Securities and Exchange Commission v. Robert M. Munakash et al
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FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT ROBERT M. MUNAKASH by Judge Manuel L. Real: Upon Stipulation 61 , IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant Robert M. Munakash shall disgorge his trading profits and cause to be disgorged those of his parents, plus prejudgment interest in the amount of $212,975 and pay a civil penalty under Section 21A of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. section 78u-1 in the amount of $200,907. Defendant shall pay the total of disgorgement, prejudgment interest, and penalty due within 14 days of entry of this Final Judgment. See document for injunction and terms of the Final Judgment. (gk)
1 JOSHUA E. BRAUNSTEIN (pro hac vice)
Email: braunsteinj@sec.gov
2 DANIEL J. MAHER (pro hac vice)
Email: maherd@sec.gov
3 JESSICA L. MATELIS (pro hac vice)
Email: matelisj@sec.gov
4 SCOTT W. FRIESTAD
Email: friestads@sec.gov
5 JEFFREY B. FINNELL
Email: finnellj@sec.gov
6 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
7 Washington, DC 20549
Telephone: (202) 551-1000
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LOCAL COUNSEL:
9 GARY Y. LEUNG (Cal. Bar. No. 302928)
Email: leungg@sec.gov
10 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
444 S. Flower Street, Suite 900
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Telephone: (323) 965-3213
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Attorneys for Plaintiff
13 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
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ROBERT M. MUNAKASH,
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MARC WINTERS,
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Defendants.
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Case No.: 2:16-cv-00833-R
FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO
DEFENDANT ROBERT M.
MUNAKASH
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The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and
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Defendant Robert M. Munakash (“Defendant”) having answered; consented to the
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Court’s jurisdiction over him and the subject matter of this action; consented to entry
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of this Final Judgment without admitting or denying the allegations of the Complaint
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(except as to jurisdiction); waived findings of fact and conclusions of law; and waived
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any right to appeal from this Final Judgment:
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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 any
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means or instrumentality of interstate commerce, or of the mails, or of any facility of
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any national securities exchange, in connection with the purchase or sale of any
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security:
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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 the light of the
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circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or
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(c)
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would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided
to engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or
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in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the
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following who receive actual notice of this Final 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 FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant
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shall disgorge his trading profits and cause to be disgorged those of his parents, plus
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prejudgment interest in the amount of $212,975 and pay a civil penalty under Section
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21A of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. § 78u-1 in the amount of $200,907. Defendant
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shall make this payment pursuant to the terms set forth in paragraph III below. This
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payment shall be delivered or mailed to Enterprise Services Center, Accounts
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Receivable Branch, HQ Bldg., Room 181, AMZ-341, 6500 South MacArthur
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Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73169. Any payments by check or money order must
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be accompanied by a cover letter identifying Robert M. Munakash as the Defendant in
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this action; setting forth the title and civil action number of this action and the name of
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this Court; and specifying that payment is made pursuant to this Final Judgment. The
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Commission shall remit the funds paid pursuant to this paragraph to the United States
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Treasury.
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Defendant shall simultaneously transmit photocopies of evidence of payment
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and case identifying information to the Commission’s counsel in this action. By
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making this payment, Defendant relinquishes all legal and equitable right, title, and
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interest in such funds and no part of the funds shall be returned to Defendant. The
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Commission shall send the funds paid pursuant to this Final Judgment to the United
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States Treasury.
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The Commission may enforce the Court’s judgment for disgorgement and
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prejudgment interest by moving for civil contempt (and/or through other collection
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procedures authorized by law) at any time after 14 days following entry of this Final
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Judgment. Defendant shall pay post judgment interest on any delinquent amounts
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pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961.
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III.
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Defendant shall pay the total of disgorgement, prejudgment interest, and penalty
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due within 14 days of entry of this Final Judgment. Payment shall be deemed made on
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the date they are received by the Commission and shall be applied first to post
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judgment interest, which accrues pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961 on any unpaid amounts
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due after 14 days of the entry of Final Judgment.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the Consent
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is incorporated herein with the same force and effect as if fully set forth herein, and
that Defendant shall comply with all the undertakings and agreements set forth therein.
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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 Final Judgment or any other judgment, order,
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consent order, decree or settlement agreement entered in connection with this
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proceeding, is a debt for the alleged violation by Defendant of the federal securities
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laws or any regulation or order issued under such laws, as set forth in Section
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523(a)(19) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §523(a)(19).
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VI.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that this Court
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shall retain jurisdiction of this matter for the purposes of enforcing the terms of this
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Final Judgment.
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There being no just reason for delay, pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules
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of Civil Procedure, the Clerk is ordered to enter this Final Judgment forthwith and
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without further notice.
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DATED: December 7, 2016
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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