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Unregistered distributions enforcement actions

This library records 136 enforcement actions tagged unregistered distributions. An unregistered distribution is selling securities to the public without registration or a valid exemption, which Securities Act Section 5 prohibits regardless of whether anyone was deceived or harmed.

Actions are listed newest first. Each row links to a case page carrying the regulator's own release and, where one was published, the complaint. For how this technique works and what statute it engages, read the unregistered distributions technique page.

Actions
100
Total penalties
$67.7m
Median penalty
$285k
Largest
$37.5m
Criminal parallel
10%
Action Agency Filed Penalty Status
SEC v. Stephen J. Czarnik (paid stock promotion, 2026) SEC 2026-06-29 judgment
SEC v. Zachary Miller (unregistered distributions, 2026) SEC 2026-03-05 settled
SEC v. David Hudzik (unregistered distributions, 2025) SEC 2025-12-23 $70k judgment
SEC v. Ongkaruck Sripetch, et al. (pump and dump, 2025) SEC 2025-06-20 dismissed
SEC v. Peter Scalise III and The3rdBevco Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2025) SEC 2025-06-17 $236k judgment
SEC v. Investview, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2025) SEC 2025-01-17 settled
SEC v. Tai Mo Shan Limited (unregistered distributions, 2024) SEC 2024-12-20 settled
SEC v. David C. Underwood (unregistered distributions, 2024) SEC 2024-12-09 $50k settled
SEC v. Marc J. Toomey (unregistered distributions, 2024) SEC 2024-12-09 $50k settled
SEC v. Stephen R. Bishop (unregistered distributions, 2024) SEC 2024-12-09 settled
SEC v. Epic Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC (unregistered distributions, 2024) SEC 2024-11-08 judgment
SEC v. Mango Labs, LLC, Mango DAO, and Blockworks Foundation (unregistered distributions, 2024) SEC 2024-09-27 settled
SEC v. Rari Capital Infrastructure LLC (unregistered distributions, 2024) SEC 2024-09-18 settled
SEC v. Flyfish Club, LLC (chat group pumps, 2024) SEC 2024-09-16 $750k settled
SEC v. Nutra Pharma Corporation, et al. (unregistered distributions, 2024) SEC 2024-08-30 judgment
SEC v. OTC Link LLC (layering, 2024) SEC 2024-08-12 settled
SEC v. Nutra Pharma Corp. et al (unregistered distributions, 2024) SEC 2024-05-15 dismissed
SEC v. TradeStation Crypto, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2024) SEC 2024-02-07 settled
SEC v. unnamed respondents (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-11-21 filed
SEC v. William B. McHenry, Jr. and First South Investments, LLC (ponzi schemes, 2023) SEC 2023-09-26 judgment
SEC v. GGToor, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-09-18 settled
SEC v. Stoner Cats 2, LLC (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-09-13 settled
SEC v. Linus Financial, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-09-07 settled
SEC v. Impact Theory, LLC (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-08-28 $500k settled
SEC v. Moshe aka "Mark" Feuer, Scott A. Taylor (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-07-31 settled
SEC v. Murray A. Huberfeld (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-07-31 settled
SEC v. Quantstamp, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-07-21 $1m settled
SEC v. Green Stream Holdings, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-05-16 settled
SEC v. LiveWire Ergogenics, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-05-16 settled
SEC v. Principal Solar, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-05-16 settled
SEC v. SFLMaven Corp. (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-05-16 settled
SEC v. Verde Bio Holdings, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-05-16 settled
SEC v. Joshua Sason, et al. (Corrected) (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-05-12 dismissed
SEC v. Neil Bergquist; Up and Global SEZC; Coinme, Inc. (paid stock promotion, 2023) SEC 2023-04-28 $150k settled
SEC v. Darren L. Ofsink (reverse merger schemes, 2023) SEC 2023-04-04 judgment
SEC v. William Andrew Stack, Esq. (undisclosed control blocks, 2023) SEC 2023-03-31 $333k judgment
SEC v. Justin Sun et al. (paid stock promotion, 2023) SEC 2023-03-24 settled
SEC v. Cambria Capital, LLC (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-03-02 $100k settled
SEC v. David S.Y. Chang (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-01-23 settled
SEC v. Nexo Capital Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2023) SEC 2023-01-19 settled
SEC v. PFP Entrust Corp. (unregistered distributions, 2022) SEC 2022-12-05 settled
SEC v. PIC Renegade Properties, LLC (unregistered distributions, 2022) SEC 2022-11-09 settled
SEC v. Sparkster, Ltd. and Sajjad Daya (unregistered distributions, 2022) SEC 2022-09-19 $500k settled
SEC v. Nutra Pharma Corp. et al (unregistered distributions, 2022) SEC 2022-09-16 unknown
SEC v. Heckele and Mark W., Esq. (unregistered distributions, 2022) SEC 2022-08-29 judgment
SEC v. Nicolas Arkells (unregistered distributions, 2022) SEC 2022-08-24 filed
