SEC v. EDWARD M. LABORIO

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,
 C.A. No. __-____
v.

EDWARD M. LABORIO,
JONATHAN FRAIMAN,
MATTHEW K. LAZAR,
ENVIT CAPITAL, LLC,
ENVIT CAPITAL GROUP, INC.,
ENVIT CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC.,
ENVIT CAPITAL PRIVATE WEALTH
MANAGEMENT, LLC,
ENVIT CAPITAL MULTI STRATEGY MIXED
INVESTMENT FUND I LP,
AETIUS GROUP, PLC, and
AETIUS GROUP, LLC,
 TRIAL BY JURY
 DEMANDED

Defendants.

COMPLAINT

 Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) alleges that:

 SUMMARY
1. From at least December 2006 through August 2009, Edward M. Laborio
(“Laborio”), acting through his related companies Envit Capital, LLC (“Envit LLC”), Envit
Capital Group, Inc. (“Envit Group”), Envit Capital Holdings, Inc. (“Envit Holdings”), Envit
Capital Private Wealth Management, LLC (“Envit Wealth”), Envit Capital Multi Strategy Mixed
Investment Fund I LP (“Envit Fund”), Aetius Group, PLC (“Aetius PLC”), and Aetius Group,
LLC (“Aetius LLC”) (collectively, the “Envit Companies”), raised up to $5.7 million from

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approximately 150 investors nationwide and overseas through five fraudulent and unregistered
securities offerings.
2. In January 2008, Laborio hired Jonathan Fraiman (“Fraiman”) as a “Marketing
and Investment Relations Executive” at Envit Fund and Envit LLC, as well as the Director and
Chief Compliance Officer of Envit Wealth.  In the course of the offerings and through the use of
various fraudulent offering documents, Laborio, Fraiman, and the Envit Companies made
multiple misrepresentations and misleading statements about the Envit Companies’ businesses,
revenues, financial projections, uses of investor funds, and historical returns generated by a
purported hedge fund that in reality never conducted any business.  Laborio, Fraiman, and the
Envit Companies’ strategy was to roll investors from prior offerings into subsequent offerings,
swapping shares already purchased for shares in the new offering, as well as to convince
investors to invest money in the new offering.
3. In September 2008, Laborio recruited Matthew Lazar (“Lazar”) to open a
Columbus, Ohio office for Envit Wealth, the investment advisory subsidiary of the Envit
Companies.  From October through December 2008, Lazar raised $585,000 from approximately
10 investors through the sale of a PIPE (private investment in a public equity) in Envit Group
(one of the five unregistered offerings).  Lazar misrepresented that the PIPE guaranteed an
annual 8.5% dividend, and that it was safe, like a fixed annuity or a CD.
4. Laborio commingled the proceeds from the offerings in Envit LLC’s bank
accounts.  He used investor proceeds in part to cover gambling losses, to make direct payments
to himself, and to cover personal expenses.
5. No investor has ever been able to sell any Envit Company-related shares, nor has

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any investor ever received a dividend from any investment in the Envit Companies.
6. By engaging in the transactions and practices alleged in this Complaint,
a. Laborio and the Envit Companies violated Sections 17(a)(1), (2), and (3) of the
Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”) [15 U.S.C. §§ 77q(a)(1), 77q(a)(2), and
77q(a)(3)] and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange
Act”) and Rules 10b-5(a), (b), and (c) thereunder [15 U.S.C. §78j(b) and 17
C.F.R. §§ 240.10b-5(a), 240.10b-5(b), and 240.10b-5(c)];

b. Fraiman and Lazar violated Securities Act Section 17(a)(2) [15 U.S.C.
§77q(a)(2)] and Exchange Act Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(b) thereunder [15
U.S.C. §78j(b) and 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(b)];

c. Laborio, Fraiman and Lazar violated Exchange Act Section 15(a)(1) [15 U.S.C.
§§ 78o(a)(1)]

d. Laborio, Fraiman, Lazar and Envit Wealth violated Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) [15 U.S.C. §§ 80b-6(1)
and 80b-6(2)];

e. Laborio, Fraiman, and Envit Wealth violated Advisers Act Section 206(4) and
Rule 206(4)-8 thereunder [15 U.S.C. §§ 80b-6(4) and 17 C.F.R. §275.206(4)-8];

f. Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit Holdings, and Aetius PLC violated
Sections 5(a) and (c) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §§ 77e(a) and 77e(c)];

g. Laborio violated Section 16 of the Exchange Act and Rule 16a-3 thereunder [15
U.S.C. § 78p and 17 C.F.R. § 240.16a-3]; and

h. Envit Fund and Aetius LLC violated Section 7(a) of the Investment Company Act
of 1940 (“Investment Company Act”) [15 U.S.C. § 80a-7(a)].

7. The conduct of the Defendants involved fraud, deceit, or deliberate or reckless
disregard of regulatory requirements, and resulted in substantial loss, or significant risk of
substantial loss, to other persons.
8. Unless enjoined, the Defendants will continue to engage in acts, practices, and
courses of business as set forth in this Complaint or in acts, practices, and courses of business of
similar object and purpose.  Accordingly, the Commission seeks the following against each

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Defendant:  (i) entry of a permanent injunction prohibiting further violations of the relevant
provisions of the federal securities laws; (ii) disgorgement of all ill-gotten gains, plus
prejudgment interest thereon; (iii) imposition of civil monetary penalties; (iv) as to Laborio,
Fraiman, and Lazar, a bar from participating in the offering of a penny stock; (v) as to Laborio
only, a bar from serving as an officer or director of publicly-traded company; and (vi) such other
equitable relief as the Court deems just and appropriate.
JURISDICTION
9. The Commission brings this action pursuant to Section 20(b) of the Securities Act
[15 U.S.C. § 77t(b)], Section 21(d) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)], Section 209 of the
Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-9], and Section 42(d) of the Investment Company Act [15 U.S.C.
§ 80a-42(d)].  This Court has jurisdiction over this action pursuant to Section 22(a) of the
Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77v(a)], Sections 21(d)(3), 21(e), and 27 of the Exchange Act [15
U.S.C. §§ 78u(d)(3), 78u(e), and 78aa], Section 214 of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-14],
and Section 44 of the Investment Company Act [15 U.S.C. § 80a-44].  Defendants, directly or
indirectly, have made use of the means and instrumentalities of interstate commerce or of the
mails in connection with the acts, transactions, practices, and courses of business alleged in this
Complaint.
10. Venue lies in this Court pursuant to Section 22(a) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C.
§ 77v(a)], Section 27 of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78aa], Section 214 of the Advisers Act
[15 U.S.C. § 80b-14], and Section 44 of the Investment Company Act [15 U.S.C. § 80a-44]
because, during the relevant period of time, Defendants Laborio and Fraiman resided in the
Boston, Massachusetts area; many of the Envit Companies maintained their principal places of

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business in Boston, Massachusetts; and a substantial portion of the conduct alleged in this
Complaint occurred within the District of Massachusetts.
DEFENDANTS
11. Edward M. Laborio, age 33, is currently a resident of Boca Raton, Florida,
though he resided in the Boston, Massachusetts area during the relevant period.  Laborio was the
founder of the Envit Companies.  He served in various capacities at the related entities, including
as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and sole Director of Envit Group, the publicly traded
company.  From November 2005 through December 2006, Laborio was a registered
representative with the Chicago Investment Group, LLC, (“CIG”) a registered broker-dealer at
the time.  Laborio has previously held Series 6, Series 7 and Series 63 securities licenses.
12. Jonathan Fraiman, age 32, is currently a resident of Lantana, Florida, though he
resided in the Boston, Massachusetts area during part of the relevant period.  During the relevant
period, Fraiman served as a “Marketing and Investment Relations Executive” at Envit Fund and
Envit LLC, as well as the Director and Chief Compliance Officer of Envit Wealth.  Fraiman
currently works as an investment adviser representative/registered representative at Merrill
Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. in Boca Raton, Florida.  Fraiman holds Series 7 and Series
66 securities licenses.
13. Matthew K. Lazar, age 32, is a resident of Westerville, Ohio.  Lazar worked for
Envit Wealth between September 2008 and January 2009.  Before joining Envit Wealth, Lazar
worked for approximately eight years as a financial adviser at Ameriprise Financial Services,
Inc. (“Ameriprise”), a registered investment adviser/broker-dealer.  Lazar is currently an
investment adviser and the founder/managing member of Trafalgar Wealth Management, LLC, a

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Dublin, Ohio state-registered financial advisory firm.  Lazar holds Series 7 and Series 66
securities licenses.
14. Envit Capital, LLC (“Envit LLC”) is a Delaware limited liability company
founded by Laborio in approximately fall 2006 with a principal place of business in Boston,
Massachusetts.  Envit LLC purported to invest in, and manage, private equity funds, hedge funds
and alternative investment vehicles.  On approximately August 25, 2008, Envit LLC became a
wholly owned subsidiary of Envit Group.  During the relevant period, Laborio served as the
Manager of Envit LLC.  Envit LLC is not, and has never been, registered with the Commission.
Envit LLC has not registered any securities with the Commission.  During the relevant period,
Laborio and Fraiman offered and sold shares of Envit LLC.
15. Envit Capital Group, Inc. (“Envit Group”) is a Delaware corporation founded
by Laborio on September 12, 2007 with a principal place of business in Boston, Massachusetts.
On approximately June 10, 2008, Envit LLC acquired Fortel, Inc. (“Fortel”), a shell corporation
formerly located in Fremont, California whose securities were formerly registered with the
Commission pursuant to Exchange Act Section 12(g).  On July 19, 2008, Laborio changed
Fortel’s name to Envit Capital Group, Inc.  On approximately August 25, 2008, Envit Group
became a publicly traded entity through a reverse merger with Envit LLC.  During the relevant
period, Laborio served as Envit Group’s Chairman, CEO and President, and the company served
as a holding company for several other entities created by Laborio.  On May 12, 2009, the
Commission suspended trading in the securities of Envit Group and on September 14, 2009, the
Commission revoked the registration of the registered securities of Envit Group for failure to file
required periodic reports.  During the relevant period, Laborio, Fraiman, and Lazar offered and

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sold private shares of Envit Group.
16. Envit Capital Holdings, Inc. (“Envit Holdings”) is a Delaware corporation
formed by Laborio on December 4, 2007 with a principal place of business in Boston,
Massachusetts.  On approximately August 25, 2008, Envit Holdings became a subsidiary of
Envit Group.  Envit Holdings is not, and has never been, registered with the Commission.  Envit
Holdings has not registered any securities with the Commission.  During the relevant period,
Laborio and Fraiman offered and sold shares of Envit Holdings.  Envit Holdings never
conducted any operations.
17. Envit Capital Private Wealth Management, LLC (“Envit Wealth”), formerly
Clary Asset Management, LLC (“Clary”), was a wholly-owned investment adviser subsidiary of
Envit Group with offices in Lubbock, Texas; Columbus, Ohio; and Boca Raton, Florida.  Envit
Group purchased Clary and renamed it Envit Wealth, a Delaware limited liability company, on
approximately September 25, 2008.  Fraiman was the Director and Chief Compliance Officer of
Envit Wealth.  Lazar was an employee/investment adviser representative of Envit Wealth.  Envit
Wealth, through Fraiman and Lazar, advised clients about investing in securities and received
compensation in the form of a percentage of the assets managed.  Clary was previously
registered with the Commission, and the registration was terminated on September 22, 2004.
Envit Wealth was never registered with the Commission.
18. Envit Capital Multi Strategy Mixed Investment Fund I LP (“Envit Fund”)
was a Boston, Massachusetts limited partnership founded by Laborio on March 19, 2007
purportedly to function as a hedge fund.  On approximately August 25, 2008, Envit Fund became
a wholly owned subsidiary of Envit Group.  Laborio was Envit Fund’s investment adviser.

