United States Securities and Exchange Commission v. Prevost et al
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ORDER Granting 19 Motion to Dismiss. LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY. (Written Opinion). Signed by The Hon. Paul A. Magnuson on 01/24/2015. (LLM)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA
United States Securities and Exchange
Commission,
Case No. 10-cv-4235 (PAM/SER)
Plaintiff,
v.
ORDER
Bruce F. Prévost, David W. Harrold,
Palm Beach Capital Management LP, and
Palm Beach Capital Management LLC,
Defendants.
___________________________________________________________
Plaintiff U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a complaint in
this matter on October 10, 2014.
(Docket No. 1.)
Defendants Bruce F. Prévost
(“Prévost”), David W. Harrold (“Harrold”), Palm Beach Capital Management LP and
Palm Beach Capital Management LLC (collectively, “Defendants”), have, in Consents
filed with the Court on April 8, 2011 and incorporated herein (Docket Nos. 12-15):
(i) acknowledged receipt of the complaint, (ii) admitted the personal jurisdiction of the
Court over them and over the subject matter thereof, (iii) without admitting or denying
the allegations of the complaint, except as to jurisdiction, and without trial, argument or
adjudication of any facts or law, consented to the entry of the Judgment of Permanent
Injunction and Other Relief entered by the Court on April 22, 2011 (Docket No. 18); and
(iv) waived the entry of findings of fact and conclusions of law, as provided by Rule 52
of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and waived any right to appeal.
The SEC has now moved to dismiss its remaining prayers for monetary relief
against all defendants and for entry of a final judgment. (Docket No. 19.) The Court
having jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter hereof, and being fully advised
in the premises, HEREBY ORDERS that the motion is GRANTED. The prayers for
disgorgement, prejudgment interest and civil penalties are DISMISSED from the
Complaint, and final judgment is entered against all Defendants as follows:
1.
Defendants and all agents, servants, employees, attorneys, assigns, and all
persons in active concert or participation with any of them who receive
actual notice of this Judgment by personal service or otherwise, and each of
them are permanently restrained and enjoined from, in the offer or sale of
any securities, by the use of any means or instruments of transportation or
communication in interstate commerce or by the use of the mails, directly
or indirectly, employing any device, scheme or artifice to defraud, in
violation of Section 17(a)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities
Act”) [15 U.S.C. §77q(a)(1)].
2.
Defendants and all agents, servants, employees, attorneys, assigns, and all
persons in active concert or participation with each of them who receive
actual notice of this Judgment by personal service or otherwise, and each of
them are permanently restrained and enjoined from, in the offer or sale of
any securities by the use of any means or instruments of transportation or
communication in interstate commerce or by use of the mails, directly or
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indirectly, obtaining money or property by means of any untrue statement
of a material fact or any omission to state a material fact necessary in order
to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading, or engaging in any transaction, practice, or
course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit
upon the purchaser, in violation of Sections 17(a)(2) and 17(a)(3) of the
Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §§77q(a)(2) and 77q(a)(3)].
3.
Defendants and all agents, servants, employees, attorneys, assigns, and all
persons in active concert or participation with any of them who receive
actual notice of this Judgment by personal service or otherwise, and each of
them are permanently restrained and enjoined from, directly or indirectly,
in connection with the purchase or sale of any security, by the use of any
means or instrumentality of interstate commerce, or of the mails, or any
facility of any national securities exchange:
(a)
employing any device, scheme or artifice to defraud; or
(b)
making any untrue statement of material fact or omitting to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; or
(c)
engaging in any act, practice or course of business which operates or
would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person, in violation of
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Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange
Act”) [15 U.S.C. §78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5 thereunder [17 C.F. R.
§240.10b-5].
4.
Defendants and all agents, servants, employees, attorneys, assigns, and
persons in active concert or participation with any of them who receive
actual notice of this Judgment by personal service or otherwise, and each of
them are permanently restrained and enjoined, while acting as an
investment adviser, by use of the mails, and the means and instrumentalities
of interstate commerce, directly or indirectly, from knowingly, willfully, or
recklessly:
(a)
employing devices, schemes or artifices to defraud clients or
prospective clients;
(b)
engaging in any transaction, practice or course of business which
operates as a fraud or deceit upon any client or prospective client; or
(c)
engaging in any act, practice or course of business which is
fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative including, but not limited to,
making untrue statements of a material fact and/or omitting to state a
material fact necessary to make statements made, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, to any
investor or prospective investor in a pooled investment vehicle;
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in violation of Sections 206(1), 206(2), and 206(4) of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940 (“Advisers Act”) [15 U.S.C. §§ 80b-6(1), 80b-6(2),
and 80b(6)-4 and Rule 206-4(8)] [17 C.F.R. § 275.206.4(8)] thereunder.
5.
Defendants Prévost and Harrold and all agents, servants, employees,
attorneys, assigns, and persons in active concert or participation with any of
them who receive actual notice of this Judgment by personal service or
otherwise, and each of them are permanently restrained and enjoined, from
aiding and abetting violations of Sections 206(1), 206(2), and 206(4) of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 [15 U.S.C. §§ 80b-6(1), 80b-6(2), and
80b(6)-4 and Rule 206-4(8) [17 C.F.R. § 275.206.4(8)] thereunder, by
knowingly, willingly, or recklessly providing substantial assistance to any
person who, while acting as an investment adviser, by the use of the mails,
and the means and instrumentalities of interstate commerce, knowingly,
willfully, or recklessly:
(a)
employs devices, schemes or artifices to defraud clients or
prospective clients;
(b)
engages in any transaction, practice or course of business which
operates as a fraud or deceit upon any client or prospective client; or
(c)
engages in any act, practice or course of business which is
fraudulent, deceptive, or manipulative including, but not limited to,
making untrue statements of a material fact and/or omitting to state a
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material fact necessary to make statements made, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, to any
investor or prospective investor in a pooled investment vehicle.
6.
Consents of the Defendants are incorporated herein with the same force and
effect as if fully set forth herein, and that Defendants shall each comply
with all of the undertakings and agreements set forth therein.
7.
Notice of this Order may be accomplished by delivery of a copy of the
Order by first class mail, overnight delivery, facsimile, electronic mail, or
personally by agents or employees of the SEC, to the Defendants, and to
any bank, savings and loan institution, credit union, financial institution,
transfer agent, broker-dealer, investment company, title company,
commodity trading company, storage company, or any other person,
partnership, corporation, or legal entity that may be subject to any provision
of this Order.
8.
The Court shall retain jurisdiction of this matter for all purposes, including,
but not limited to, enforcement of the Judgment.
LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.
Dated: January 24, 2015
s/ Paul A. Magnuson
Paul A. Magnuson
United States District Court Judge
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