SEC v. Leon Ali Parvizian; Arcturus Corporation; Aschere Energy LLC; Alfredo Gonzalez; AMG Energy, LLC; Robert Balunas, et al., No. LR-23767, Northern District of Texas (Mar. 3, 2017) — Press Release
raw: Arcturus Corporation, et al.
Arcturus Corporation, et al., No. 3:13-cv-04861 (Mar. 3, 2017)
Leon Ali Parvizian, Arcturus Corporation, and Aschere Energy LLC are accused of committing securities fraud by offering and selling interests in a drilling project in which they had no rights to parti
Leon Ali Parvizian, Arcturus Corporation, and Aschere Energy LLC are accused of committing securities fraud by offering and selling interests in a drilling project in which they had no rights to participate or share profits. The alleged fraud raised approximately $22 million from at least 380 investors nationwide between 2007 and 2011. Parvizian and his companies were ordered to pay $15.5 million in disgorgement and civil penalties, while other defendants, including Alfredo Gonzalez, AMG Energy, LLC, Robert Balunas, and R. Thomas & Co., LLC, were collectively ordered to pay $150,000. The defendants were also permanently enjoined from future violations of the antifraud, registration, and unregistered broker provisions of the federal securities laws.
Leon Ali Parvizian, Arcturus Corporation, and Aschere Energy LLC are accused of committing securities fraud by offering and selling interests in a drilling project in which they had no rights to participate or share profits. The alleged fraud raised approximately $22 million from at least 380 investors nationwide between 2007 and 2011. Parvizian and his companies were ordered to pay $15.5 million in disgorgement and civil penalties, while other defendants, including Alfredo Gonzalez, AMG Energy, LLC, Robert Balunas, and R. Thomas & Co., LLC, were collectively ordered to pay $150,000. The defendants were also permanently enjoined from future violations of the antifraud, registration, and unregistered broker provisions of the federal securities laws. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a final judgment against promoters and sellers of fraudulent oil and gas investments, including Leon Ali Parvizian, his companies Arcturus Corporation and Aschere Energy LLC, and sellers Alfredo Gonzalez, AMG Energy, Robert Balunas, and R. Thomas & Co. Between 2007 and 2011, Parvizian raised approximately $22 million from 380 investors by falsely claiming rights to profits from a drilling project he did not own, constituting securities fraud. The court found all defendants violated antifraud and registration laws and acted as unregistered broker-dealers. Parvizian and his companies were ordered to pay $15.5 million in disgorgement and penalties, while Gonzalez, Balunas, and their firms collectively paid $150,000, with all defendants subject to permanent injunctions barring future securities law violations. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a final judgment against promoters and sellers of fraudulent oil and gas investments, including Leon Ali Parvizian, his companies Arcturus Corporation and Aschere Energy LLC, and sellers Alfredo Gonzalez, AMG Energy, Robert Balunas, and R. Thomas & Co. Between 2007 and 2011, Parvizian raised approximately $22 million from 380 investors by falsely claiming rights to profits from a drilling project he did not own, constituting securities fraud. The court found all defendants violated antifraud and registration laws and acted as unregistered broker-dealers. Parvizian and his entities were ordered to pay $15.5 million in disgorgement and penalties, while Gonzalez, Balunas, and their companies collectively paid $150,000, with all defendants subject to permanent injunctions barring future securities law violations.
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- company arcturus corporation
- organization Arcturus Corporation
- person final judgment
- agency Securities and Exchange Commission
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- Securities and Exchange Commission obtained final judgment against all defendants
- Arcturus Corporation involved in fraudulent and unregistered offerings of oil and gas investments
- U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade imposed final judgment
- Securities and Exchange Commission filed action against Arcturus Corporation (No. 3:13-cv-04861-K)
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Litigation Release No. 23767 / March 3, 2017 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arcturus Corporation, et al., No. 3:13-cv-04861-K (N.D. Tex. filed Dec. 12, 2013) Court Enters Final Judgment Against Promoters and Sellers of Fraudulent Oil and Gas Investments On March 2, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a final judgment against all defendants in an action involving fraudulent and unregistered offerings of oil and gas investments. The final judgment, imposed by the Honorable Ed Kinkeade, U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, ordered the investments' promoters - Leon Ali Parvizian and his two Dallas-based companies, Arcturus Corporation and Aschere Energy LLC - to pay disgorgement and civil penalties totaling $15.5 million and imposed permanent injunctions against future violations of the antifraud, registration, and unregistered broker provisions of the federal securities laws. The judgment also ordered Alfredo Gonzalez and AMG Energy, LLC of Dallas, Tx., and Florida-based Robert Balunas and his company R. Thomas & Co., LLC, who sold the investment, collectively to pay monetary remedies totaling $150,000. The SEC's complaint, filed on December 16, 2013, alleged that, between 2007 and December 2011, Parvizian, through Arcturus and Aschere, raised approximately $22 million from at least 380 investors nationwide. On March 22, 2016, in a 50-page summary judgment order, the court found that Parvizian and his companies committed securities fraud by offering and selling interests in a drilling project in which they had no rights to participate or share profits. The court also found that all defendants had illegally offered and sold unregistered securities, and that Parvizian, Gonzalez, AMG Energy, Balunas, and R. Thomas & Co. acted as unregistered broker-dealers. The SEC's investigation was conducted by Ronda Blair, Ty Martinez, and Barbara Gunn of SEC's Fort Worth Regional Office. Jennifer Brandt, Timothy McCole and David Reece led the SEC's litigation. David Peavler supervised the case.
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Litigation Release No. 23767 / March 3, 2017 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arcturus Corporation, et al., No. 3:13-cv-04861-K (N.D. Tex. filed Dec. 12, 2013) Court Enters Final Judgment Against Promoters and Sellers of Fraudulent Oil and Gas Investments On March 2, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a final judgment against all defendants in an action involving fraudulent and unregistered offerings of oil and gas investments. The final judgment, imposed by the Honorable Ed Kinkeade, U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, ordered the investments' promoters - Leon Ali Parvizian and his two Dallas-based companies, Arcturus Corporation and Aschere Energy LLC - to pay disgorgement and civil penalties totaling $15.5 million and imposed permanent injunctions against future violations of the antifraud, registration, and unregistered broker provisions of the federal securities laws. The judgment also ordered Alfredo Gonzalez and AMG Energy, LLC of Dallas, Tx., and Florida-based Robert Balunas and his company R. Thomas & Co., LLC, who sold the investment, collectively to pay monetary remedies totaling $150,000. The SEC's complaint, filed on December 16, 2013, alleged that, between 2007 and December 2011, Parvizian, through Arcturus and Aschere, raised approximately $22 million from at least 380 investors nationwide. On March 22, 2016, in a 50-page summary judgment order, the court found that Parvizian and his companies committed securities fraud by offering and selling interests in a drilling project in which they had no rights to participate or share profits. The court also found that all defendants had illegally offered and sold unregistered securities, and that Parvizian, Gonzalez, AMG Energy, Balunas, and R. Thomas & Co. acted as unregistered broker-dealers. The SEC's investigation was conducted by Ronda Blair, Ty Martinez, and Barbara Gunn of SEC's Fort Worth Regional Office. Jennifer Brandt, Timothy McCole and David Reece led the SEC's litigation. David Peavler supervised the case.