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During the relevant period, Laborio and Fraiman offered investments in Envit Fund.  Envit Fund,
however, never conducted any operations.  Envit Fund is not, and has never been, registered with
the Commission.
19. Aetius Group, PLC (“Aetius PLC”) was a United Kingdom public limited
company located in Boca Raton, Florida and formed by Laborio.  Aetius purported to generate
income from its “managed funds” and from subsidiaries that specialized in “corporate equity,
real-estate specialization and financial services.” Aetius PLC is not, and has never been,
registered with the Commission.  Aetius PLC has not registered any securities with the
Commission.  During the relevant period, Laborio and Fraiman offered and sold shares of Aetius
PLC.  Aetius PLC never conducted any operations.
20.  Aetius Group, LLC (“Aetius LLC”) was a Delaware limited liability company
formed on July 8, 2009 by Laborio in Boca Raton, Florida to be a subsidiary of Aetius PLC.
According to the terms of the Aetius PLC offering, investor funds were directed into a bank
account in the name of Aetius LLC.  Aetius LLC is not, and has never been, registered with the
Commission.  Aetius LLC never conducted any operations.
FACTS
Laborio Used a Boiler Room to Solicit Investors in
Five Fraudulent and Unregistered Securities Offerings

21. Laborio formed the private entity Envit LLC in late 2006 and operated it out of
his apartment in Boston, Massachusetts, with the purported goals of:  (i) purchasing interests in
financial companies; and (ii) managing hedge funds and broker-dealer subsidiaries.
22. Laborio raised initial funding for Envit LLC from former overseas clients at CIG.
Between approximately December 2006 and mid-2007, Laborio used these initial investor funds

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and suffered significant losses at  Envit LLC.
23. In order to raise additional capital as a result of his losses, Laborio hired
approximately 20 salespeople to solicit investors via a boiler-room operation.  Laborio began
operating the boiler room in Boston, Massachusetts in early 2008, and transitioned it to Boca
Raton, Florida in late 2008/early 2009.
24. Laborio purchased lead sheets and provided his salespersons with scripts he
created containing sales pitches for a series of private placements in the Envit Companies.
Laborio admitted to the SEC staff that that he fabricated or inflated portions of the sales pitches.
For example, one of Laborio’s scripts claimed that shares were “Free Trading,” included a
“Dividend Paying out Quarterly,” and that investors would receive “2-3x return on money.”
25. By August 2009, Laborio and his sales force had raised up to $5.7 million dollars
from approximately 150 investors nationwide and overseas through five different offerings of
private stock in certain of the Envit Companies.  Laborio’s strategy was generally to roll
investors from prior offerings into subsequent offerings, swapping investor shares already
purchased for shares in the new offering, as well as convincing investors to invest additional
money in the new offering.
26. Laborio created the various offering documents by cutting and pasting from
different private placement documents he had obtained from the internet and elsewhere.  The
offerings were as follows:
a. Envit LLC private common “Class B shares” at $1.60 per share;
b. Envit LLC “Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred” stock at $1.00
per share—this offering included a 10% dividend “expected to be paid quarterly;”

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c. Envit Group “units” at $1.20 per unit—this offering was structured as a
PIPE, and included an 8.5% dividend;
d. Envit Holdings “Class A Common Stock” at $10 per share; and
e. Aetius PLC Common Stock at $0.50 per share.
27. None of the offerings was registered with the Commission, and none of the
offering materials contained audited financial statements.
Laborio and the Envit Companies Made Fraudulent
Statements in Offering Documents

28. Laborio and the Envit Companies intentionally or recklessly made numerous
misrepresentations and omissions in the offering documents Laborio created, regarding, among
other things, the status and success of business operations and financial projections.  For
example:
a. The Envit LLC private common stock offering memorandum states that
Envit LLC “raise[s], invests[s] and manage[s] private equity funds, hedge funds and alternate
investment vehicles.”  This document projects that “[w]e plan to grow our assets under
management significantly, to an estimated 1 billion dollars or a 96.8% compounded annual
growth rate.”  It also contains financial information projecting $20 million under management
and revenues of $1.7 million in 2008, $50 million under management and revenues of $4.225
million in 2009, and $100 million under management and revenues of $8.45 million in 2010.
b. The Envit Group PIPE and Envit Holdings offering memoranda also state
that they manage hedge funds.  The PIPE memorandum projects $1 billion under management
with $10 million in revenues in 2009, and $2 billion under management with $21 million in
revenues in 2010.  The Envit Holdings offering memorandum also projects “1 billion dollars

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under management by the end of 2011.”
c. The Aetius PLC offering memorandum states that it and its subsidiaries
manage hedge funds, private equity funds, and real estate funds.  The document projects $1
billion under management.  It also projects $100 million under management and $6.325 million
in revenues in 2009, $300 million under management and $18.975 million in revenues in 2010,
and $600 million under management and $37.950 million in revenues in 2011.
29. The statements in paragraph 28 by Laborio and (through Laborio) Envit LLC,
Envit Group, Envit Holdings, and Aetius PLC were false and misleading, at a minimum, for the
following reasons:
a.  None of the Envit Companies ever operated a private equity fund, hedge
fund, real estate fund, or other alternate investment vehicle.  In fact, the only purported hedge
fund affiliated with the Envit Companies, Envit Fund, never conducted any operations.
b. Contrary to the representations and projections that the Envit Companies
were financially healthy and growing, the Envit Companies were actually losing money.
30. Laborio, and (through Laborio) Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit Holdings, and
Aetius PLC knew that the statements in paragraph 28 were false and misleading because Laborio
admitted to the SEC staff that:
a. None of the Envit Companies ever operated a private equity fund, hedge
fund, real estate fund, or other alternate investment vehicle;
b. The financial projections in the offering memoranda lacked any
reasonable basis; and
c. The Envit Companies were losing money.

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Fraiman Made False and Misleading Statements to Investors
31. Laborio hired Fraiman in January 2008 as a “Marketing and Investment Relations
Executive” at Envit Fund and Envit LLC.  Fraiman’s duties included marketing the purported
hedge fund and the other Envit Companies’ investments to potential investors.  Laborio also
appointed Fraiman to be the Director and Chief Compliance Officer of Envit Wealth, the
investment adviser arm of the Envit Companies.
32. Fraiman was compensated by a salary of approximately $35,000 per year plus
approximately 10% of all funds he raised.
33. Fraiman drafted a marketing summary for Envit Fund, which he provided to at
least one investor on February 12, 2008.  This document falsely stated that Envit Fund’s total
return for 2007 was 43.7% and itemized false monthly returns in Envit Fund for the period
January 2007 through December 2007.  These purported returns were false and misleading
because Envit Fund had never conducted any operations.  Fraiman and Envit Fund (through
Fraiman) knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that these purported returns were false and
misleading, at a minimum, for the following reasons:
a. Laborio told Fraiman that Envit Fund had never conducted any operations;
b. Fraiman admitted that he used a PowerPoint presentation created by
Laborio and dated October 1, 2007 as the basis for creating the marketing summary.  The
PowerPoint presentation:  (i) touted Laborio’s purported stock trading profits of 43.7% in 2007;
(ii) stated that the purported trading profits occurred “prior to the launch and commencement of
Envit Capital Multi-Strategy Mixed Investment Fund I [i.e., Envit Fund];” and (iii) cited monthly
performance results from January through December 2007, even though the purported results for

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the period October through December 2007 would not have been known on October 1, 2007, the
date of the PowerPoint.  Fraiman pasted the false purported monthly results for all of 2007 from
Laborio’s PowerPoint presentation into his marketing summary.  Moreover, even though
Fraiman knew, or should have known based on the language in the PowerPoint presentation, that
Envit Fund did not exist in 2007 (and therefore could not have returned 43.7%), and that the
purported monthly returns for October through December 2007 were prospective, he altered the
language when he created the marketing summary to falsely represent that Envit Fund was an
operating entity in 2007 and returned 43.7%; and
c. The Envit Fund offering memorandum purportedly launching Envit Fund
was dated April 1, 2007, so there could not have been performance results for at least the first
three months of 2007 even if the Envit Fund had actually been an operating hedge fund.
34. Fraiman and, through Fraiman, Envit Wealth and Envit LLC, also intentionally or
recklessly made numerous false and misleading oral and written statements to investors,
including the following to an Ohio investor (a retired pipe fitter):
a. On approximately February 12, 2008, Fraiman telephoned the Ohio
investor to solicit an investment in the Envit LLC common stock offering.  During this telephone
call, Fraiman stated that Envit LLC’s hedge funds were doing better than other hedge funds in
the market.  This statement was false and misleading because Envit LLC was not operating any
hedge funds.  Fraiman and, through Fraiman, Envit Wealth and Envit LLC knew, or were
reckless in not knowing, that this statement was false and misleading based on, at a minimum,
conversations during which Laborio told Fraiman that Envit Fund never had any operations.
b. Subsequent to this telephone call, Fraiman and, through Fraiman, Envit

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Wealth and Envit LLC made the following statements to the Ohio investor in an email dated
February 12, 2008:
• Envit LLC is engaged in the management of hedge funds, private
equity funds, and real estate funds.

• Envit LLC’s maiden hedge fund returned 42.9% in 2006 and
43.7% in 2007.

• Shares in Envit LLC are paying a 5% to 10% dividend.  Envit
LLC’s projected revenue for 2008 is $8.3 million; the company has
no debt and is cash flow positive.

c. The statements in subparagraph 34b were false and misleading, and lacked
a reasonable basis, for the following reasons:
1) Envit LLC was not operating or managing any hedge funds,
private equity funds, or real estate funds;
2) Envit LLC was not paying any dividends; and
3) Contrary to the assertion that Envit LLC was financially healthy
and growing, the company was actually losing money.
d. Fraiman and, through Fraiman, Envit Wealth and Envit LLC knew, or
were reckless in not knowing, that the statements set forth in subparagraph 34b were false and
misleading, and lacked a reasonable basis, based on, at a minimum, conversations during which
Laborio told Fraiman that: (i) Envit LLC never operated any hedge funds, private equity funds,
or real estate funds; (ii) no investors had received any dividends; and (iii) Envit LLC was losing
money.
e. On or about August 26, 2008, Fraiman again telephoned the Ohio investor
to solicit an investment in the Envit LLC preferred stock offering.  During this telephone call,

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Fraiman and, through Fraiman, Envit Wealth and Envit LLC stated that the preferred shares
included a guaranteed annual fixed return of 10% to be paid quarterly.  This statement was false
and misleading because Envit LLC was not paying (and never had paid) any dividends or returns
to investors.  Fraiman and, through Fraiman, Envit Wealth and Envit LLC, knew, or were
reckless in not knowing, that this statement was false and misleading based on, at a minimum,
conversations during which Laborio told Fraiman that no investors had received any dividends
and that Fraiman should not tell investors that any dividends were “guaranteed.”
f. In the same telephone conversation, Fraiman advised the Ohio investor to
liquidate all his holdings in an IRA account and use those funds to invest in the Envit LLC
preferred shares.  Based on Fraiman’s advice and representations, the Ohio investor invested
$114,000 in Envit LLC in 2008, representing approximately 75% to 80% of his total retirement
funds available for investment at that time.  In late August 2008, Fraiman telephoned the Ohio
investor to inform him that the Envit LLC preferred shares would be converted to preferred
shares in Envit Group, a publicly-traded company.
g. In approximately mid-July 2009, Fraiman and Envit Wealth (through
Fraiman) made the following representations to the Ohio investor during at least two telephone
calls:
• By 2011, Envit Group will be generating approximately $30
million to $40 million in revenue.

• Envit Group is still in business, is growing, and is in far better
condition than when the investor first invested.

• The investor’s stock will be freely trading with no restrictions and
he can sell it.

• The investor has not lost any money.

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• There is no reason to worry.  The investment is safe and not at any
risk.

