Securities and Exchange Commission v. Wilcox et al
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FINAL JUDGMENT as to Eric R. Nelson: Defendant is liable for disgorgement of $168,000, together with prejudgment interest of $55,103, for a total of $223,103 - CASE CLOSED. Signed by Judge David Nuffer on 4/12/13 (alt)
Thomas M. Melton (4999)
Securities and Exchange Commission
15 West South Temple Street
Suite 1800
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Tel: (801) 524-6748
Email: meltont@sec.gov
John Bowers (pro hac vice)
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, NE
Washington, DC 20549
Tel: (202) 551-4645
Email: bowersj@sec.gov
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF UTAH, CENTRAL DIVISION
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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KEVIN J. WILCOX, JENNIFER E. THOENNES, :
and ERIC R. NELSON
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Defendants,
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Case No. 2:11-cv-01219-DN
FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO
DEFENDANT ERIC R.
NELSON
The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Defendant Eric
R. Nelson (hereinafter “Defendant”) having entered a general appearance; consented to the
Court’s jurisdiction over him and over the subject matter of this action; consented to entry of this
Final Judgment without admitting or denying the allegations of the Complaint (except as to
jurisdiction); waived findings of fact and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal
from this Final Judgment:
I.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED 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 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:
(a)
to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;
(b)
to make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit 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)
to engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would
operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person.
II.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED 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 10(b) of the Exchange Act [15
U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5] by knowingly
or recklessly providing substantial assistance to any other person who violates Section 10(b) of
the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder by using any means or instrumentality of interstate
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commerce, or of the mails, or of any facility of any national securities exchange, in connection
with the purchase or sale of any security:
(a)
to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;
(b)
to make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit 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)
to engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would
operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person.
III.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED 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 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 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 material fact
or any omission of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements
made, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
or
(c)
to engage in any transaction, practice, or course of business which operates or
would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the purchaser.
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IV.
IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant
is liable for disgorgement of $168,000, representing profits gained as a result of the conduct
alleged in the Complaint, together with prejudgment interest thereon in the amount of $55,103,
for a total of $223,103. Based on Defendant’s sworn representations in his Statement of
Financial Condition dated August 4, 2011, his updated Statement of Financial Condition dated
December 17, 2012, and other documents and information submitted to the Commission,
however, the Court is not ordering Defendant to pay a civil penalty and payment of disgorgement
and pre-judgment interest thereon is waived. The determination not to impose a civil penalty and
to waive payment of disgorgement and pre-judgment interest is contingent upon the accuracy
and completeness of Defendant’s Statement of Financial Condition. If at any time following the
entry of this Final Judgment the Commission obtains information indicating that Defendant’s
representations to the Commission concerning his assets, income, liabilities, or net worth were
fraudulent, misleading, inaccurate, or incomplete in any material respect as of the time such
representations were made, the Commission may, at its sole discretion and without prior notice
to Defendant, petition the Court for an order requiring Defendant to pay the unpaid portion of the
disgorgement, pre-judgment and post-judgment interest thereon, and the maximum civil penalty
allowable under the law. In connection with any such petition, the only issue shall be whether
the financial information provided by Defendant was fraudulent, misleading, inaccurate, or
incomplete in any material respect as of the time such representations were made. In its petition,
the Commission may move this Court to consider all available remedies, including, but not
limited to, ordering Defendant to pay funds or assets, directing the forfeiture of any assets, or
sanctions for contempt of this Final Judgment. The Commission may also request additional
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discovery. Defendant may not, by way of defense to such petition: (1) challenge the validity of
the Consent or this Final Judgment; (2) contest the allegations in the Complaint filed by the
Commission; (3) assert that payment of disgorgement, pre-judgment and post-judgment interest
or a civil penalty should not be ordered; (4) contest the amount of disgorgement and prejudgment and post-judgment interest; (5) contest the imposition of the maximum civil penalty
allowable under the law; or (6) assert any defense to liability or remedy, including, but not
limited to, any statute of limitations defense. Defendant shall also pay post-judgment interest on
any delinquent amounts pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961.
V.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Defendant has agreed to cooperate with the
Commission in the Commission’s pending enforcement action, as well as in any related
proceedings or actions, and that if at any time following the entry of the Final Judgment the
Commission obtains information indicating that a Defendant knowingly provided materially
false or misleading information or materials to the Commission, the Commission may, at its sole
discretion and without prior notice to that Defendant, petition the Court to vacate this Final
Judgment and restore this action, including all of the original allegations in the Complaint, to its
active docket.
VI.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this Court shall retain jurisdiction of this matter for the
purposes of enforcing the terms of this Final Judgment.
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VII.
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 Judgment forthwith and without further notice.
Dated: April 12, 2013
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DAVID NUFFER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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