168,721.39, plus $11,962.92 in prejudgment interest, for a total obligation of $180,684.30. This total amount was deemed satisfied in full by the restitution and forfeiture orders entered in the related criminal matter, United States v. Kang, et al. Consequently, the SEC dismissed its claims for additional civil monetary penalties against her. Furthermore, Kelley is permanently enjoined from future violations of the specified securities laws. The judgment also established that her debt related to these violations is non-dischargeable in bankruptcy.
Extracted insights
- $181K $180,684 $100K–$1M
- $169K $168,721 $100K–$1M
- $12K $11,962 $10K–$100K
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- U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION filed a Complaint against Deborah D. Kelley
- Deborah D. Kelley consented to the Court's jurisdiction and entry of this Final Judgment
- Court restrained and enjoined Deborah D. Kelley from violating Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5
- Court restrained and enjoined Deborah D. Kelley from violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act
- Court ordered Deborah D. Kelley to pay disgorgement of $168,721.39
- U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION filed a Complaint against Deborah D. Kelley
- Deborah D. Kelley consented to the Court's jurisdiction and entry of this Final Judgment
- Court restrained and enjoined Deborah D. Kelley from violating Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5
- Court restrained and enjoined Deborah D. Kelley from violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act
- Court ordered Deborah D. Kelley to pay disgorgement of $168,721.39
- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed Complaint
- Deborah D. Kelley entered general appearance
- Deborah D. Kelley consented to Court's jurisdiction
- Deborah D. Kelley consented to entry of Final Judgment
- Deborah D. Kelley waived findings of fact and conclusions of law
- Deborah D. Kelley waived right to appeal
- Court ordered permanent restraint and injunction against violating Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act
- Court ordered permanent restraint and injunction against violating Rule 10b-5
- Court ordered permanent restraint and injunction against violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act
- Defendant is restrained and enjoined from violating Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5
- Defendant is restrained and enjoined from violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act
- Defendant is liable for disgorgement of $168,721.39
- Defendant's officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys are bound by Final Judgment
- other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant are bound by Final Judgment
- U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION filed a Complaint against Deborah D. Kelley
- Deborah D. Kelley consented to the Court's jurisdiction and entry of this Final Judgment
- Court restrained and enjoined Deborah D. Kelley from violating Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5
- Court restrained and enjoined Deborah D. Kelley from violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act
- Court ordered Deborah D. Kelley to pay disgorgement of $168,721.39
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
NEW YORK
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION,
Plaintiff,
v.
DEBORAH D. KELLEY,
Defendant.
Case No. 16-cv-9829
FINAL JUDGMENT AS
TO DEFENDANT DEBORAH D. KELLEY
The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Deborah D.
Kelley ("Defendant") 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;
waived findings
of fact and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal from this Final
Judgment:
I.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is
permanently restrained and enjoined from violating, directly
or indirectly, Section lO(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule lOb-5
promulgated thereunder [17 C.F.R.
§ 240.l0b-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:
(a) to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;
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(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.
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).
IL
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;
(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.
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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
is
liable
for
disgorgement
of
$168,721.39,
representing
benefits
obtained
as
a result
of
the
conduct
alleged
in
the
complaint
in
this
matter,
plus
prejudgment
interest
thereon
in
the
amount
of
$11,962.92
for
a total
of
$180,684.30.
Defendant's
$180,684.30
payment
obligation
is
deemed
satisfied
in
full
by
the
Orders
of
Restitution
and
Forfeiture entered
against
the
Defendant
in
United
States
v.
Kang,
et
al.,
Crim.
No.
l:16-cr-837
(S.D.N.Y.).
Based
on
the
conviction
imposed
in
United
States
v.
Kang,
et
al.,
the
Commission
has
determined
to
dismiss
its
claims
for
civil
monetary
penalties
against
Defendant.
This
Final
Judgment,
and
any
payments
made
hereto,
do
not
affect
the
disgorgement
obligations,
if
any,
of
any
other
parties
to
this
matter.
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.
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V.
IT
IS
FURTHER
ORDERED,
ADJUDGED,
AND
DECREED
that,
for
purposes
of
exceptions
to
discharge
set
forth
in
Section
523
of
the
Bankruptcy
Code,
11
U.S.C.
§ 523,
the
allegations
in
the
complaint
are
true
and
admitted
by
Defendant,
and
further,
any
debt
for
disgorgment,
prejudgment
interest,
civil
penalty
or
other
amounts
due
by
Defendant
under
this
Final
Judgment
or
any
other
judgment,
order,
consent
order,
decree
or
settlement
agreement
entered
in
connection
with
this
proceeding,
is a debt
for
the
violation
by
Defendant
of
the
federal
securities
laws
or
any
regulation or
order
issued
under
such
laws,
as
set
forth
in
Section
523(a)(19)
of
the
Bankruptcy
Code,
11
U.S.C.
§ 523(a)(19).
VII.
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.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION,
Plaintiff,
v.
DEBORAH D. KELLEY,
Defendant.
Case No. 16-cv-9829
FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT DEBORAH D. KELLEY
The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Deborah D.
Kelley ("Defendant") 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;
waived findings of fact and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal from this Final
Judgment:
I.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is
permanently restrained and enjoined from violating, directly or indirectly, Section lO(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule lOb-5
promulgated thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 240.l0b-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:
(a) to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;
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(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.
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).
IL
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;
(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.
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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 is
liable for disgorgement of $168,721.39, representing benefits obtained as a result of the conduct
alleged in the complaint in this matter, plus prejudgment interest thereon in the amount of
$11,962.92 for a total of $180,684.30. Defendant's $180,684.30 payment obligation is deemed
satisfied in full by the Orders of Restitution and Forfeiture entered against the Defendant in
United States v. Kang, et al., Crim. No. l:16-cr-837 (S.D.N.Y.). Based on the conviction
imposed in United States v. Kang, et al., the Commission has determined to dismiss its claims for
civil monetary penalties against Defendant. This Final Judgment, and any payments made
hereto, do not affect the disgorgement obligations, if any, of any other parties to this matter.
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.
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V.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, for purposes of
exceptions to discharge set forth in Section 523 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 523, the
allegations in the complaint are true and admitted by Defendant, and further, any debt for
disgorgment, prejudgment interest, civil penalty or other amounts due by Defendant under this
Final Judgment or any other judgment, order, consent order, decree or settlement agreement
entered in connection with this proceeding, is a debt for the violation by Defendant of the federal
securities laws or any regulation or order issued under such laws, as set forth in Section
523(a)(19) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(19).
VII.
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.
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