35. The statements set forth in paragraph 34g were false and misleading, and lacked a
reasonable basis, for the following reasons:
a. Contrary to Fraiman’s representations that Envit Group was financially
healthy and growing, the company was actually losing money; and
b. Contrary to Fraiman’s representations that the investor had not lost any
money and that his shares would be freely tradable, the Ohio investor has never been able to sell
any shares, nor has he ever received a dividend from any investment in any of the Envit
Companies.
36. Fraiman and Envit Wealth (through Fraiman) knew, or were reckless in not
knowing, that the statements set forth in paragraph 34g were false and misleading, and lacked a
reasonable basis, based on, at a minimum, conversations during which Laborio told Fraiman that
Envit Group was losing money and no investor had ever received any returns on any
investments.
37. Fraiman and, through Fraiman, Envit Wealth and Envit LLC, intentionally or
recklessly made the following false and misleading oral statements to a Texas investor (an
employee of a trucking transportation center):
a. During a July 31, 2008 in person meeting with the Texas investor to solicit
an investment in the Envit LLC preferred stock offering, Fraiman said that the Envit LLC
preferred shares pay a fixed 10% dividend, payable quarterly, through 2011.
b. During an August 22, 2008 in person meeting with the Texas investor to
solicit an investment in the Envit Group PIPE, Fraiman stated that the PIPE shares pay a quarterly

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fixed 10% dividend, and that funds were set aside to assure that the dividend would be paid.
38. The statements set forth in paragraph 37 were false and misleading, and lacked a
reasonable basis, because:  (i) Envit LLC and Envit Group were not paying (and never had paid)
any dividends or returns to investors; and (ii) no money had ever been set aside to assure that any
dividend would be paid.
39. Fraiman and, through Fraiman, Envit Wealth and Envit LLC, knew, or were
reckless in not knowing, that the statements set forth in paragraph 37 were false and misleading,
and lacked a reasonable basis, based on, at a minimum, conversations during which Laborio told
Fraiman that no investor had ever received any returns on any investments.  Moreover, Laborio
never told Fraiman that any funds were set aside to assure that any dividend would be paid.
40. Based on Fraiman’s representations, the Texas investor agreed to invest $200,000
in Envit Group preferred stock in August 2008.  In addition, the Texas investor’s wife, as trustee
for her 94 year old mother, agreed to invest an additional $145,000 of her mother’s funds in
Envit group preferred stock.
41. Fraiman and  Envit Wealth (through Fraiman) intentionally or recklessly also
made the following false and misleading statements to the Texas investor:
a. On August 23, 2008, Fraiman emailed the Texas investor, stating that once
payment was made for the shares, “they will be issuing your 10% dividend on a quarterly basis.”
b. On November 21, 2008, Fraiman emailed the Texas investor, stating that
Envit Group “is still growing and we plan on issuing a dividend very shortly according to the
board of directors and Ed.”
c. On February 3, 2009, Fraiman emailed the Texas investor, stating that

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“[w]e have zero debt and plenty of cash, the company is in no danger of failing right now or in
he [sic] future.  We will be updating all of the shareholders with current earnings as soon as our
auditor has completed them.  . .  . This is a growth stock as we are rapidly expanding and
purchasing other advisory businesses to bring in more revenue for the company.”
d. On March 31, 2009, Fraiman emailed the Texas investor, stating that
“[E]nvit is in better shape than when you invested originally and we are buying up defunct assets
at an alarming rate.”
e. At the end of June 2009, Fraiman told the Texas investor during a
telephone call that within six to eight weeks, Envit Group stock would pay a dividend, and the
investor would have the option to sell half of his Envit Group stock.
42. The statements set forth in paragraph 41 were false and misleading, at a
minimum, for the following reasons:
a. Contrary to Fraiman’s representations that Envit Group was financially
healthy and growing, the company was actually losing money;
b. Envit Group was not purchasing any “defunct assets;”
c. Contrary to Fraiman’s representations, the Texas investor--and all other
investors--has never been able to sell any shares, nor has any investor ever received a dividend
from any investment in the Envit Companies;
d. Envit Group had no “board of directors”--Laborio was the sole director;
and
e. Envit Group had never retained any auditor to provide audit or review
services.

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43. Fraiman and Envit Wealth (through Fraiman) knew, or were reckless in not
knowing, that the statements set forth in paragraph 41 were false and misleading, based on, at a
minimum, conversations during which Laborio told Fraiman that: (i) Envit Group was losing
money; (ii) no investor had ever received any dividends on any investment or was ever able to
sell any Envit Group private stock; and (iii) Envit Group had no board of directors other than
Laborio.  Moreover, Fraiman had no basis for claiming that Envit Group was purchasing
“defunct assets at an alarming rate” or that Envit Group ever retained any auditor to provide
audit or review services.
Lazar Made False and Misleading Statements and
Material Omissions to Investors in the Envit Group PIPE

44. In September 2008, Laborio hired Lazar as an investment adviser representative
to open a Columbus, Ohio branch office of Envit Wealth.  Lazar was the only employee in the
Ohio office.  Approximately 50 or 60 of Lazar’s former Ameriprise client families transferred
their managed accounts to Envit Wealth.  Of those client families, approximately two families
had more than $1 million in assets to invest; most had liquid assets in the $100,000 to $300,000
range.
45. Lazar admitted the following in testimony under oath with the SEC staff:
a.  Prior to joining Envit Wealth, he had no experience or education with
private offerings.
b. He only understood preferred stock “vaguely.”
c. In September 2008, his only attempt to educate himself about PIPEs was
through basic internet searches.
46. Fraiman emailed the Envit Group PIPE offering materials to Lazar on October 13,

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2008.  During his SEC testimony under oath, Lazar admitted that he did not read the PIPE
offering documents when he received them, but instead he “put them in a drawer.”
47. Despite Lazar’s lack of understanding preferred stocks or PIPEs, and despite not
having read the Envit Group PIPE offering materials, Lazar began soliciting approximately 20 of
his clients to invest in the Envit Group PIPE in October 2008.  Lazar and Envit Wealth (through
Lazar) repeatedly stated to clients that they should invest in the PIPE primarily because it came
with a “guaranteed” annual 8.5% dividend for five years.  Lazar compared the PIPE to “safe”
investments, such as fixed annuities or CDs.  Lazar also informed his clients that they could sell
their Envit Group investment after the expiration of a six-month holding period.
48. Lazar emailed at least one Ohio investor, on November 6, 2008, that “the best
deal out there is ours right now . . . the worst case scenario means you make 8.5% each year for
five years . . . After the required six month holding time, you can sell at anytime over those five
years and the 8.5% annual rate pays out each quarter at 2.125%.  Essentially you have a CD
growing at 8.5% for the next five years . . . .”
49. Lazar and, through Lazar, Envit Wealth’s statements in paragraphs 47 and 48
were false and misleading because:  (i) Envit Group did not pay (and had never paid) any
dividends; and (ii) the PIPE offering memoranda--which Lazar did not read prior to soliciting his
clients--did not guarantee a dividend or promise that the investment was “safe” like a fixed
annuity or CD.  In fact, the offering memoranda even stated that “no assurance can be made that
[the dividend] will take place.”
50. Lazar and Envit Wealth (through Lazar), knew, or were reckless in not knowing,
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Lazar admitted in testimony under oath with SEC staff that:  (i) he had no experience with
private offerings; and (ii) he never read the PIPE offering memoranda prior to making claims
that the PIPE dividend was “guaranteed” and that the investment was “safe” like a fixed annuity
or CD.  Lazar further admitted under oath that the first time he read the PIPE offering
memoranda was in approximately January 2009, after one of his investors pointed out that the
PIPE offering memoranda did not guarantee a dividend.
51. Based on Lazar’s representations, ten of his client families invested in the PIPE
between October and December 2008, in amounts ranging from $20,000 to $125,000, for a total
of $585,000.  These clients lived in Ohio and Illinois, ranged in age from early 20s to mid-60s,
and were employed, among other jobs, as an office manager, teacher, shoe salesperson,
information technology developer, and a secretary at a middle school who described herself as
“not a sophisticated investor.”
52. Lazar’s employment agreement provided a commission structure for introducing
investors into the PIPE:  $25,000 cash plus 4% of Envit Group stock for introducing $1 million
into the PIPE; and $50,000 cash plus 4% of Envit Group stock for introducing $2 million into the
PIPE.
53. Lazar did not disclose to any of his clients that he had not read the PIPE offering
memoranda or subscription documents prior to recommending the investment, nor did he
disclose that when he first received the PIPE offering documents in October 2008, he “put them
in a drawer.”
Laborio Used Offering Proceeds for Gambling and Other Personal Purposes
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proceeds raised through its offerings would primarily be used to pay for various business
acquisitions.  For example:
a. The Envit LLC offering memoranda stated that the company was raising
capital to (i) “grow our businesses and create new investment products;” and (ii) “provide us
with equity security that we can use to finance future strategic acquisitions.”
b. The Envit Group and Aetius PLC offering memoranda stated that the
company “intend[s] to use the net proceeds of this offering as follows for acquisition purposes of
existing financial firms.”
c. The Envit Holdings offering memoranda stated that the company would
use the proceeds to acquire three different “Rib Companies” in Ireland and Denmark, investment
companies, and other revenue generating companies.
55. Laborio and, through Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit Holdings, Envit
Wealth, Aetius PLC and Aetius LLC directly or indirectly obtained up to $5.7 million from
approximately 150 investors in more than 20 states and several foreign countries during the
course of the offerings.  Investors were located in Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Illinois,
Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, and Europe.  Laborio
deposited and commingled the funds in Envit LLC’s bank accounts.

56. Even though the offering materials represented that investor funds would
primarily be used to fund various business acquisitions, Laborio used investor funds for personal
and other purposes, including the following:
a.  He withdrew approximately $63,000 in cash between December 2006 and

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December 2008;
b. He wrote approximately $340,000 in checks payable to himself between
December 2006 and July 2009;
c. He wired over $100,000 to various casinos between April 2007 and
November 2007 for gambling purposes; and
d. He used investor proceeds to fund routine personal expenses such as trips
to video stores, restaurants, and pharmacies.
The Offerings Were Not Registered or Exempt From Registration
57. During the relevant period, Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit Holdings,
and Aetius PLC offered and sold securities to investors using the means or instruments of
interstate commerce including, but not limited to, telephones, the Internet, commercial couriers,
and the mails.
58. During the relevant period, no registration statements were in effect and no
registration statements were filed with the Commission for the securities sold by Laborio, Envit
LLC, Envit Group, Envit Holdings, or Aetius PLC.  Moreover, the securities transactions at issue
were not exempt from registration requirements.
Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, and Lazar Acted As Unregistered Brokers
59. During the relevant time, Laborio, Fraiman, and Lazar sold securities while acting
as unregistered brokers.  Among other things, Laborio, Fraiman, and Lazar used the telephone
and the mails to effect purchases and sales of securities in the offerings described herein.
Laborio, Fraiman, and Lazar were not affiliated with a broker-dealer registered with the
Commission during the time in which they sold securities to investors.  None of the Envit

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Companies was a broker-dealer registered with the Commission during the relevant time.
60. Laborio, Fraiman, and Lazar actively solicited investors to purchase securities,
and acted as the link between the issuer and the investors.  Laborio, Fraiman and Lazar also
advised investors about the merits of investing in the offerings.  Fraiman and Lazar also received
transaction-based compensation in the form of commissions based on a percentage of monies
raised.
Laborio Failed to File Required Forms
61. During the relevant time, Laborio served as the Chief Executive Officer and sole
Director of Envit Group.  During the time period in which Envit Group was an issuer required to
file periodic reports with the Commission, Laborio failed to file with the Commission any Forms
3, 4 or 5 (forms that certain insiders must file with the Commission concerning their holdings in
and purchases and sales of their company’s securities) despite holding and trading registered
securities of the issuer.
FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF

Fraud in the Offer or Sale of Securities
Violations of Securities Act Section 17(a)(1), (2), and (3) [15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)]
(Against Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit Holdings,
Envit Wealth, Envit Fund, Aetius PLC, and Aetius LLC)

62. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 61
as if fully set forth herein.
63. By engaging in the conduct described above, Defendants Laborio, Envit LLC,
Envit Group, Envit Holdings, Envit Wealth, Envit Fund, Aetius PLC, and Aetius LLC have,
directly or indirectly, with scienter, in the offer or sale of securities, by use of the means or
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employed a device, scheme or artifice to defraud, in violation of Section 17(a)(1) of the
Securities Act.
64. Defendants Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit Holdings, Envit Wealth,
Envit Fund, Aetius PLC, and Aetius LLC, directly or indirectly, in the offer or sale of securities,
by use of the means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or
by use of the mails, obtained money or property by means of untrue statements of material fact
or by omissions to state material facts necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in violation of Section 17(a)(2) of
the Securities Act.
65. Defendants Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit Holdings, Envit Wealth,
Envit Fund, Aetius PLC, and Aetius LLC, directly or indirectly, in the offer or sale of securities,
by use of the means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or
by use of the mails, engaged in transactions, practices, or courses of business which have been or
are operating as a fraud or deceit upon the purchasers of securities, in violation of Section
17(a)(3) of the Securities Act.
66. By reason of the foregoing, Defendants Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit
Holdings, Envit Wealth, Envit Fund, Aetius PLC, and Aetius LLC violated, and unless restrained
and enjoined, will continue to violate, Sections 17(a)(1), (2), and (3) of the Securities Act [15
U.S.C. §77q(a)].
SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF

