SEC v. Dishant Gupta, No. 1:24-cv-12316, District of Massachusetts (July 30, 2025) — Judgment

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION,
Plaintiff,
C.A. No. 24-cv-12316 (JEK)
v.
DISHANT GUPTA,
Defendant.
[P
ROPOSED] FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT DISHANT GUPTA

The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Defendant
Dishant Gupta (“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 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:
(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
by: (i) buying or selling a security of any issuer, on the basis of material nonpublic information,
in breach of a fiduciary duty or other duty of trust or confidence that is owed directly, indirectly,
or derivatively, to the issuer of that security or the shareholders of that issuer, or to any other
person who is the source of the information; or (ii) by communicating material nonpublic
information about a security or issuer, in breach of a fiduciary duty or other duty of trust or
confidence, to another person or persons for purposes of buying or selling any security.
 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 FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, pursuant to Section
21(d)(2) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(2)], Defendant is prohibited from acting as an
officer or director of any issuer that has a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of
the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78l] or that is required to file reports pursuant to Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78o(d)].

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III
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is liable
for disgorgement of $260,078, representing net profits gained as a result of the conduct alleged
in the Complaint, together with prejudgment interest thereon in the amount of $36,801, for a total
of $296,879, which shall be offset by $260,078, the amount of forfeiture entered against
Defendant in United States v. Gupta, 24-cr-10279 (JEK) (D. Mass).  Defendant shall satisfy the
remaining payment obligation by paying $36,801 to the Securities and Exchange Commission
within
 30 days after entry of this Final Judgment.
 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.  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; Dishant Gupta 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

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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 Court finds that sending these funds to
the United States Treasury is consistent with equitable principles.
The Commission may enforce the Court’s judgment for disgorgement and prejudgment
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.
Defendant shall pay post judgment interest on any amounts due after 30 days of the entry
of this Final Judgment  pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961.
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, 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
disgorgement, 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).

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VI.
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.
Dated:  ______________, _____
____________________________________
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

July 29
2025

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, 

Plaintiff, 
C.A. No. 24-cv-12316 (JEK)

v. 

DISHANT GUPTA, 

Defendant. 

[PROPOSED] FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT DISHANT GUPTA 

The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Defendant 

Dishant Gupta (“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 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: 

(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 

by: (i) buying or selling a security of any issuer, on the basis of material nonpublic information, 

in breach of a fiduciary duty or other duty of trust or confidence that is owed directly, indirectly, 

or derivatively, to the issuer of that security or the shareholders of that issuer, or to any other 

person who is the source of the information; or (ii) by communicating material nonpublic 

information about a security or issuer, in breach of a fiduciary duty or other duty of trust or 

confidence, to another person or persons for purposes of buying or selling any security. 

 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 FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, pursuant to Section 

21(d)(2) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(2)], Defendant is prohibited from acting as an 

officer or director of any issuer that has a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of 

the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78l] or that is required to file reports pursuant to Section 15(d) of 

the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78o(d)]. 

 

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III. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is liable 

for disgorgement of $260,078, representing net profits gained as a result of the conduct alleged 

in the Complaint, together with prejudgment interest thereon in the amount of $36,801, for a total 

of $296,879, which shall be offset by $260,078, the amount of forfeiture entered against 

Defendant in United States v. Gupta, 24-cr-10279 (JEK) (D. Mass).  Defendant shall satisfy the 

remaining payment obligation by paying $36,801 to the Securities and Exchange Commission 

within 30 days after entry of this Final Judgment.   

 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.  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; Dishant Gupta 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 

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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 Court finds that sending these funds to 

the United States Treasury is consistent with equitable principles. 

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

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.   

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

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

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, 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 

disgorgement, 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). 

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VI. 

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. 

Dated:  ______________, _____ 

____________________________________ 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

July 29 2025

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