Securities and Exchange Commission v. Richard Condon et al

Filing 23

JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT RICHARD CONDON by Judge Andre Birotte Jr.: Upon Stipulation 22 , IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant Richard Condon is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating, directly or indirectly, Sectio n 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") [15 U.S.C. Section 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder [17 C.F.R. Section 240.10b-5], by using any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce, or of the mails, or of any facility of any national securities exchange, in connection with the purchase or sale of any security, etc. See document for details. (MD JS-6. Case Terminated) (gk)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WESTERN DIVISION

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION,

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Case No. CV 15-07443-AB (FFMx)

Plaintiff,
vs.
RICHARD CONDON and
JONATHAN ROSS,
Defendants, and
ALI SAGHEB,
Relief Defendant.

[PROPOSED] JUDGMENT AS TO
DEFENDANT RICHARD CONDON

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The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and

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Defendant Richard Condon having entered a general appearance; consented to the

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Court’s jurisdiction over Defendant and the subject matter of this action; consented to

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entry of this Judgment without admitting or denying the allegations of the Complaint

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(except as to jurisdiction and except as otherwise provided herein in paragraph V);

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waived findings of fact and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal from

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this Final Judgment:

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I.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is

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permanently restrained and enjoined from violating, directly or indirectly, Section

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10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) [15 U.S.C. §

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78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5], by using

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any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce, or of the mails, or of any

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facility of any national securities exchange, in connection with the purchase or sale of

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any security:

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(a)

to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;

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(b)

to make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a

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material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of

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the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or

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(c)

to engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or
would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as

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provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also

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binds the following who receive actual notice of this Judgment by personal service or

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otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and

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(b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone

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described in (a).

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II.

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IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that

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Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 14(e) of the

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Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78n(e)] and Rule 14e-3 [17 C.F.R. § 240.14e-3]

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promulgated thereunder, in connection with any tender offer or request or invitation

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for tenders, from engaging in any fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative act or

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practice, by:

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(a)

purchasing or selling or causing to be purchased or sold the securities

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sought or to be sought in such tender offer, securities convertible into or

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exchangeable for any such securities or any option or right to obtain or

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dispose of any of the foregoing securities while in possession of material

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information relating to such tender offer that Defendant knows or has

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reason to know is nonpublic and knows or has reason to know has been

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acquired directly or indirectly from the offering person; the issuer of the

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securities sought or to be sought by such tender offer; or any officer,

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director, partner, employee or other person acting on behalf of the

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offering person or such issuer, unless within a reasonable time prior to

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any such purchase or sale such information and its source are publicly

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disclosed by press release or otherwise; or

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(b)

communicating material, nonpublic information relating to a tender

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offer, which Defendant knows or has reason to know is nonpublic and

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knows or has reason to know has been acquired directly or indirectly

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from the offering person; the issuer of the securities sought or to be

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sought by such tender offer; or any officer, director, partner, employee,

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advisor, or other person acting on behalf of the offering person of such

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issuer, to any person under circumstances in which it is reasonably

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foreseeable that such communication is likely to result in the purchase or

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sale of securities in the manner described in subparagraph (a) above,
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except that this paragraph shall not apply to a communication made in

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good faith

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(i)

to the officers, directors, partners or employees of the offering

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person, to its advisors or to other persons, involved in the

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planning, financing, preparation or execution of such tender offer;

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(ii)

to the issuer whose securities are sought or to be sought by such

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tender offer, to its officers, directors, partners, employees or

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advisors or to other persons involved in the planning, financing,

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preparation or execution of the activities of the issuer with respect
to such tender offer; or

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(iii)

to any person pursuant to a requirement of any statute or rule or
regulation promulgated thereunder.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as

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provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also

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binds the following who receive actual notice of this Judgment by personal service or

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otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and

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(b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone

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described in (a).

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III.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that

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Defendant shall pay disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, prejudgment interest thereon,

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and a civil penalty pursuant to Section 21(d)(3) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §

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78u(d)(3)]. The Court shall determine the amounts of the disgorgement and civil

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penalty upon motion of the SEC. Prejudgment interest shall be calculated from

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September 23, 2015, based on the rate of interest used by the Internal Revenue

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Service for the underpayment of federal income tax as set forth in 26 U.S.C. §

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6621(a)(2). In connection with the SEC’s motion for disgorgement and/or civil

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penalties, and at any hearing held on such a motion: (a) Defendant will be precluded
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from arguing that he did not violate the federal securities laws as alleged in the

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Complaint; (b) Defendant may not challenge the validity of the Consent or this

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Judgment; (c) solely for the purposes of such motion, the allegations of the Complaint

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shall be accepted as and deemed true by the Court; and (d) the Court may determine

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the issues raised in the motion on the basis of affidavits, declarations, excerpts of

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sworn deposition or investigative testimony, and documentary evidence, without

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regard to the standards for summary judgment contained in Rule 56(c) of the Federal

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Rules of Civil Procedure. In connection with the SEC’s motion for disgorgement

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and/or civil penalties, the parties may take discovery, including discovery from

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appropriate non-parties.

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IV.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the

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Consent is incorporated herein with the same force and effect as if fully set forth

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herein, and that Defendant shall comply with all of the undertakings and agreements

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set forth therein.

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V.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, solely for

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purposes of exceptions to discharge set forth in Section 523 of the Bankruptcy Code,

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11 U.S.C. § 523, the allegations in the Complaint are true and admitted by Defendant,

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and further, any debt for disgorgement, prejudgment interest, civil penalty or other

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amounts due by Defendant under this Judgment or any other judgment, order, consent

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order, decree or settlement agreement entered in connection with this proceeding, is a

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debt for the violation by Defendant of the federal securities laws or any regulation or

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order issued under such laws, as set forth in Section 523(a)(19) of the Bankruptcy

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Code, 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(19).

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VI.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that this Court
shall retain jurisdiction of this matter for the purposes of enforcing the terms of this
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Judgment.

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VII.

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There being no just reason for delay, pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal

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Rules of Civil Procedure, the Clerk is ordered to enter this Judgment forthwith and

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without further notice.

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Dated: January 12, 2016

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HONORABLE ANDRÉ BIROTTE JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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