Fraud in the Offer or Sale of Securities
Violations of Securities Act Section 17(a)(2) [15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)(2)]
(Against Fraiman and Lazar)

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67. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 61
as if fully set forth herein.
68. By engaging in the conduct described above, Defendants Fraiman and Lazar
directly or indirectly, in the offer or sale of securities, by use of the means or instruments of
transportation or communication in interstate commerce or by use of the mails, obtained money
or property by means of untrue statements of material fact or by omissions to state material facts
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, in violation of Section 17(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
69. By reason of the foregoing, Defendants Fraiman and Lazar violated, and unless
restrained and enjoined, will continue to violate, Section 17(a)(2) of the Securities Act [15
U.S.C. §77q(a)(2)].
THIRD CLAIM FOR RELIEF
Fraud in the Purchase or Sale of Securities
Violations of Exchange Act Section 10(b) and Rules 10b-5(a), (b), and (c)
[15 U.S.C. § 78j(b) and 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5]
(Against Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit Holdings,
Envit Wealth, Envit Fund, Aetius PLC, and Aetius LLC)

70. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 61
as if fully set forth herein.
71. By engaging in the conduct described above, Defendants Laborio, Envit LLC,
Envit Group, Envit Holdings, Envit Wealth, Envit Fund, Aetius PLC, and Aetius LLC have,
directly or indirectly, with scienter, by use of the means or instruments of interstate commerce or
by use of the mails, employed devices, schemes or artifices to defraud; made untrue statements
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in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or engaged in acts,
practices or courses of business which operated or would have operated as a fraud or deceit upon
any person, in connection with the purchase or sale of a security.
72. By reason of the foregoing, Defendants Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit
Holdings, Envit Wealth, Envit Fund, Aetius PLC, and Aetius LLC violated, and unless enjoined,
will continue to violate, Exchange Act Section 10(b) and Rules 10b-5(a), (b), and (c) [15 U.S.C.
§ 78j(b) and 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5].
FOURTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
Fraud in the Offer or Sale of Securities
Violations of Exchange Act Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(b)
[15 U.S.C. § 78j(b) and 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(b)]
(Against Fraiman and Lazar)

73. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 61
as if fully set forth herein.
74. By engaging in the conduct described above, Defendants Fraiman and Lazar have,
directly or indirectly, with scienter, by use of the means or instruments of interstate commerce or
by use of the mails, made untrue statements of material fact or omitted to state material facts
necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading, in connection with the purchase or sale of a security.
75. By reason of the foregoing, Defendants Fraiman and Lazar violated, and unless
enjoined, will continue to violate, Exchange Act Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(b) [15 U.S.C. §
78j(b) and 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(b)].

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FIFTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF

Fraud by Investment Advisers
Violations of Advisers Act Sections 206(1) and 206(2) [15 U.S.C. §80b-6(1) and 80b-6(2)]
(Against Laborio, Fraiman, Lazar, and Envit Wealth)

76. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 61
as if fully set forth herein.
77. During the relevant time period, Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, Lazar, and Envit
Wealth were investment advisers within the meaning of Section 202(a)(11) of the Advisers Act
[15 U.S.C. § 80b-2(a)(11)].
78. During the relevant period, Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, Lazar, and Envit
Wealth, by use of the mails, and the means and instrumentalities of interstate commerce, directly
or indirectly, while acting as investment advisers, knowingly, willfully, or recklessly:
a. Employed devices, schemes, or artifices to defraud clients or prospective clients;
and
b. Engaged in transactions, practices, and courses of business that operated as a
fraud or deceit upon clients or prospective clients.
79. By reason of the foregoing, Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, Lazar, and Envit
Wealth violated, and, unless enjoined, will continue to violate Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the
Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. §80b-6(1) and 80b-6(2)].
SIXTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF

Fraud by Investment Advisers to a Pooled Investment Vehicle
Violations of Advisers Act Section 206(4) and Rule 206(4)-8
[15 U.S.C. §80b-6(4) and 17 C.F.R. §275.206(4)-8]
(Against Laborio, Fraiman, and Envit Wealth)
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as if fully set forth herein.
81. During the relevant time period, Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, and Envit Wealth
were investment advisers within the meaning of Section 202(a)(11) of the Advisers Act [15
U.S.C. § 80b-2(a)(11)].
82. During the relevant time period, Defendants Envit Fund and Aetius LLC were
pooled investment vehicles within the meaning of Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-8(b) and Investment
Company Act Section 3(a) [17 C.F.R. §275.206(4)-8(b) and 15 U.S.C. §80a-3(a)].
83. During the relevant period, Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, and Envit Wealth, by
use of the mails, and the means and instrumentalities of interstate commerce, directly or
indirectly, while acting as investment advisers, knowingly, willfully, or recklessly engaged in
acts, practices, or courses of business that are fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative.
84. Among other things, Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, and Envit Wealth made
untrue statements of material fact or omitted to state material facts necessary to make the
statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading,
to investors or prospective investors in pooled investment vehicles; and otherwise engaged in
acts, practices, or courses of business that were fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative with
respect to investors or prospective investors in pooled investment vehicles.
85. By reason of the foregoing, Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, and Envit Wealth
violated, and, unless enjoined, will continue to violate Section 206(4) of the Advisers Act and
Rule 206(4)-8 thereunder [15 U.S.C. §80b-6(4) and 17 C.F.R. §275.206(4)-8].

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SEVENTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
Acting as Unregistered Broker-Dealers
Violations of Exchange Act Section 15(a)(1) [15 U.S.C. § 78o(a)(1)]
(Against Laborio, Fraiman, and Lazar)

86. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 61
as if fully set forth herein.
87. Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, and Lazar made use of the mails or means or
instrumentalities of interstate commerce to effect transactions in or to induce or attempt to induce
the purchase or sale of a security without being registered in accordance with Section 15 of the
Exchange Act.
88. By engaging in the conduct described above, Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, and
Lazar violated Section 15(a)(1) of the Exchange Act by acting as unregistered broker-dealers in
connection with their offer and sale of securities as described in this Complaint.
89. By reason of the foregoing, Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, and Lazar violated, and
unless enjoined will continue to violate, Section 15(a)(1) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §
78o(a)(1)].
EIGHTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF

Sale of Unregistered Securities
Violations of Exchange Act Sections 5(a) and (c) [15 U.S.C. §§ 77e(a), 77e(c)]
(Against Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit Holdings, and Aetius PLC)

90. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 61
as if fully set forth herein.
91. By engaging in the conduct described above, Defendants Laborio, Envit LLC,
Envit Group, Envit Holdings, and Aetius PLC have directly or indirectly, by use of the means or

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instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or by use of the mails,
offered and sold securities or carried or caused such securities to be carried through the mails or
in interstate commerce, for the purpose of sale or delivery after sale.
92. No valid registration statement was filed or in effect with the Commission and no
exemption from registration existed with respect to the securities and transactions described in
this Complaint.
93. By reason of the foregoing, Defendants Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit
Holdings, and Aetius PLC violated and, unless enjoined, will continue to violate, Sections 5(a)
and (c) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §§ 77e(a), 77e(c)].
NINTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
Failure to File Required Forms
Violations of Exchange Act Section 16(a) and Rule 16a-3
[15 U.S.C. § 78p(a) and 17 C.F.R. 240.16a-3]
(Against Laborio)

94. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 61
as if fully set forth herein.
95. Pursuant to Exchange Act Section 16(a) and Rule 16a-3 thereunder, persons who
are directors or officers of an issuer of securities registered under the Exchange Act are required
timely and accurately to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with the Commission disclosing information
about their holdings and trading in the corresponding issuer’s securities.
96. As set forth more fully above, Defendant Laborio owned and traded Envit Group
securities with respect to which he failed to file the required forms with the Commission.
97. By reason of the foregoing, Defendant Laborio has violated and, unless enjoined,
will continue to violate, Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 16a-3 thereunder [15 U.S.C.

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§ 78p(a) and 17 C.F.R. 240.16a-3].
TENTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
Transactions by Unregistered Investment Companies
Violations of Investment Company Act Section 7(a) [15 U.S.C. § 80a-7(a)]
(Against Envit Fund and Aetius LLC)

98. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 61
as if fully set forth herein.
99. As set forth more fully above, Defendants Envit Fund and Aetius LLC, while not
registered as investment companies, made use of the means or instruments of interstate
commerce to induce or attempt to induce the purchase or sale of a security in violation of Section
7(a) of the Investment Company Act.
100. By reason of the foregoing, Defendants Envit Fund and Aetius LLC violated and,
unless enjoined, will continue to violate, Section 7(a) of the Investment Company Act [15 U.S.C.
§ 80a-7(a)].
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, the Commission respectfully requests that the Court:
I.
Find that each of the Defendants committed the violations alleged in this Complaint;
II.
Enter an Injunction, in a form consistent with Rule 65(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, permanently restraining and enjoining each of the Defendants from violating the laws
and rules alleged against them in this Complaint;

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III.
 Order that each of the Defendants disgorge any and all ill-gotten gains, together with pre-
judgment interest, derived from the activities set forth in this Complaint;
IV.
 Order that each of the Defendants pay civil money penalties pursuant to Section 20(d) of
the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77t(d)], Section 21(d)(3) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §
78u(d)(3)], Section 209(e) of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-9(e)], and Section 42(e) of the
Investment Company Act [15 U.S.C. § 80a-42(e)];
V.
Order that Defendant Laborio be prohibited from acting as an officer or director of any
public company pursuant to Section 20(e) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77t(e)] and Section
21(d)(2) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(2)];
VI.
 Order that Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, and Lazar be prohibited from participating in an
offering of penny stock, including engaging in activities with a broker, dealer, or issuer for
purposes of issuing, trading, or inducing or attempting to induce the purchase or sale of any
penny stock, pursuant to Section 20(g) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77t(g)] and Section
21(d)(6) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(6)];
VII.
 Retain jurisdiction of this action in accordance with the principles of equity and the
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in order to implement and carry out the terms of all orders and
decrees that may be entered, or to entertain any suitable application or motion for additional

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relief within the jurisdiction of this Court; and
VIII.
Grant such other relief as this Court may deem just or appropriate.
DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL
Under Rule 38 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Commission demands trial by
jury in this action of all issues so triable.

DATED:  August 10, 2012
Respectfully submitted,

_________________________________
David H. London (BBO # 638289)
Eric A. Forni (BBO # 669685)
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND
    EXCHANGE COMMISSION
33 Arch Street, 23
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Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Email: [email protected]
Tel: (617) 573-8997 (London)
Fax: (617) 573-4590

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS 

 
  
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION,  
  

Plaintiff,  
 C.A. No. __-____  

v.  
  
EDWARD M. LABORIO, 
JONATHAN FRAIMAN, 
MATTHEW K. LAZAR, 
ENVIT CAPITAL, LLC, 
ENVIT CAPITAL GROUP, INC., 
ENVIT CAPITAL HOLDINGS, INC., 
ENVIT CAPITAL PRIVATE WEALTH 

MANAGEMENT, LLC, 
ENVIT CAPITAL MULTI STRATEGY MIXED 

INVESTMENT FUND I LP, 
AETIUS GROUP, PLC, and 
AETIUS GROUP, LLC, 

 TRIAL BY JURY 
 DEMANDED 

  
Defendants.  

  
 
 

COMPLAINT 
 
 Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) alleges that: 
 

 SUMMARY 

1. From at least December 2006 through August 2009, Edward M. Laborio 

(“Laborio”), acting through his related companies Envit Capital, LLC (“Envit LLC”), Envit 

Capital Group, Inc. (“Envit Group”), Envit Capital Holdings, Inc. (“Envit Holdings”), Envit 

Capital Private Wealth Management, LLC (“Envit Wealth”), Envit Capital Multi Strategy Mixed 

Investment Fund I LP (“Envit Fund”), Aetius Group, PLC (“Aetius PLC”), and Aetius Group, 

LLC (“Aetius LLC”) (collectively, the “Envit Companies”), raised up to $5.7 million from 

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approximately 150 investors nationwide and overseas through five fraudulent and unregistered 

securities offerings. 