SEC v. Wealth Plus, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2022) SEC 2022-04-27 settled
SEC v. The Legal Funding Group of Georgia, LLC and Benjamin S. Eichholz (unregistered distributions, 2022) SEC 2022-04-19 settled
SEC v. Wedbush Securities Inc. (undisclosed control blocks, 2021) SEC 2021-12-15 $1m settled
SEC v. Auzins (unregistered distributions, 2021) SEC 2021-12-03 filed
SEC v. Charles Parkinson Lloyd (reverse merger schemes, 2021) SEC 2021-09-15 settled
SEC v. Roger E. Dobrovodsky (unregistered distributions, 2021) SEC 2021-08-30 $50k settled
SEC v. William Andrew Stack, Esq. (undisclosed control blocks, 2021) SEC 2021-01-21 filed
SEC v. Covalent Collective, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2020) SEC 2020-09-03 settled
SEC v. Abetterfinancialplan.Com, LLC (unregistered distributions, 2020) SEC 2020-07-14 settled
SEC v. Gomes et al. (unregistered distributions, 2020) SEC 2020-06-18 filed
SEC v. BitClave PTE Ltd. (unregistered distributions, 2020) SEC 2020-05-28 $400k settled
SEC v. American Bondholders Foundation, LLC and Jonna Bianco (unregistered distributions, 2020) SEC 2020-04-30 $65k settled
SEC v. Biltmore International Corporation (naked short selling debate, 2020) SEC 2020-04-24 settled
SEC v. Brian Robert Sodi, CPA (newsletter scalping, 2020) SEC 2020-04-17 judgment
SEC v. Bajic et al., Ciapala et al. (unregistered distributions, 2020) SEC 2020-01-10 filed
SEC v. John James Sheehan, Jr. (unregistered distributions, 2020) SEC 2020-01-10 settled
SEC v. S. Paul Kelley, et al. (reverse merger schemes, 2019) SEC 2019-12-20 unknown
SEC v. Bandimere and others (ponzi schemes, 2019) SEC 2019-11-22 $130k settled
SEC v. Block.One (unregistered distributions, 2019) SEC 2019-09-30 settled
SEC v. iQuantifi, Inc. and Thomas F. White (unregistered distributions, 2019) SEC 2019-09-27 $25k settled
SEC v. William M. Apostelos, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2019) SEC 2019-09-25 judgment
SEC v. Bio Defense Corporation, et al. (boiler rooms, 2019) SEC 2019-09-13 $37.5m judgment
SEC v. Executive Financial Services, Inc. (ponzi schemes, 2019) SEC 2019-09-04 unknown
SEC v. Carol J. Wayland, et al. (boiler rooms, 2019) SEC 2019-07-19 judgment
SEC v. Zev Saltsman, et al. (unregistered distributions, 2019) SEC 2019-07-17 judgment
SEC v. GT Media, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2019) SEC 2019-07-01 settled
SEC v. Longfin Corp. and Venkata S. Meenavalli, Longfin et. al (unregistered distributions, 2019) SEC 2019-06-05 $2.9m settled
SEC v. Jonathan H. Seigel, et al. (ponzi schemes, 2019) SEC 2019-05-21 filed
SEC v. Wilson-Davis & Co., Inc. (paid stock promotion, 2019) SEC 2019-05-15 settled
SEC v. BioElectronics Corp. IBEX, LLC St. John's, LLC Whelan and others (unregistered distributions, 2018) SEC 2018-12-21 $650k judgment
SEC v. Tod A. Ditommaso, Esq. (unregistered distributions, 2018) SEC 2018-12-21 settled
SEC v. CoinAlpha Advisors LLC (unregistered distributions, 2018) SEC 2018-12-07 settled
SEC v. Richard J. Greenlaw et al. (unregistered distributions, 2018) SEC 2018-10-18 judgment
SEC v. COR Clearing, LLC (unregistered distributions, 2018) SEC 2018-09-28 $800k settled
SEC v. Nutra Pharma Corp. et al (unregistered distributions, 2018) SEC 2018-09-28 filed
SEC v. Lubin and David (unregistered distributions, 2018) SEC 2018-08-21 judgment
SEC v. Alexander Charles White and Paul Douglas Vandivier (unregistered distributions, 2018) SEC 2018-08-13 unknown
SEC v. Chad Anthony Lewis (unregistered distributions, 2018) SEC 2018-08-13 settled
SEC v. Matthew C. Woodard (undisclosed control blocks, 2018) SEC 2018-07-10 judgment
SEC v. Chardan Capital Markets, LLC (undisclosed control blocks, 2018) SEC 2018-05-16 $1m settled
SEC v. Jerard Basmagy (undisclosed control blocks, 2018) SEC 2018-05-16 $15k settled
SEC v. Sohrab ("Sam") Sharma and Robert Farkas (unregistered distributions, 2018) SEC 2018-04-02 filed
SEC v. Jon E. Montroll and Bitfunder (unregistered distributions, 2018) SEC 2018-03-23 filed
SEC v. Merrill Lynch and Pierce and Fenner & Smith Incorporated (unregistered distributions, 2018) SEC 2018-03-08 settled
SEC v. AmeraTex Energy, Inc., et al (unregistered distributions, 2018) SEC 2018-02-28 filed
SEC v. Andrew H. Wilson, Esq. (undisclosed control blocks, 2018) SEC 2018-02-05 judgment
SEC v. Ronald A. Fossum, Jr. and Alonzo R. Cahoon (unregistered distributions, 2017) SEC 2017-12-20 filed
SEC v. Micheal A. Skerry (newsletter scalping, 2017) SEC 2017-09-29 $100k judgment
SEC v. Success Holding Group International, Inc. (unregistered distributions, 2017) SEC 2017-09-28 $100k settled
SEC v. Caledonian Bank Ltd., et al. (unregistered distributions, 2017) SEC 2017-08-25 $19.2m judgment
SEC v. Windsor Street Capital, L.P. ( and others (unregistered distributions, 2017) SEC 2017-07-28 settled
SEC v. Lubin and David (unregistered distributions, 2017) SEC 2017-07-19 judgment
SEC v. Steve G. Blasko (boiler rooms, 2017) SEC 2017-07-07 filed
SEC v. Andrew T.E. Coldicutt, et al. (unregistered distributions, 2017) SEC 2017-05-05 unknown