Securities and Exchange Commission v. Patric Ken Baccam et al

Filing 36

FINAL JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT AGAINST DEFENDANT PATRIC KEN BACCAM, AND RELIEF DEFENDANTS PRECISION RESEARCH GROUP LLC AND PRIM GROUP LLCfiled by Judge S. James Otero: Defendant Baccam is liable for disgorgement of $332,943.with prejudgment interest thereon in the amount of $68,982, for a total of$401,925. Defendant Baccam and Relief Defendant Precision Research are furtherliable, jointly and severally, for $203,756, representing profits gained as a result of the conduct alleged in the SECs Complaint that is attributable to both Defendant Baccam and Relief Defendant Precision Research, together with prejudgment interest thereon in the amount of $29,881, for a total of $233,637. Finally, Defendant Baccam and Relief Defendant Prim Group are liable, jointly and severally, for $94,000, representing profits gained as a result of the conduct alleged in the SECs Complaint that is attributable to both Defendant Baccam and Relief Defendant Prim Group, together wit h prejudgment interest thereon in the amount of $17,067, for a total of $111,067.DefendantBaccam shall pay a civil penalty in the amount of $203,756 to the Securities andExchange Commission. (SEE DOCUMENT FOR OTHER SPECIFICS AND INSTRUCTIONS THEREIN)(MD JS-6. Case Terminated) (lc)

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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,
Plaintiff,

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June 8, 2017

vs.
PATRIC KEN BACCAM, a/k/a
Khanh Sengpraseuth,
Defendant, and
PRECISION RESEARCH GROUP
LLC, and PRIM GROUP LLC,
Relief Defendants.

Case No. 5:17-cv-00172-SJO (SPx)
ORDER GRANTING FINAL
JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT AGAINST
DEFENDANT PATRIC KEN BACCAM,
AND RELIEF DEFENDANTS
PRECISION RESEARCH GROUP LLC
AND PRIM GROUP LLC

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This matter came to be heard upon the motion of Plaintiff Securities and

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Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) for entry of a default judgment

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against Defendant Ken Patric Baccam, a/k/a Khanh Sengpraseuth, and Relief

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Defendants Precision Research Group LLC (“Precision Research”) and Prim Group

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LLC (“Prim Group”) pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 55(b)(2) and Local Rule 55-1. The

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Court has considered all of the evidence filed by the SEC in support of its motion and

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orders as follows:
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the

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Commission’s Motion for Entry of Default Judgment Against Defendant Baccam and

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Relief Defendants Precision Research and Prim Group is GRANTED.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant

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Baccam is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating, directly or indirectly,

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Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), 15

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

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using 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 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

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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 Final Judgment by personal

to engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or

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service or otherwise: (a) Defendant Baccam’s officers, agents, servants, employees,

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and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant

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Baccam or with anyone described in (a).
III.

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IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that

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Defendant Baccam is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section

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17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), 15 U.S.C. § 77q(a), in the

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offer or sale of any security by the use of any means or instruments of transportation

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or communication in interstate commerce or by use of the mails, directly or

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indirectly:

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(a)

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

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(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 make the

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

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not misleading; or

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(c)

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operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the purchaser.

to engage in any transaction, practice, or course of business which

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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 Final Judgment by personal

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service or otherwise: (a) Defendant Baccam’s officers, agents, servants, employees,

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and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant

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Baccam or with anyone described in (a).

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

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Baccam is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 15(a) of the

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Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. § 78o(a), by, directly or indirectly, making use of the mails

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or any means or instrumentalities of interstate commerce to effect transactions in, or
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to induce or attempt to induce, the purchase or sale of any security, without being

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registered as a broker or dealer with the Commission, or being associated with a

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broker or dealer that is registered with the Commission.

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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 Final Judgment by personal

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service or otherwise: (a) Defendant Baccam’s officers, agents, servants, employees,

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and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant

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Baccam or with anyone described in (a).

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

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Defendant Baccam is prohibited from, directly or indirectly, including, but not

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limited to, through any entity owned or controlled by Defendant Baccam,

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participating in the issuance, purchase, offer, or sale of any security, provided,

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however, that Defendant Baccam is not prohibited from purchasing or selling

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securities listed on a national securities exchange for his own personal accounts.

