Securities And Exchange Commission v. Verifone Holdings, Inc. et al

Filing 20

***FILED IN ERROR. PLEASE SEE 21 .*** STIPULATION AND ORDER RE: 14 FINAL JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT PAUL PERIOLAT. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 11/12/09. (rslc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/12/2009) Modified on 11/12/2009 (rslc2, COURT STAFF).

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MARC J. FAGEL (Cal. Bar No. 154425) ROBERT L. MITCHELL (Cal. Bar No. 1 1 394) 6 mitchellr@sec.gov CATHEIUNE D. WHITING (Cal. Bar No. 190436) whitingc@sec.gov Attorneys for Plaintiff SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 44 Montgomery Street, 2 t Floor 6h San Francisco, California 94104 Telephone: 41 5-705-2500 Facsimile: 415-705-2501 *E-Filed 11/12/09* UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. ) ) CASE NO.: CV 09 4046 RS 1 1 ) ) ) VERIFONE HOLDINGS, INC. and PAUL PERIOLAT, Defendants. 1 STIPULATION RE FINAL JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT PAUL PERIOLAT STIPULATION RE FINAL JUDGMENT AGAINST PAUL PERIOLAT Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") and Defendant Paul Periolat ("Defendant") through their respective attorneys of record, hereby stipulate and ask that the Court enter as its order the [Proposed] Final Judgment against Defendant, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 1 and may also be found as Docket No. 2 in this matter. Dated: ~ o v e m b e r a ,2009 fiC7 CATHERINE D. WHITING Respectfully submitted, Respectfilly submitted, Attorney for Plaintiff SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Dated: November )? 2009 u PATRICK ROBBINS Attorney for Defendant PAUL PERIOLAT CASE CV 09 4046 RS NO. STIPULATION IRE FINAL JUDGMENT AGAINST PAUL PERIOAT EXHIBIT 1 MARC J. FAGEL (Cal. Bar No. 154425) MICHAEL S. DICKE (Cal. Bar No. 158187) dickem@sec.gov SHEILA O'CALLAGHAN (Cal. Bar. No. 131032) ocallaghans@sec.gov CATHERINE D. WHITING (Cal. Bar No. 190436) whitingc@sec.gov Attorneys for Plaintiff SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 44 Montgomery Street, 26th Floor San Francisco, California 94 104 Telephone: 4 15-705-2500 Facsimile: 415-705-2501 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. VERIFONE HOLDINGS, INC. and PAUL PERIOLAT, Defendants. ) ) CASE NO.: CV 09 4046 RS 1 1 1 1 ) ) ) ) [PROPOSED] FINAL JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT PAUL PERIOLAT 1 1 Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") has filed a Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Relief ("Complaint") in this action and Defendant Paul Periolat ("Defendant") has entered a general appearance and has submitted the Consent of Paul Periolat to entry of Final Judgment of Permanent Injunction and Other Relief ("Consent"). In the Consent, Defendant waived service of the Summons and the Complaint, admitted the jurisdiction of this Court over him and over the subject matter of this action, admitted that he was fully advised and informed of the right to a judicial determination of this matter, waived fmdings of [PROPOSED] FINAL JUDGMENT OF PAUL PERIOLAT fact and conclusions of law as provided by Rule 52 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, consented to the entry of this Final Judgment, without admitting or denying any of the allegations in the Complaint except as set forth in the Consent, and waived notice of hearing upon the entry of this Final Judgment. The Court, being fully advised, orders as follows: I. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Defendant and his agents, servants, employees and attorneys-in-fact, and all persons in active concert or participation with any of them, who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment, by personal service or otherwise, and each of them, are permanently enjoined and restrained fiom violating Section 17(a)(2) and (3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") [15 U.S.C. 5 77q(a)(2) and (3)] in the offer or sale of any security by the use of any means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or by use of the mails, directly or indirectly, to engage in any transaction, practice or course of business which operates or would operate as a fiaud or deceit upon the purchaser. 11. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Defendant and his agents, servants, employees and attorneys-in-fact, and all persons in active concert or participation with any of them, who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment, by personal service or otherwise, and each of them, are permanently enjoined and restrained fiom violating Section 13(b)(5) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") [15 U.S.C. 5 78m(b)(5)] and Rule 13b2-1 thereunder [17 C.F.R. 240.13b2-11 by knowingly circumventing or failing to implement a system of internal accounting controls of any issue which has a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act 115 U.S.C. 5 7811 or any company which is required to file reports pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. 5 7801 or by directly or indirectly falsifying or causing to be falsified any books and records of such company. -2- [PROPOSED] FINAL JUDGMENT OF PAUL PERIOLAT 111. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Defendant and his agents, servants, employees and attorneys-in-fact, and all persons in active concert or participation with any of them, who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment, by personal service or otherwise, and each of them, are permanently enjoined restrained and enjoined from aiding and abetting any violation of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Acty') [15 U.S.C. thereunder [17 C.F.R. 5 78m(a)] and Rules 12b-20, 13a-11 and 13a-13 promulgated $5 240.12b-20,240.13a- 11 and 240.13a- 131 by failing to file periodic reports in conformity with the Commission's integrated reporting and disclosure regulations, Regulations S-K and S-X, or by failing to include such firther material information, if any, as may be necessary to make the required statements, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. IV. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Defendant and his agents, servants, employees and attorneys-in-fact, and all persons in active concert or participation with any of them, who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment, by personal service or otherwise, and each of them, are permanently enjoined and restrained from aiding and abetting violations of Section 13(b)(2)(A) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. 5 78m(b)(2)(A)] by causing any issuer which has a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. 5 7811 or Section 15(d) ofthe Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. 5 7801 to fail to make or keep books, records or accounts, which, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the issuer. v. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that Defendant and Defendant's agents, servants, employees, attorneys, and all persons in active concert or participation with them who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise are permanently restrained and enjoined from aiding and abetting any violation of Section 13(b)(2)(B) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. -3- 5 78m(b)(2)(B)] by causing any issuer [PROPOSED] JUDGMENT FINAL OFPAUL PERIOLAT which has a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. $7811 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. $ 7801 to fail to devise and maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that A. transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific authorization; B. transactions are recorded as necessary (i) to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles or any other criteria applicable to such statements, and (ii) to maintain accountability for assets; C. access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization; and D. the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. VI. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant shall pay a civil penalty in the amount of $25,000 pursuant to Section 20(d) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. $ 77t(d)] and Section 2 1(d) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. $ 78u(d)]. Defendant shall make this payment within ten (10) business days after entry of this Final Judgment by certified check, bank cashier's check, or United States postal money order payable to the Securities and , Exchange Commission. The payment shall be delivered or mailed to the Office of Financial Management, Securities and Exchange Commission, Operations Center, 6432 General Green Way, Mail Stop 0-3, Alexandria, Virginia 22312, and shall be accompanied by a letter identifying Paul Periolat as a defendant in this action; setting forth the title and civil action number of this action and the name of this Court; and specifying that payment is made pursuant to this Final Judgment. Defendant shall pay post-judgment interest on any delinquent amounts pursuant to 28 USC $ 1961. The Commission shall remit the funds paid pursuant to this paragraph to the United States Treasury. . [PROPOSED] FINAL JUDGMENT PAUL OF PERIOLAT VII. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the 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. VIII. 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 Final Judgment. IX. There being no just reason for delay, pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the Clerk is ordered to enter this Final Judgment forthwith and without further notice. November 12 Dated ,2009

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