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SEC v. Peter R. Quartararo, No. 2:21-cv-02305, Eastern District of New York (Apr. 15, 2026) — Judgment

raw: FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT PETER R. QUARTARARO

FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT PETER R. QUARTARARO, No. 2:21-cv-02305 (Apr. 15, 2026)

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SEC v. Peter R. Quartararo

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Scheme
corporate-fraud (90%)
Court
Eastern District of New York
Case No.
2:21-cv-02305
Classified corporate-fraud(confidence 90%). EDGAR detection: forms 10-K/10-Q/8-K· recall 56% / precision 8%. detection rule →
Statutes
15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)Section 17(a) of the Securities Act
Parties
Securities and Exchange CommissionPeter R. Quartararo
Keywords
securitiespeter quartararoordered adjudgedadjudged decreedsecurities exchangematerial factfalse misleadingsecurities offeringfurther orderedfinalmisleadingfalseinvestorfinal peterjma-jmw document

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Entities 3
  • person final judgment
  • person peter r. quartararo
  • agency Securities and Exchange Commission
Triples 5
  • Securities and Exchange Commission filed Motion for the Entry of Judgment by Default
  • Peter R. Quartararo is restrained from violating Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5
  • Peter R. Quartararo is restrained from violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933
  • Final Judgment binds Defendant's officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys
  • Final Judgment binds persons in active concert or participation with Defendant
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COM:MlSSION,

Plaintiff,

-against-

PETER R. QUARTARARO,

Defendant.

FILED
CLERK

3/31/2026 3:14 pm

U.S. DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

LONG ISLAND OFFICE

2:21 Civ. 2305 (JMA)(JMW)

FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT PETER R. QUARTARARO

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") having filed a Motion for the

En1:Iy of Judgment by Default against Defendant Peter R. Quartararo ("Defendant") pursuant to

Fed. R. Civ. P. 55 b)(2 and Local Rule 55.2, and the Court, having considered and granted the

Commission's Motion for En1:Iy of Judgment by Default:

I.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is

pe1manently restrained and enjoined from violating, directly or indirectly, Section IO(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 instrnmentality 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· (b) to make any un1:I11e statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact

necessa1y 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:

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 (i) creating a false appearance or otherwise deceiving any person,

 (ii) disseminating false or misleading documents, materials, or

 (iii) making, either orally or in writing, any false or misleading statement in any

communication with any investor or prospective investor, about: (A) any investment in

securities; (B) the prospects, success level, or assets of any company involved in a

securities offering; (C) the use of investor funds or proceeds; and/or (D) the risks

involved in investing in a securities offering, or

 (iv) any other conduct that violates said statute or rule.”

 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 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, by:

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 (i) creating a false appearance or otherwise deceiving any person,

 (ii)  disseminating false or misleading documents, materials, or

 (iii) making, either orally or in writing, any false or misleading statement in any

communication with any investor or prospective investor, about: (A) any investment in

securities; (B) the prospects, success level, or assets of any company involved in a

securities offering; (C) the use of investor funds or proceeds; and/or (D) the risks

involved in investing in a securities offering, or

 (iv) any other conduct that violates said statute or rule.”

 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 this Court shall retain

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

Dated:  ______________, _____

____________________________________
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

March 31 2026

/s/ JMA

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 
COM:MlSSION, 

Plaintiff, 

-against-

PETER R. QUARTARARO, 

Defendant. 

FILED 
CLERK 

3/31/2026 3:14 pm 

U.S. DISTRICT COURT 
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 

LONG ISLAND OFFICE 

2:21 Civ. 2305 (JMA)(JMW) 

FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT PETER R. QUARTARARO 

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") having filed a Motion for the 

En1:Iy of Judgment by Default against Defendant Peter R. Quartararo ("Defendant") pursuant to 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 55 b)(2 and Local Rule 55.2, and the Court, having considered and granted the 

Commission's Motion for En1:Iy of Judgment by Default: 

I. 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is 

pe1manently restrained and enjoined from violating, directly or indirectly, Section IO(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 instrnmentality 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· (b) to make any un1:I11e statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact 

necessa1y 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: 

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 (i) creating a false appearance or otherwise deceiving any person,  

 (ii) disseminating false or misleading documents, materials, or 

 (iii) making, either orally or in writing, any false or misleading statement in any 

communication with any investor or prospective investor, about: (A) any investment in 

securities; (B) the prospects, success level, or assets of any company involved in a 

securities offering; (C) the use of investor funds or proceeds; and/or (D) the risks 

involved in investing in a securities offering, or 

 (iv) any other conduct that violates said statute or rule.” 

 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 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, by: 

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 (i) creating a false appearance or otherwise deceiving any person,  

 (ii)  disseminating false or misleading documents, materials, or 

 (iii) making, either orally or in writing, any false or misleading statement in any 

communication with any investor or prospective investor, about: (A) any investment in 

securities; (B) the prospects, success level, or assets of any company involved in a 

securities offering; (C) the use of investor funds or proceeds; and/or (D) the risks 

involved in investing in a securities offering, or 

 (iv) any other conduct that violates said statute or rule.” 

 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 this Court shall retain 

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

 
Dated:  ______________, _____ 

____________________________________ 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

March 31 2026

/s/ JMA

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