2. In January 2008, Laborio hired Jonathan Fraiman (“Fraiman”) as a “Marketing 

and Investment Relations Executive” at Envit Fund and Envit LLC, as well as the Director and 

Chief Compliance Officer of Envit Wealth.  In the course of the offerings and through the use of 

various fraudulent offering documents, Laborio, Fraiman, and the Envit Companies made 

multiple misrepresentations and misleading statements about the Envit Companies’ businesses, 

revenues, financial projections, uses of investor funds, and historical returns generated by a 

purported hedge fund that in reality never conducted any business.  Laborio, Fraiman, and the 

Envit Companies’ strategy was to roll investors from prior offerings into subsequent offerings, 

swapping shares already purchased for shares in the new offering, as well as to convince 

investors to invest money in the new offering. 

3. In September 2008, Laborio recruited Matthew Lazar (“Lazar”) to open a 

Columbus, Ohio office for Envit Wealth, the investment advisory subsidiary of the Envit 

Companies.  From October through December 2008, Lazar raised $585,000 from approximately 

10 investors through the sale of a PIPE (private investment in a public equity) in Envit Group 

(one of the five unregistered offerings).  Lazar misrepresented that the PIPE guaranteed an 

annual 8.5% dividend, and that it was safe, like a fixed annuity or a CD. 

4. Laborio commingled the proceeds from the offerings in Envit LLC’s bank 

accounts.  He used investor proceeds in part to cover gambling losses, to make direct payments 

to himself, and to cover personal expenses. 

5. No investor has ever been able to sell any Envit Company-related shares, nor has 

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any investor ever received a dividend from any investment in the Envit Companies. 

6. By engaging in the transactions and practices alleged in this Complaint, 

a. Laborio and the Envit Companies violated Sections 17(a)(1), (2), and (3) of the 
Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”) [15 U.S.C. §§ 77q(a)(1), 77q(a)(2), and 
77q(a)(3)] and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange 
Act”) and Rules 10b-5(a), (b), and (c) thereunder [15 U.S.C. §78j(b) and 17 
C.F.R. §§ 240.10b-5(a), 240.10b-5(b), and 240.10b-5(c)]; 
 

b. Fraiman and Lazar violated Securities Act Section 17(a)(2) [15 U.S.C. 
§77q(a)(2)] and Exchange Act Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(b) thereunder [15 
U.S.C. §78j(b) and 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(b)]; 
 

c. Laborio, Fraiman and Lazar violated Exchange Act Section 15(a)(1) [15 U.S.C. 
§§ 78o(a)(1)] 
 

d. Laborio, Fraiman, Lazar and Envit Wealth violated Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of 
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) [15 U.S.C. §§ 80b-6(1) 
and 80b-6(2)]; 
 

e. Laborio, Fraiman, and Envit Wealth violated Advisers Act Section 206(4) and 
Rule 206(4)-8 thereunder [15 U.S.C. §§ 80b-6(4) and 17 C.F.R. §275.206(4)-8]; 
 

f. Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit Holdings, and Aetius PLC violated 
Sections 5(a) and (c) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §§ 77e(a) and 77e(c)]; 
 

g. Laborio violated Section 16 of the Exchange Act and Rule 16a-3 thereunder [15 
U.S.C. § 78p and 17 C.F.R. § 240.16a-3]; and 
 

h. Envit Fund and Aetius LLC violated Section 7(a) of the Investment Company Act 
of 1940 (“Investment Company Act”) [15 U.S.C. § 80a-7(a)]. 
 

7. The conduct of the Defendants involved fraud, deceit, or deliberate or reckless 

disregard of regulatory requirements, and resulted in substantial loss, or significant risk of 

substantial loss, to other persons. 

8. Unless enjoined, the Defendants will continue to engage in acts, practices, and 

courses of business as set forth in this Complaint or in acts, practices, and courses of business of 

similar object and purpose.  Accordingly, the Commission seeks the following against each 

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Defendant:  (i) entry of a permanent injunction prohibiting further violations of the relevant 

provisions of the federal securities laws; (ii) disgorgement of all ill-gotten gains, plus 

prejudgment interest thereon; (iii) imposition of civil monetary penalties; (iv) as to Laborio, 

Fraiman, and Lazar, a bar from participating in the offering of a penny stock; (v) as to Laborio 

only, a bar from serving as an officer or director of publicly-traded company; and (vi) such other 

equitable relief as the Court deems just and appropriate. 

JURISDICTION 

9. The Commission brings this action pursuant to Section 20(b) of the Securities Act  

[15 U.S.C. § 77t(b)], Section 21(d) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)], Section 209 of the 

Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-9], and Section 42(d) of the Investment Company Act [15 U.S.C. 

§ 80a-42(d)].  This Court has jurisdiction over this action pursuant to Section 22(a) of the 

Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77v(a)], Sections 21(d)(3), 21(e), and 27 of the Exchange Act [15 

U.S.C. §§ 78u(d)(3), 78u(e), and 78aa], Section 214 of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-14], 

and Section 44 of the Investment Company Act [15 U.S.C. § 80a-44].  Defendants, directly or 

indirectly, have made use of the means and instrumentalities of interstate commerce or of the 

mails in connection with the acts, transactions, practices, and courses of business alleged in this 

Complaint. 

10. Venue lies in this Court pursuant to Section 22(a) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. 

§ 77v(a)], Section 27 of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78aa], Section 214 of the Advisers Act 

[15 U.S.C. § 80b-14], and Section 44 of the Investment Company Act [15 U.S.C. § 80a-44]   

because, during the relevant period of time, Defendants Laborio and Fraiman resided in the 

Boston, Massachusetts area; many of the Envit Companies maintained their principal places of 

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business in Boston, Massachusetts; and a substantial portion of the conduct alleged in this 

Complaint occurred within the District of Massachusetts. 

DEFENDANTS 

11. Edward M. Laborio, age 33, is currently a resident of Boca Raton, Florida, 

though he resided in the Boston, Massachusetts area during the relevant period.  Laborio was the 

founder of the Envit Companies.  He served in various capacities at the related entities, including 

as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and sole Director of Envit Group, the publicly traded 

company.  From November 2005 through December 2006, Laborio was a registered 

representative with the Chicago Investment Group, LLC, (“CIG”) a registered broker-dealer at 

the time.  Laborio has previously held Series 6, Series 7 and Series 63 securities licenses. 

12. Jonathan Fraiman, age 32, is currently a resident of Lantana, Florida, though he 

resided in the Boston, Massachusetts area during part of the relevant period.  During the relevant 

period, Fraiman served as a “Marketing and Investment Relations Executive” at Envit Fund and 

Envit LLC, as well as the Director and Chief Compliance Officer of Envit Wealth.  Fraiman 

currently works as an investment adviser representative/registered representative at Merrill 

Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. in Boca Raton, Florida.  Fraiman holds Series 7 and Series 

66 securities licenses. 

13. Matthew K. Lazar, age 32, is a resident of Westerville, Ohio.  Lazar worked for 

Envit Wealth between September 2008 and January 2009.  Before joining Envit Wealth, Lazar 

worked for approximately eight years as a financial adviser at Ameriprise Financial Services, 

Inc. (“Ameriprise”), a registered investment adviser/broker-dealer.  Lazar is currently an 

investment adviser and the founder/managing member of Trafalgar Wealth Management, LLC, a 

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Dublin, Ohio state-registered financial advisory firm.  Lazar holds Series 7 and Series 66 

securities licenses.  

14. Envit Capital, LLC (“Envit LLC”) is a Delaware limited liability company 

founded by Laborio in approximately fall 2006 with a principal place of business in Boston, 

Massachusetts.  Envit LLC purported to invest in, and manage, private equity funds, hedge funds 

and alternative investment vehicles.  On approximately August 25, 2008, Envit LLC became a 

wholly owned subsidiary of Envit Group.  During the relevant period, Laborio served as the 

Manager of Envit LLC.  Envit LLC is not, and has never been, registered with the Commission.  

Envit LLC has not registered any securities with the Commission.  During the relevant period, 

Laborio and Fraiman offered and sold shares of Envit LLC. 

15. Envit Capital Group, Inc. (“Envit Group”) is a Delaware corporation founded 

by Laborio on September 12, 2007 with a principal place of business in Boston, Massachusetts.  

On approximately June 10, 2008, Envit LLC acquired Fortel, Inc. (“Fortel”), a shell corporation 

formerly located in Fremont, California whose securities were formerly registered with the 

Commission pursuant to Exchange Act Section 12(g).  On July 19, 2008, Laborio changed 

Fortel’s name to Envit Capital Group, Inc.  On approximately August 25, 2008, Envit Group 

became a publicly traded entity through a reverse merger with Envit LLC.  During the relevant 

period, Laborio served as Envit Group’s Chairman, CEO and President, and the company served 

as a holding company for several other entities created by Laborio.  On May 12, 2009, the 

Commission suspended trading in the securities of Envit Group and on September 14, 2009, the 

Commission revoked the registration of the registered securities of Envit Group for failure to file 

required periodic reports.  During the relevant period, Laborio, Fraiman, and Lazar offered and 

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sold private shares of Envit Group. 

16. Envit Capital Holdings, Inc. (“Envit Holdings”) is a Delaware corporation 

formed by Laborio on December 4, 2007 with a principal place of business in Boston, 

Massachusetts.  On approximately August 25, 2008, Envit Holdings became a subsidiary of 

Envit Group.  Envit Holdings is not, and has never been, registered with the Commission.  Envit 

Holdings has not registered any securities with the Commission.  During the relevant period, 

Laborio and Fraiman offered and sold shares of Envit Holdings.  Envit Holdings never 

conducted any operations.   

17. Envit Capital Private Wealth Management, LLC (“Envit Wealth”), formerly 

Clary Asset Management, LLC (“Clary”), was a wholly-owned investment adviser subsidiary of 

Envit Group with offices in Lubbock, Texas; Columbus, Ohio; and Boca Raton, Florida.  Envit 

Group purchased Clary and renamed it Envit Wealth, a Delaware limited liability company, on 

approximately September 25, 2008.  Fraiman was the Director and Chief Compliance Officer of 

Envit Wealth.  Lazar was an employee/investment adviser representative of Envit Wealth.  Envit 

Wealth, through Fraiman and Lazar, advised clients about investing in securities and received 

compensation in the form of a percentage of the assets managed.  Clary was previously 

registered with the Commission, and the registration was terminated on September 22, 2004.  

Envit Wealth was never registered with the Commission. 

18. Envit Capital Multi Strategy Mixed Investment Fund I LP (“Envit Fund”) 

was a Boston, Massachusetts limited partnership founded by Laborio on March 19, 2007 

purportedly to function as a hedge fund.  On approximately August 25, 2008, Envit Fund became 

a wholly owned subsidiary of Envit Group.  Laborio was Envit Fund’s investment adviser.  

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During the relevant period, Laborio and Fraiman offered investments in Envit Fund.  Envit Fund, 

however, never conducted any operations.  Envit Fund is not, and has never been, registered with 

the Commission. 

19. Aetius Group, PLC (“Aetius PLC”) was a United Kingdom public limited 

company located in Boca Raton, Florida and formed by Laborio.  Aetius purported to generate 

income from its “managed funds” and from subsidiaries that specialized in “corporate equity, 

real-estate specialization and financial services.” Aetius PLC is not, and has never been, 

registered with the Commission.  Aetius PLC has not registered any securities with the 

Commission.  During the relevant period, Laborio and Fraiman offered and sold shares of Aetius 

PLC.  Aetius PLC never conducted any operations.   

20.  Aetius Group, LLC (“Aetius LLC”) was a Delaware limited liability company 

formed on July 8, 2009 by Laborio in Boca Raton, Florida to be a subsidiary of Aetius PLC.  

According to the terms of the Aetius PLC offering, investor funds were directed into a bank 

account in the name of Aetius LLC.  Aetius LLC is not, and has never been, registered with the 

Commission.  Aetius LLC never conducted any operations.   