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VI.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant

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Baccam is liable for disgorgement of $332,943, representing profits gained as a result

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of the conduct alleged in the SEC’s Complaint that is attributable solely to him,

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together with prejudgment interest thereon in the amount of $68,982, for a total of

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$401,925. Defendant Baccam and Relief Defendant Precision Research are further

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liable, jointly and severally, for $203,756, representing profits gained as a result of

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the conduct alleged in the SEC’s Complaint that is attributable to both Defendant

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Baccam and Relief Defendant Precision Research, together with prejudgment interest

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thereon in the amount of $29,881, for a total of $233,637. Finally, Defendant

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Baccam and Relief Defendant Prim Group are liable, jointly and severally, for

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$94,000, representing profits gained as a result of the conduct alleged in the SEC’s
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Complaint that is attributable to both Defendant Baccam and Relief Defendant Prim

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Group, together with prejudgment interest thereon in the amount of $17,067, for a

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total of $111,067.

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Defendant Baccam and Relief Defendants Precision Research and Prim Group

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shall satisfy these obligations by making payments to the Securities and Exchange

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Commission within 14 days after entry of this Final Judgment. Defendant Baccam

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and Relief Defendants Precision Research and Prim Group may transmit payment

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electronically to the Commission, which will provide detailed ACH transfer/Fedwire

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instructions upon request. Payment may also be made directly from a bank account

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via Pay.gov through the SEC website at

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http://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ofm.htm. Defendant Baccam and Relief

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Defendants Precision Research and Prim Group may also pay by certified check,

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bank cashier’s check, or United States postal money order payable to the Securities

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and Exchange Commission, which shall be delivered or mailed to

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Enterprise Services Center
Accounts Receivable Branch
6500 South MacArthur Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73169

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and shall be accompanied by a letter identifying the case title, civil action number,

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and name of this Court; Ken Patric Baccam, Precision Research, and/or Prim Group

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as defendant/relief defendants in this action; and specifying that payment is made

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pursuant to this Final Judgment.

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Defendant Baccam and Relief Defendants Precision Research and Prim Group

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shall simultaneously transmit photocopies of evidence of payment and case

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identifying information to the Commission’s counsel in this action. By making this

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payment, Defendant Baccam and Relief Defendants Precision Research and Prim

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Group relinquish all legal and equitable right, title, and interest in such funds and no

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part of the funds shall be returned to them.
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The Commission shall hold the funds (collectively, the “Fund”) and may

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propose a plan to distribute the Fund subject to the Court’s approval. The Court shall

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retain jurisdiction over the administration of any distribution of the Fund. If the

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Commission staff determines that the Fund will not be distributed, the Commission

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shall send the funds paid pursuant to this Final Judgment to the United States

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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 Baccam and Relief Defendants Precision Research and Prim

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Group shall pay post judgment interest on any delinquent amounts pursuant to 28

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U.S.C. § 1961.
VII.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant

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Baccam shall pay a civil penalty in the amount of $203,756 to the Securities and

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Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 20(d)(1) of the Securities Act, 15 U.SC. §

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77t(d)(1), and Section 21(d)(3)(A) of the Exchange Act, 15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(3)(A).

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Defendant shall make this payment within 14 days after entry of this Final Judgment.

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Defendant Baccam may transmit payment electronically to the Commission,

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which will provide detailed ACH transfer/Fedwire instructions upon request.

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Payment may also be made directly from a bank account via Pay.gov through the

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SEC website at http://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ofm.htm. Defendant Baccam may

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also pay by certified check, bank cashier’s check, or United States postal money

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order payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission, which shall be delivered

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or mailed to

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Enterprise Services Center
Accounts Receivable Branch
6500 South MacArthur Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73169

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and shall be accompanied by a letter identifying the case title, civil action number,

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and name of this Court; Ken Patric Baccam as a defendant in this action; and

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specifying that payment is made pursuant to this Final Judgment.

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Defendant Baccam shall simultaneously transmit photocopies of evidence of

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payment and case identifying information to the Commission’s counsel in this action.

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By making this payment, Defendant Baccam relinquishes all legal and equitable

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right, title, and interest in such funds and no part of the funds shall be returned to

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Defendant Baccam. The Commission shall send the funds paid pursuant to this Final

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Judgment to the United States Treasury. Defendant Baccam shall pay post-judgment

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interest on any delinquent amounts pursuant to 28 USC § 1961.

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VIII.

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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that 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 SEC’s Complaint are true and admitted by

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Defendant Baccam, and further, any debt for disgorgement, prejudgment interest,

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civil penalty, or other amounts due by Defendant Baccam under this Final Judgment

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or any other judgment, order, consent order, decree, or settlement agreement entered

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in connection with this proceeding, is a debt for the violation by Defendant Baccam

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of the federal securities laws or any regulation or order issued under such laws, as set

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forth in Section 523(a)(19) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(19).

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IX.
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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DATED:

6/8/17

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HONORABLE S. JAMES OTERO
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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