Securities and Exchange Commission v. Nasir N. Shakouri et al

Filing 34

JUDGMENT by Judge Stephen V. Wilson, in favor of Securities and Exchange Commission against Jonathan K. Skarie Related to: Stipulation for Judgment 28 . IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoi ned from violating, directly or indirectly, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 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: (see document for further details). (mrgo)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION,

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Plaintiff,

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Case No. 2:17-cv-01929-SVW-PLA

vs.
NASIR N. SHAKOURI, et al.,
Defendants.

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JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT JONATHAN K. SKARIE

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The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and

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Defendant Jonathan K. Skarie (“Defendant”) having entered a general appearance;

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

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action; consented to entry of this Judgment; waived findings of fact and conclusions

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of law; and waived any right to appeal from this Judgment:

I.

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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
10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) [15 U.S.C. §
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
facility of any national securities exchange, in connection with the purchase or sale of
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 the light

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of 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 17(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) [15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)] in the offer or sale
of any security by the use of any means or instruments of transportation or

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communication in interstate commerce or by use of the mails, directly or indirectly:
(a)

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

(b)

to obtain money or property by means of any untrue statement of a

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material fact or any omission of a material fact necessary in order to

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make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which

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they were made, not misleading; or

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(c)

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

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 is permanently restrained and enjoined from aiding and abetting any
violation of Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78o(d)] and Rules 12b-

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20 and 15d-1 promulgated thereunder [17 C.F.R. §§ 240.12b-20, 240.15d-1] by
knowingly or recklessly providing substantial assistance to an issuer that:
(a)

fails to file an annual report within the period specified in the

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appropriate report form for the fiscal year in which a registration

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statement under the Securities Act became effective and for each fiscal

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year thereafter, unless the registrant is exempt from such filing by

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Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act or the rules thereunder; or

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(b)

fails to include in an annual report the information expressly required to
be included in an annual report and such further material information as

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may be necessary to make the required statements, in the light of the

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circumstances under which they are made not misleading.

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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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IV.

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IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that

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Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from aiding and abetting any
violation of Section 13(b)(2)(A) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78m(b)(2)(A)] by
knowingly or recklessly providing substantial assistance to an issuer that fails to

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make and keep books, records, and accounts, which, in reasonable detail, accurately
and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the issuer.
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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V.

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is
permanently restrained and enjoined from violating, directly or indirectly, Section
13(b)(5) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78m(b)(5)] and Rule 13b2-1 promulgated

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thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 240.13b2-1], by knowingly failing to implement a system of

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internal accounting controls or falsifying or causing to be falsified any book, record,

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or account subject to Section 13(b)(2) of the Exchange Act.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as
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
otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and
(b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone

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described in (a).
VI.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, pursuant

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to Section 21(d)(2) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(2)] and Section 20(e) of

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the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77t(e)], Defendant is prohibited for five years

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following the date of entry of this Judgment from acting as an officer or director of

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any issuer that has a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the

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Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78l] or that is required to file reports pursuant to Section

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15(d) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78o(d)].

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VII.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that
Defendant shall pay disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, prejudgment interest thereon,

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and a civil penalty pursuant to Section 20(d) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C.

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§ 77t(d)] and Section 21(d)(3) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(3)]. The

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Court shall determine the amounts of the disgorgement and civil penalty upon motion
of the Commission. Prejudgment interest shall be calculated from the dates of the
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violations set out in the Complaint, based on the rate of interest used by the Internal
Revenue 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 Commission’s motion for disgorgement and/or
civil penalties, and at any hearing held on such a motion: (a) Defendant will be
precluded from arguing that he did not violate the federal securities laws as alleged in

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the Complaint; (b) Defendant may not challenge the validity of the Consent or this
Judgment; (c) solely for the purposes of such motion, the allegations of the Complaint
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 Commission’s motion for

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

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discovery from appropriate non-parties.

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VIII.

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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
herein, and that Defendant shall comply with all of the undertakings and agreements
set forth therein.

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