FACTS 

Laborio Used a Boiler Room to Solicit Investors in  
Five Fraudulent and Unregistered Securities Offerings 

 
21. Laborio formed the private entity Envit LLC in late 2006 and operated it out of 

his apartment in Boston, Massachusetts, with the purported goals of:  (i) purchasing interests in 

financial companies; and (ii) managing hedge funds and broker-dealer subsidiaries.   

22. Laborio raised initial funding for Envit LLC from former overseas clients at CIG.  

Between approximately December 2006 and mid-2007, Laborio used these initial investor funds 

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and suffered significant losses at Envit LLC.   

23. In order to raise additional capital as a result of his losses, Laborio hired 

approximately 20 salespeople to solicit investors via a boiler-room operation.  Laborio began 

operating the boiler room in Boston, Massachusetts in early 2008, and transitioned it to Boca 

Raton, Florida in late 2008/early 2009. 

24. Laborio purchased lead sheets and provided his salespersons with scripts he 

created containing sales pitches for a series of private placements in the Envit Companies.  

Laborio admitted to the SEC staff that that he fabricated or inflated portions of the sales pitches.  

For example, one of Laborio’s scripts claimed that shares were “Free Trading,” included a 

“Dividend Paying out Quarterly,” and that investors would receive “2-3x return on money.” 

25. By August 2009, Laborio and his sales force had raised up to $5.7 million dollars 

from approximately 150 investors nationwide and overseas through five different offerings of 

private stock in certain of the Envit Companies.  Laborio’s strategy was generally to roll 

investors from prior offerings into subsequent offerings, swapping investor shares already 

purchased for shares in the new offering, as well as convincing investors to invest additional 

money in the new offering.   

26. Laborio created the various offering documents by cutting and pasting from 

different private placement documents he had obtained from the internet and elsewhere.  The 

offerings were as follows: 

a. Envit LLC private common “Class B shares” at $1.60 per share; 

b. Envit LLC “Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred” stock at $1.00 

per share—this offering included a 10% dividend “expected to be paid quarterly;” 

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c. Envit Group “units” at $1.20 per unit—this offering was structured as a 

PIPE, and included an 8.5% dividend; 

d. Envit Holdings “Class A Common Stock” at $10 per share; and 

e. Aetius PLC Common Stock at $0.50 per share. 

27. None of the offerings was registered with the Commission, and none of the 

offering materials contained audited financial statements. 

Laborio and the Envit Companies Made Fraudulent 
Statements in Offering Documents 

 
28. Laborio and the Envit Companies intentionally or recklessly made numerous 

misrepresentations and omissions in the offering documents Laborio created, regarding, among 

other things, the status and success of business operations and financial projections.  For 

example: 

a. The Envit LLC private common stock offering memorandum states that 

Envit LLC “raise[s], invests[s] and manage[s] private equity funds, hedge funds and alternate 

investment vehicles.”  This document projects that “[w]e plan to grow our assets under 

management significantly, to an estimated 1 billion dollars or a 96.8% compounded annual 

growth rate.”  It also contains financial information projecting $20 million under management 

and revenues of $1.7 million in 2008, $50 million under management and revenues of $4.225 

million in 2009, and $100 million under management and revenues of $8.45 million in 2010. 

b. The Envit Group PIPE and Envit Holdings offering memoranda also state 

that they manage hedge funds.  The PIPE memorandum projects $1 billion under management 

with $10 million in revenues in 2009, and $2 billion under management with $21 million in 

revenues in 2010.  The Envit Holdings offering memorandum also projects “1 billion dollars 

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under management by the end of 2011.” 

c. The Aetius PLC offering memorandum states that it and its subsidiaries 

manage hedge funds, private equity funds, and real estate funds.  The document projects $1 

billion under management.  It also projects $100 million under management and $6.325 million 

in revenues in 2009, $300 million under management and $18.975 million in revenues in 2010, 

and $600 million under management and $37.950 million in revenues in 2011. 

29. The statements in paragraph 28 by Laborio and (through Laborio) Envit LLC, 

Envit Group, Envit Holdings, and Aetius PLC were false and misleading, at a minimum, for the 

following reasons: 

a.  None of the Envit Companies ever operated a private equity fund, hedge 

fund, real estate fund, or other alternate investment vehicle.  In fact, the only purported hedge 

fund affiliated with the Envit Companies, Envit Fund, never conducted any operations. 

b. Contrary to the representations and projections that the Envit Companies 

were financially healthy and growing, the Envit Companies were actually losing money. 

30. Laborio, and (through Laborio) Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit Holdings, and 

Aetius PLC knew that the statements in paragraph 28 were false and misleading because Laborio 

admitted to the SEC staff that: 

a. None of the Envit Companies ever operated a private equity fund, hedge 

fund, real estate fund, or other alternate investment vehicle;  

b. The financial projections in the offering memoranda lacked any 

reasonable basis; and 

c. The Envit Companies were losing money. 

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Fraiman Made False and Misleading Statements to Investors 

31. Laborio hired Fraiman in January 2008 as a “Marketing and Investment Relations 

Executive” at Envit Fund and Envit LLC.  Fraiman’s duties included marketing the purported 

hedge fund and the other Envit Companies’ investments to potential investors.  Laborio also 

appointed Fraiman to be the Director and Chief Compliance Officer of Envit Wealth, the 

investment adviser arm of the Envit Companies. 

32. Fraiman was compensated by a salary of approximately $35,000 per year plus 

approximately 10% of all funds he raised. 

33. Fraiman drafted a marketing summary for Envit Fund, which he provided to at 

least one investor on February 12, 2008.  This document falsely stated that Envit Fund’s total 

return for 2007 was 43.7% and itemized false monthly returns in Envit Fund for the period 

January 2007 through December 2007.  These purported returns were false and misleading 

because Envit Fund had never conducted any operations.  Fraiman and Envit Fund (through 

Fraiman) knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that these purported returns were false and 

misleading, at a minimum, for the following reasons: 

a. Laborio told Fraiman that Envit Fund had never conducted any operations; 

b. Fraiman admitted that he used a PowerPoint presentation created by 

Laborio and dated October 1, 2007 as the basis for creating the marketing summary.  The 

PowerPoint presentation:  (i) touted Laborio’s purported stock trading profits of 43.7% in 2007; 

(ii) stated that the purported trading profits occurred “prior to the launch and commencement of 

Envit Capital Multi-Strategy Mixed Investment Fund I [i.e., Envit Fund];” and (iii) cited monthly 

performance results from January through December 2007, even though the purported results for 

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the period October through December 2007 would not have been known on October 1, 2007, the 

date of the PowerPoint.  Fraiman pasted the false purported monthly results for all of 2007 from 

Laborio’s PowerPoint presentation into his marketing summary.  Moreover, even though 

Fraiman knew, or should have known based on the language in the PowerPoint presentation, that 

Envit Fund did not exist in 2007 (and therefore could not have returned 43.7%), and that the 

purported monthly returns for October through December 2007 were prospective, he altered the 

language when he created the marketing summary to falsely represent that Envit Fund was an 

operating entity in 2007 and returned 43.7%; and 

c. The Envit Fund offering memorandum purportedly launching Envit Fund 

was dated April 1, 2007, so there could not have been performance results for at least the first 

three months of 2007 even if the Envit Fund had actually been an operating hedge fund. 

34. Fraiman and, through Fraiman, Envit Wealth and Envit LLC, also intentionally or 

recklessly made numerous false and misleading oral and written statements to investors, 

including the following to an Ohio investor (a retired pipe fitter): 

a. On approximately February 12, 2008, Fraiman telephoned the Ohio 

investor to solicit an investment in the Envit LLC common stock offering.  During this telephone 

call, Fraiman stated that Envit LLC’s hedge funds were doing better than other hedge funds in 

the market.  This statement was false and misleading because Envit LLC was not operating any 

hedge funds.  Fraiman and, through Fraiman, Envit Wealth and Envit LLC knew, or were 

reckless in not knowing, that this statement was false and misleading based on, at a minimum, 

conversations during which Laborio told Fraiman that Envit Fund never had any operations. 

b. Subsequent to this telephone call, Fraiman and, through Fraiman, Envit 

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Wealth and Envit LLC made the following statements to the Ohio investor in an email dated 

February 12, 2008: 

• Envit LLC is engaged in the management of hedge funds, private 
equity funds, and real estate funds. 
 

• Envit LLC’s maiden hedge fund returned 42.9% in 2006 and 
43.7% in 2007. 
 

• Shares in Envit LLC are paying a 5% to 10% dividend.  Envit 
LLC’s projected revenue for 2008 is $8.3 million; the company has 
no debt and is cash flow positive.  

 
c. The statements in subparagraph 34b were false and misleading, and lacked 

a reasonable basis, for the following reasons:  

1) Envit LLC was not operating or managing any hedge funds, 

private equity funds, or real estate funds; 

2) Envit LLC was not paying any dividends; and 

3) Contrary to the assertion that Envit LLC was financially healthy 

and growing, the company was actually losing money. 

d. Fraiman and, through Fraiman, Envit Wealth and Envit LLC knew, or 

were reckless in not knowing, that the statements set forth in subparagraph 34b were false and 

misleading, and lacked a reasonable basis, based on, at a minimum, conversations during which 

Laborio told Fraiman that: (i) Envit LLC never operated any hedge funds, private equity funds, 

or real estate funds; (ii) no investors had received any dividends; and (iii) Envit LLC was losing 

money.  

e. On or about August 26, 2008, Fraiman again telephoned the Ohio investor 

to solicit an investment in the Envit LLC preferred stock offering.  During this telephone call, 

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Fraiman and, through Fraiman, Envit Wealth and Envit LLC stated that the preferred shares 

included a guaranteed annual fixed return of 10% to be paid quarterly.  This statement was false 

and misleading because Envit LLC was not paying (and never had paid) any dividends or returns 

to investors.  Fraiman and, through Fraiman, Envit Wealth and Envit LLC, knew, or were 

reckless in not knowing, that this statement was false and misleading based on, at a minimum, 

conversations during which Laborio told Fraiman that no investors had received any dividends 

and that Fraiman should not tell investors that any dividends were “guaranteed.” 

f. In the same telephone conversation, Fraiman advised the Ohio investor to 

liquidate all his holdings in an IRA account and use those funds to invest in the Envit LLC 

preferred shares.  Based on Fraiman’s advice and representations, the Ohio investor invested 

$114,000 in Envit LLC in 2008, representing approximately 75% to 80% of his total retirement 

funds available for investment at that time.  In late August 2008, Fraiman telephoned the Ohio 

investor to inform him that the Envit LLC preferred shares would be converted to preferred 

shares in Envit Group, a publicly-traded company. 

g. In approximately mid-July 2009, Fraiman and Envit Wealth (through 

Fraiman) made the following representations to the Ohio investor during at least two telephone 

calls: 

• By 2011, Envit Group will be generating approximately $30 
million to $40 million in revenue. 
 

• Envit Group is still in business, is growing, and is in far better 
condition than when the investor first invested. 
 

• The investor’s stock will be freely trading with no restrictions and 
he can sell it. 
 

• The investor has not lost any money. 

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• There is no reason to worry.  The investment is safe and not at any 
risk.  
 

35. The statements set forth in paragraph 34g were false and misleading, and lacked a 

reasonable basis, for the following reasons: 

a. Contrary to Fraiman’s representations that Envit Group was financially 

healthy and growing, the company was actually losing money; and 

b. Contrary to Fraiman’s representations that the investor had not lost any 

money and that his shares would be freely tradable, the Ohio investor has never been able to sell 

any shares, nor has he ever received a dividend from any investment in any of the Envit 

Companies. 

36. Fraiman and Envit Wealth (through Fraiman) knew, or were reckless in not 

knowing, that the statements set forth in paragraph 34g were false and misleading, and lacked a 

reasonable basis, based on, at a minimum, conversations during which Laborio told Fraiman that 

Envit Group was losing money and no investor had ever received any returns on any 

investments. 

37. Fraiman and, through Fraiman, Envit Wealth and Envit LLC, intentionally or 

recklessly made the following false and misleading oral statements to a Texas investor (an 

employee of a trucking transportation center): 

a. During a July 31, 2008 in person meeting with the Texas investor to solicit 

an investment in the Envit LLC preferred stock offering, Fraiman said that the Envit LLC 

preferred shares pay a fixed 10% dividend, payable quarterly, through 2011. 

b. During an August 22, 2008 in person meeting with the Texas investor to 

solicit an investment in the Envit Group PIPE, Fraiman stated that the PIPE shares pay a quarterly 

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fixed 10% dividend, and that funds were set aside to assure that the dividend would be paid. 

