Securities and Exchange Commission v. Vassallo et al

Filing 268

ORDER #260 signed by Senior Judge Lawrence K. Karlton on 4/27/2010 directing Charles Jarvis aka "Charlie" Jarvis and William Wheeler to provide information and documents to Receiver concerning EIMT funds transferred to Jeff Dennis Ferentz and/or Jeff Ferentz, Inc.. (Marciel, M)

1 FUTTERMAN DUPREE DODD CROLEY MAIER LLP JAMIE L. DUPREE (158105) 2 JAIME G. TOUCHSTONE (233187) 180 Sansome Street, 17th Floor 3 San Francisco, CA 94104 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] [e-mail] 5 [e-mail] 6 Attorneys for Receiver Stephen E. Anderson 7 8 9 10 11 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, 12 Plaintiff 13 v. 14 ANTHONY VASSALLO, et al, 15 Defendants. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SACRAMENTO Case No. CV 09-000665 LKK-DAD ORDER DIRECTING CHARLES JARVIS AKA "CHARLIE" JARVIS AND WILLIAM WHEELER TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS TO RECEIVER CONCERNING EIMT FUNDS TRANSFERRED TO JEFF DENNIS FERENTZ AND/OR JEFF DENNIS FERENTZ, INC. Judge Lawrence K. Karlton

On April 30, 2009, this Court filed the Order Appointing Temporary Receiver for Equity Investment Management and Trading, Inc. ("EIMT") and Order to Show Cause for Appointment of Permanent Receiver ("OAR") and on July 31, 2009, the Court filed an Order permanently appointing Receiver. Pursuant to the OAR, for good cause shown, and in order to empower and authorize the Receiver to carry out his duties and obligations, THE COURT HEREBY FINDS AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: On November 7, 2007, and November 8, 2007, $2,000,000 of EIMT investor funds were transferred to Jeff Dennis Ferentz (a California attorney) and/or Jeff Dennis Ferentz, Inc. (collectively "Ferentz"), in connection with a "bank sanctioned high yield project funding program." The funds were deposited into the Jeff Dennis Ferentz, Inc. Client Trust Account (the 1
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1 "Ferentz Account"). The unsigned joint venture agreement located by Receiver for this 2 investment lists the parties as Defendant Anthony Vassallo as the investor and Jon Fragosa, Jeff 3 Dennis Ferentz, and Charles Jarvis (aka "Charlie" Jarvis) as the "Facilitator". 4 This Court previously issued orders authorizing banks and financial institutions to assist

5 Receiver in tracing the EIMT investor funds transferred to Ferentz including funds transferred 6 from Jeffrey Dennis Ferentz, Inc. to entities to entities including "JD Centuries, LLC" and "USR 7 Site Acquisition, LLC" (Doc. Nos. 149 and 219), which remain in full force and effect. 8 Receiver has determined that $800,000 from the Ferentz Account was transferred to a

9 Wells Fargo business money market account in the name of "JD Centuries, LLC - Contractor Sub 10 Account" on November 7, 2007. In addition to Mr. Ferentz, William Wheeler is a signatory and 11 "Owner/Key Individual" for that account. Money removed from that account was paid to Mr. 12 Wheeler. Mr. Jarvis is a managing member of JD Centuries, LLC along with Mr. Ferentz. 13 Receiver has also determined that another $700,000 was transferred from the Ferentz

14 Account to a Wells Fargo savings account in the name of "USR Site Acquisition, LLC" on 15 November 26, 2007. In addition to Mr. Ferentz, Mr. Jarvis is a signatory and "Owner/Key 16 Individual" on the USR Site Acquisition, LLC account. Mr. Jarvis was a managing member of 17 USR Site Acquisition, LLC along with Mr. Ferentz. Mr. Jarvis was also named as a "Faciliator" 18 in the unsigned transaction document concerning EIMT's investment which resulted in the 19 transfer of $2 million of EIMT funds to the Ferentz Account. 20 Receiver believes that Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Jarvis are in possession of information and

21 documents that will assist him to understand the various entities receiving funds from the Ferentz 22 Account and which will permit him to trace EIMT funds transferred from the Ferentz Account to 23 other accounts related to Mr. Ferentz and Mr. Jarvis. 24 To further assist Receiver's investigation in tracing the EIMT funds transferred to Ferentz,

25 the Court directs Charles Jarvis aka "Charlie" Jarvis and William Wheeler each to provide 26 information and documents to assist Receiver to marshal EIMT assets, and to trace and recover 27 the $2 million EIMT transferred to the Ferentz Account. 28
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Charles Jarvis aka "Charlie" Jarvis and William Wheeler are further directed to cooperate 2
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1 fully with Receiver in Receiver's activities, investigation and inquiries on behalf of this Court. 2 IT IS SO ORDERED.

3 Dated: April 27, 2010 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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