38. The statements set forth in paragraph 37 were false and misleading, and lacked a 

reasonable basis, because:  (i) Envit LLC and Envit Group were not paying (and never had paid) 

any dividends or returns to investors; and (ii) no money had ever been set aside to assure that any 

dividend would be paid. 

39. Fraiman and, through Fraiman, Envit Wealth and Envit LLC, knew, or were 

reckless in not knowing, that the statements set forth in paragraph 37 were false and misleading, 

and lacked a reasonable basis, based on, at a minimum, conversations during which Laborio told 

Fraiman that no investor had ever received any returns on any investments.  Moreover, Laborio 

never told Fraiman that any funds were set aside to assure that any dividend would be paid. 

40. Based on Fraiman’s representations, the Texas investor agreed to invest $200,000 

in Envit Group preferred stock in August 2008.  In addition, the Texas investor’s wife, as trustee 

for her 94 year old mother, agreed to invest an additional $145,000 of her mother’s funds in 

Envit group preferred stock.   

41. Fraiman and  Envit Wealth (through Fraiman) intentionally or recklessly also 

made the following false and misleading statements to the Texas investor: 

a. On August 23, 2008, Fraiman emailed the Texas investor, stating that once 

payment was made for the shares, “they will be issuing your 10% dividend on a quarterly basis.” 

b. On November 21, 2008, Fraiman emailed the Texas investor, stating that 

Envit Group “is still growing and we plan on issuing a dividend very shortly according to the 

board of directors and Ed.” 

c. On February 3, 2009, Fraiman emailed the Texas investor, stating that 

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“[w]e have zero debt and plenty of cash, the company is in no danger of failing right now or in 

he [sic] future.  We will be updating all of the shareholders with current earnings as soon as our 

auditor has completed them.  . .  . This is a growth stock as we are rapidly expanding and 

purchasing other advisory businesses to bring in more revenue for the company.” 

d. On March 31, 2009, Fraiman emailed the Texas investor, stating that 

“[E]nvit is in better shape than when you invested originally and we are buying up defunct assets 

at an alarming rate.” 

e. At the end of June 2009, Fraiman told the Texas investor during a 

telephone call that within six to eight weeks, Envit Group stock would pay a dividend, and the 

investor would have the option to sell half of his Envit Group stock. 

42. The statements set forth in paragraph 41 were false and misleading, at a 

minimum, for the following reasons: 

a. Contrary to Fraiman’s representations that Envit Group was financially 

healthy and growing, the company was actually losing money; 

b. Envit Group was not purchasing any “defunct assets;” 

c. Contrary to Fraiman’s representations, the Texas investor--and all other 

investors--has never been able to sell any shares, nor has any investor ever received a dividend 

from any investment in the Envit Companies; 

d. Envit Group had no “board of directors”--Laborio was the sole director; 

and 

e. Envit Group had never retained any auditor to provide audit or review 

services. 

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43. Fraiman and Envit Wealth (through Fraiman) knew, or were reckless in not 

knowing, that the statements set forth in paragraph 41 were false and misleading, based on, at a 

minimum, conversations during which Laborio told Fraiman that: (i) Envit Group was losing 

money; (ii) no investor had ever received any dividends on any investment or was ever able to 

sell any Envit Group private stock; and (iii) Envit Group had no board of directors other than 

Laborio.  Moreover, Fraiman had no basis for claiming that Envit Group was purchasing 

“defunct assets at an alarming rate” or that Envit Group ever retained any auditor to provide 

audit or review services. 

Lazar Made False and Misleading Statements and 
Material Omissions to Investors in the Envit Group PIPE 

 
44. In September 2008, Laborio hired Lazar as an investment adviser representative 

to open a Columbus, Ohio branch office of Envit Wealth.  Lazar was the only employee in the 

Ohio office.  Approximately 50 or 60 of Lazar’s former Ameriprise client families transferred 

their managed accounts to Envit Wealth.  Of those client families, approximately two families 

had more than $1 million in assets to invest; most had liquid assets in the $100,000 to $300,000 

range. 

45. Lazar admitted the following in testimony under oath with the SEC staff: 

a.  Prior to joining Envit Wealth, he had no experience or education with 

private offerings. 

b. He only understood preferred stock “vaguely.”   

c. In September 2008, his only attempt to educate himself about PIPEs was 

through basic internet searches.   

46. Fraiman emailed the Envit Group PIPE offering materials to Lazar on October 13, 

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2008.  During his SEC testimony under oath, Lazar admitted that he did not read the PIPE 

offering documents when he received them, but instead he “put them in a drawer.” 

47. Despite Lazar’s lack of understanding preferred stocks or PIPEs, and despite not 

having read the Envit Group PIPE offering materials, Lazar began soliciting approximately 20 of 

his clients to invest in the Envit Group PIPE in October 2008.  Lazar and Envit Wealth (through 

Lazar) repeatedly stated to clients that they should invest in the PIPE primarily because it came 

with a “guaranteed” annual 8.5% dividend for five years.  Lazar compared the PIPE to “safe” 

investments, such as fixed annuities or CDs.  Lazar also informed his clients that they could sell 

their Envit Group investment after the expiration of a six-month holding period.   

48. Lazar emailed at least one Ohio investor, on November 6, 2008, that “the best 

deal out there is ours right now . . . the worst case scenario means you make 8.5% each year for 

five years . . . After the required six month holding time, you can sell at anytime over those five 

years and the 8.5% annual rate pays out each quarter at 2.125%.  Essentially you have a CD 

growing at 8.5% for the next five years . . . .”   

49. Lazar and, through Lazar, Envit Wealth’s statements in paragraphs 47 and 48 

were false and misleading because:  (i) Envit Group did not pay (and had never paid) any 

dividends; and (ii) the PIPE offering memoranda--which Lazar did not read prior to soliciting his 

clients--did not guarantee a dividend or promise that the investment was “safe” like a fixed 

annuity or CD.  In fact, the offering memoranda even stated that “no assurance can be made that 

[the dividend] will take place.” 

50. Lazar and Envit Wealth (through Lazar), knew, or were reckless in not knowing, 

that Lazar’s statements set forth in paragraphs 47 and 48 were false and misleading because 

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Lazar admitted in testimony under oath with SEC staff that:  (i) he had no experience with 

private offerings; and (ii) he never read the PIPE offering memoranda prior to making claims 

that the PIPE dividend was “guaranteed” and that the investment was “safe” like a fixed annuity 

or CD.  Lazar further admitted under oath that the first time he read the PIPE offering 

memoranda was in approximately January 2009, after one of his investors pointed out that the 

PIPE offering memoranda did not guarantee a dividend. 

51. Based on Lazar’s representations, ten of his client families invested in the PIPE 

between October and December 2008, in amounts ranging from $20,000 to $125,000, for a total 

of $585,000.  These clients lived in Ohio and Illinois, ranged in age from early 20s to mid-60s, 

and were employed, among other jobs, as an office manager, teacher, shoe salesperson, 

information technology developer, and a secretary at a middle school who described herself as 

“not a sophisticated investor.” 

52. Lazar’s employment agreement provided a commission structure for introducing 

investors into the PIPE:  $25,000 cash plus 4% of Envit Group stock for introducing $1 million 

into the PIPE; and $50,000 cash plus 4% of Envit Group stock for introducing $2 million into the 

PIPE. 

53. Lazar did not disclose to any of his clients that he had not read the PIPE offering 

memoranda or subscription documents prior to recommending the investment, nor did he 

disclose that when he first received the PIPE offering documents in October 2008, he “put them 

in a drawer.” 

Laborio Used Offering Proceeds for Gambling and Other Personal Purposes 

54. The Envit Companies offering materials falsely represented that new investor 

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proceeds raised through its offerings would primarily be used to pay for various business 

acquisitions.  For example: 

a. The Envit LLC offering memoranda stated that the company was raising 

capital to (i) “grow our businesses and create new investment products;” and (ii) “provide us 

with equity security that we can use to finance future strategic acquisitions.” 

b. The Envit Group and Aetius PLC offering memoranda stated that the 

company “intend[s] to use the net proceeds of this offering as follows for acquisition purposes of 

existing financial firms.”  

c. The Envit Holdings offering memoranda stated that the company would 

use the proceeds to acquire three different “Rib Companies” in Ireland and Denmark, investment 

companies, and other revenue generating companies. 

55. Laborio and, through Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit Holdings, Envit 

Wealth, Aetius PLC and Aetius LLC directly or indirectly obtained up to $5.7 million from 

approximately 150 investors in more than 20 states and several foreign countries during the 

course of the offerings.  Investors were located in Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Illinois, 

Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 

Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin, and Europe.  Laborio 

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56. Even though the offering materials represented that investor funds would 

primarily be used to fund various business acquisitions, Laborio used investor funds for personal 

and other purposes, including the following: 

a.  He withdrew approximately $63,000 in cash between December 2006 and 

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December 2008; 

b. He wrote approximately $340,000 in checks payable to himself between 

December 2006 and July 2009; 

c. He wired over $100,000 to various casinos between April 2007 and 

November 2007 for gambling purposes; and 

d. He used investor proceeds to fund routine personal expenses such as trips 

to video stores, restaurants, and pharmacies. 

The Offerings Were Not Registered or Exempt From Registration 

57. During the relevant period, Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit Holdings, 

and Aetius PLC offered and sold securities to investors using the means or instruments of 

interstate commerce including, but not limited to, telephones, the Internet, commercial couriers, 

and the mails. 

58. During the relevant period, no registration statements were in effect and no 

registration statements were filed with the Commission for the securities sold by Laborio, Envit 

LLC, Envit Group, Envit Holdings, or Aetius PLC.  Moreover, the securities transactions at issue 

were not exempt from registration requirements. 

Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, and Lazar Acted As Unregistered Brokers 

59. During the relevant time, Laborio, Fraiman, and Lazar sold securities while acting 

as unregistered brokers.  Among other things, Laborio, Fraiman, and Lazar used the telephone 

and the mails to effect purchases and sales of securities in the offerings described herein.  

Laborio, Fraiman, and Lazar were not affiliated with a broker-dealer registered with the 

Commission during the time in which they sold securities to investors.  None of the Envit 

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Companies was a broker-dealer registered with the Commission during the relevant time. 

60. Laborio, Fraiman, and Lazar actively solicited investors to purchase securities, 

and acted as the link between the issuer and the investors.  Laborio, Fraiman and Lazar also 

advised investors about the merits of investing in the offerings.  Fraiman and Lazar also received 

transaction-based compensation in the form of commissions based on a percentage of monies 

raised. 

Laborio Failed to File Required Forms 

61. During the relevant time, Laborio served as the Chief Executive Officer and sole 

Director of Envit Group.  During the time period in which Envit Group was an issuer required to 

file periodic reports with the Commission, Laborio failed to file with the Commission any Forms 

3, 4 or 5 (forms that certain insiders must file with the Commission concerning their holdings in 

and purchases and sales of their company’s securities) despite holding and trading registered 

securities of the issuer. 

FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF 
 

Fraud in the Offer or Sale of Securities 
Violations of Securities Act Section 17(a)(1), (2), and (3) [15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)] 

(Against Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit Holdings, 
Envit Wealth, Envit Fund, Aetius PLC, and Aetius LLC) 

 
62. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 61 

as if fully set forth herein. 

63. By engaging in the conduct described above, Defendants Laborio, Envit LLC, 

Envit Group, Envit Holdings, Envit Wealth, Envit Fund, Aetius PLC, and Aetius LLC have, 

directly or indirectly, with scienter, in the offer or sale of securities, by use of the means or 

instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or by use of the mails, 

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employed a device, scheme or artifice to defraud, in violation of Section 17(a)(1) of the 

Securities Act. 

64. Defendants Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit Holdings, Envit Wealth, 

Envit Fund, Aetius PLC, and Aetius LLC, directly or indirectly, in the offer or sale of securities, 

by use of the means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or 

by use of the mails, obtained money or property by means of untrue statements of material fact 

or by omissions to state material facts necessary to make the statements made, in light of the 

circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in violation of Section 17(a)(2) of 

the Securities Act. 

65. Defendants Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit Holdings, Envit Wealth, 

Envit Fund, Aetius PLC, and Aetius LLC, directly or indirectly, in the offer or sale of securities, 

by use of the means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or 

by use of the mails, engaged in transactions, practices, or courses of business which have been or 

are operating as a fraud or deceit upon the purchasers of securities, in violation of Section 

17(a)(3) of the Securities Act. 

66. By reason of the foregoing, Defendants Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit 

Holdings, Envit Wealth, Envit Fund, Aetius PLC, and Aetius LLC violated, and unless restrained 

and enjoined, will continue to violate, Sections 17(a)(1), (2), and (3) of the Securities Act [15 

U.S.C. §77q(a)]. 

SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF 
 

Fraud in the Offer or Sale of Securities 
Violations of Securities Act Section 17(a)(2) [15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)(2)] 

(Against Fraiman and Lazar) 

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67. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 61 

as if fully set forth herein. 

68. By engaging in the conduct described above, Defendants Fraiman and Lazar 

directly or indirectly, in the offer or sale of securities, by use of the means or instruments of 

transportation or communication in interstate commerce or by use of the mails, obtained money 

or property by means of untrue statements of material fact or by omissions to state material facts 

necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they were 

made, not misleading, in violation of Section 17(a)(2) of the Securities Act. 

69. By reason of the foregoing, Defendants Fraiman and Lazar violated, and unless 

restrained and enjoined, will continue to violate, Section 17(a)(2) of the Securities Act [15 

U.S.C. §77q(a)(2)]. 

THIRD CLAIM FOR RELIEF 

Fraud in the Purchase or Sale of Securities 
Violations of Exchange Act Section 10(b) and Rules 10b-5(a), (b), and (c) 

[15 U.S.C. § 78j(b) and 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5] 
(Against Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit Holdings, 

Envit Wealth, Envit Fund, Aetius PLC, and Aetius LLC) 
 

70. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 61 

as if fully set forth herein. 

71. By engaging in the conduct described above, Defendants Laborio, Envit LLC, 

Envit Group, Envit Holdings, Envit Wealth, Envit Fund, Aetius PLC, and Aetius LLC have, 

directly or indirectly, with scienter, by use of the means or instruments of interstate commerce or 

by use of the mails, employed devices, schemes or artifices to defraud; made untrue statements 

of material fact or omitted to state material facts necessary in order to make the statements made, 

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in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or engaged in acts, 

practices or courses of business which operated or would have operated as a fraud or deceit upon 

any person, in connection with the purchase or sale of a security. 

72. By reason of the foregoing, Defendants Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit 

Holdings, Envit Wealth, Envit Fund, Aetius PLC, and Aetius LLC violated, and unless enjoined, 

will continue to violate, Exchange Act Section 10(b) and Rules 10b-5(a), (b), and (c) [15 U.S.C. 

§ 78j(b) and 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5]. 

FOURTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF 

Fraud in the Offer or Sale of Securities 
Violations of Exchange Act Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(b) 

[15 U.S.C. § 78j(b) and 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(b)] 
(Against Fraiman and Lazar) 

 
73. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 61 

as if fully set forth herein. 

74. By engaging in the conduct described above, Defendants Fraiman and Lazar have, 

directly or indirectly, with scienter, by use of the means or instruments of interstate commerce or 

by use of the mails, made untrue statements of material fact or omitted to state material facts 

necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they 

were made, not misleading, in connection with the purchase or sale of a security. 

75. By reason of the foregoing, Defendants Fraiman and Lazar violated, and unless 

enjoined, will continue to violate, Exchange Act Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(b) [15 U.S.C. § 

78j(b) and 17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(b)]. 

 

 

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FIFTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF 
 

Fraud by Investment Advisers 
Violations of Advisers Act Sections 206(1) and 206(2) [15 U.S.C. §80b-6(1) and 80b-6(2)] 

(Against Laborio, Fraiman, Lazar, and Envit Wealth) 
 

76. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 61 

as if fully set forth herein. 

77. During the relevant time period, Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, Lazar, and Envit 

Wealth were investment advisers within the meaning of Section 202(a)(11) of the Advisers Act 

[15 U.S.C. § 80b-2(a)(11)]. 

78. During the relevant period, Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, Lazar, and Envit 

Wealth, by use of the mails, and the means and instrumentalities of interstate commerce, directly 

or indirectly, while acting as investment advisers, knowingly, willfully, or recklessly: 

a. Employed devices, schemes, or artifices to defraud clients or prospective clients; 

and 

b. Engaged in transactions, practices, and courses of business that operated as a 

fraud or deceit upon clients or prospective clients. 

79. By reason of the foregoing, Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, Lazar, and Envit 

Wealth violated, and, unless enjoined, will continue to violate Sections 206(1) and 206(2) of the 

Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. §80b-6(1) and 80b-6(2)]. 

SIXTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF 
 

Fraud by Investment Advisers to a Pooled Investment Vehicle 
Violations of Advisers Act Section 206(4) and Rule 206(4)-8 

[15 U.S.C. §80b-6(4) and 17 C.F.R. §275.206(4)-8] 
(Against Laborio, Fraiman, and Envit Wealth) 

80. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 61 

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as if fully set forth herein. 

81. During the relevant time period, Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, and Envit Wealth 

were investment advisers within the meaning of Section 202(a)(11) of the Advisers Act [15 

U.S.C. § 80b-2(a)(11)]. 

82. During the relevant time period, Defendants Envit Fund and Aetius LLC were 

pooled investment vehicles within the meaning of Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-8(b) and Investment 

Company Act Section 3(a) [17 C.F.R. §275.206(4)-8(b) and 15 U.S.C. §80a-3(a)]. 

83. During the relevant period, Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, and Envit Wealth, by 

use of the mails, and the means and instrumentalities of interstate commerce, directly or 

indirectly, while acting as investment advisers, knowingly, willfully, or recklessly engaged in 

acts, practices, or courses of business that are fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative. 

84. Among other things, Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, and Envit Wealth made 

untrue statements of material fact or omitted to state material facts necessary to make the 

statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, 

to investors or prospective investors in pooled investment vehicles; and otherwise engaged in 

acts, practices, or courses of business that were fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative with 

respect to investors or prospective investors in pooled investment vehicles. 

85. By reason of the foregoing, Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, and Envit Wealth 

violated, and, unless enjoined, will continue to violate Section 206(4) of the Advisers Act and 

Rule 206(4)-8 thereunder [15 U.S.C. §80b-6(4) and 17 C.F.R. §275.206(4)-8]. 

 

 

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SEVENTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF 

Acting as Unregistered Broker-Dealers 
Violations of Exchange Act Section 15(a)(1) [15 U.S.C. § 78o(a)(1)] 

(Against Laborio, Fraiman, and Lazar) 
 

86. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 61 

as if fully set forth herein. 

87. Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, and Lazar made use of the mails or means or 

instrumentalities of interstate commerce to effect transactions in or to induce or attempt to induce 

the purchase or sale of a security without being registered in accordance with Section 15 of the 

Exchange Act. 

88. By engaging in the conduct described above, Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, and 

Lazar violated Section 15(a)(1) of the Exchange Act by acting as unregistered broker-dealers in 

connection with their offer and sale of securities as described in this Complaint. 

89. By reason of the foregoing, Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, and Lazar violated, and 

unless enjoined will continue to violate, Section 15(a)(1) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 

78o(a)(1)]. 

EIGHTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF 
 

Sale of Unregistered Securities 
Violations of Exchange Act Sections 5(a) and (c) [15 U.S.C. §§ 77e(a), 77e(c)] 

(Against Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit Holdings, and Aetius PLC) 
 

90. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 61 

as if fully set forth herein. 

91. By engaging in the conduct described above, Defendants Laborio, Envit LLC, 

Envit Group, Envit Holdings, and Aetius PLC have directly or indirectly, by use of the means or 

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instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or by use of the mails, 

offered and sold securities or carried or caused such securities to be carried through the mails or 

in interstate commerce, for the purpose of sale or delivery after sale. 

92. No valid registration statement was filed or in effect with the Commission and no 

exemption from registration existed with respect to the securities and transactions described in 

this Complaint. 

93. By reason of the foregoing, Defendants Laborio, Envit LLC, Envit Group, Envit 

Holdings, and Aetius PLC violated and, unless enjoined, will continue to violate, Sections 5(a) 

and (c) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §§ 77e(a), 77e(c)]. 

NINTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF 

Failure to File Required Forms 
Violations of Exchange Act Section 16(a) and Rule 16a-3 

[15 U.S.C. § 78p(a) and 17 C.F.R. 240.16a-3] 
(Against Laborio) 

 
94. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 61 

as if fully set forth herein. 

95. Pursuant to Exchange Act Section 16(a) and Rule 16a-3 thereunder, persons who 

are directors or officers of an issuer of securities registered under the Exchange Act are required 

timely and accurately to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with the Commission disclosing information 

about their holdings and trading in the corresponding issuer’s securities. 

96. As set forth more fully above, Defendant Laborio owned and traded Envit Group 

securities with respect to which he failed to file the required forms with the Commission. 

97. By reason of the foregoing, Defendant Laborio has violated and, unless enjoined, 

will continue to violate, Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 16a-3 thereunder [15 U.S.C. 

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§ 78p(a) and 17 C.F.R. 240.16a-3]. 

TENTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF 

Transactions by Unregistered Investment Companies 
Violations of Investment Company Act Section 7(a) [15 U.S.C. § 80a-7(a)] 

(Against Envit Fund and Aetius LLC) 
 

98. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference paragraphs 1 through 61 

as if fully set forth herein. 

99. As set forth more fully above, Defendants Envit Fund and Aetius LLC, while not 

registered as investment companies, made use of the means or instruments of interstate 

commerce to induce or attempt to induce the purchase or sale of a security in violation of Section 

7(a) of the Investment Company Act. 

100. By reason of the foregoing, Defendants Envit Fund and Aetius LLC violated and, 

unless enjoined, will continue to violate, Section 7(a) of the Investment Company Act [15 U.S.C. 

§ 80a-7(a)]. 

PRAYER FOR RELIEF 

WHEREFORE, the Commission respectfully requests that the Court: 

I. 

Find that each of the Defendants committed the violations alleged in this Complaint; 

II. 

Enter an Injunction, in a form consistent with Rule 65(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil 

Procedure, permanently restraining and enjoining each of the Defendants from violating the laws 

and rules alleged against them in this Complaint; 

 

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III. 

 Order that each of the Defendants disgorge any and all ill-gotten gains, together with pre-

judgment interest, derived from the activities set forth in this Complaint; 

IV. 

 Order that each of the Defendants pay civil money penalties pursuant to Section 20(d) of 

the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77t(d)], Section 21(d)(3) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 

78u(d)(3)], Section 209(e) of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-9(e)], and Section 42(e) of the 

Investment Company Act [15 U.S.C. § 80a-42(e)]; 

V. 

Order that Defendant Laborio be prohibited from acting as an officer or director of any 

public company pursuant to Section 20(e) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77t(e)] and Section 

21(d)(2) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(2)]; 

VI. 

 Order that Defendants Laborio, Fraiman, and Lazar be prohibited from participating in an 

offering of penny stock, including engaging in activities with a broker, dealer, or issuer for 

purposes of issuing, trading, or inducing or attempting to induce the purchase or sale of any 

penny stock, pursuant to Section 20(g) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77t(g)] and Section 

21(d)(6) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(6)]; 

VII. 

 Retain jurisdiction of this action in accordance with the principles of equity and the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in order to implement and carry out the terms of all orders and 

decrees that may be entered, or to entertain any suitable application or motion for additional 

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relief within the jurisdiction of this Court; and 

VIII. 

Grant such other relief as this Court may deem just or appropriate. 

DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL 

Under Rule 38 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Commission demands trial by 

jury in this action of all issues so triable. 

 
 

DATED:  August 10, 2012 
Respectfully submitted, 
 

_________________________________ 
David H. London (BBO # 638289) 
Eric A. Forni (BBO # 669685) 
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND 
    EXCHANGE COMMISSION  
33 Arch Street, 23rd Floor 
Boston, Massachusetts 02110 
Email: [email protected] 
Tel: (617) 573-8997 (London) 
Fax: (617) 573-4590 

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