Securities and Exchange Commission v. Applied BioSciences Corp., No. 1:2020cv03729 - Document 23 (S.D.N.Y. 2020)

Court Description: FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT APPLIED BIOSCIENCES CORP. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is 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 , 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 mad e, 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. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AN D DECREED that Defendant shall pay a civil penalty in the amount of $25,000 to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Exchange Act Section 21(d)(3) [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(3)]. Defendant shall make this payment within 30 days afte r entry of this Final Judgment. 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., (Applied BioSciences Corp. terminated.) (Signed by Judge Jesse M. Furman on 12/3/20) (yv)

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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Applied BioSciences Corp. Doc. 23 Case 1:20-cv-03729-JMF Document 23 Filed 12/03/20 Page 1 of 8 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, 20 Civ. 3729 (JMF) -againstAPPLIED BIOSCIENCES CORP., Defendant. FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT APPLIED BIOSCIENCES CORP. The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Defendant Applied BioSciences Corp. having entered a general appearance; consented to the Court’s jurisdiction over Defendant and 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, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is 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; 1 Dockets.Justia.com Case 1:20-cv-03729-JMF Document 23 Filed 12/03/20 Page 2 of 8 (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. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a). II. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant shall pay a civil penalty in the amount of $25,000 to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Exchange Act Section 21(d)(3) [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(3)]. Defendant shall make this payment within 30 days after entry of this Final Judgment. Defendant may transmit payment electronically to the Commission, which will provide detailed ACH transfer/Fedwire instructions upon request. Payment may also be made directly from a bank account via Pay.gov through the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ofm.htm. Defendant may also pay by certified check, bank cashier’s check, or United States postal money order payable to the Securities and Exchange Commission, which shall be delivered or mailed to Enterprise Services Center Accounts Receivable Branch 6500 South MacArthur Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73169 2 Case 1:20-cv-03729-JMF Document 23 Filed 12/03/20 Page 3 of 8 and shall be accompanied by a letter identifying the case title, civil action number, and name of this Court; Applied BioSciences Corp. as a defendant in this action; and specifying that payment is made pursuant to this Final Judgment. Defendant shall simultaneously transmit photocopies of evidence of payment and case identifying information to the Commission’s counsel in this action. By making this payment, Defendant relinquishes all legal and equitable right, title, and interest in such funds and no part of the funds shall be returned to Defendant. The Commission shall send the funds paid pursuant to this Final Judgment to the United States Treasury. The Commission may enforce the Court’s judgment for penalties by the use of all collection procedures authorized by law, including the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act, 28 U.S.C. § 3001 et seq., and moving for civil contempt for the violation of any Court orders issued in this action. Defendant shall pay post-judgment interest on any amounts due after 30 days of the entry of this Final Judgment pursuant to 28 USC § 1961. III. 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. IV. 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. 3 Dated: December ______________, 2020 ____________________________________ UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Hon. Jesse M. Furman 3 Case 1:20-cv-03729-JMF Document 23 Filed 12/03/20 Page 4 of 8 Case 1:20-cv-03729-JMF Document 23 Filed 12/03/20 Page 5 of 8 Case 1:20-cv-03729-JMF Document 23 Filed 12/03/20 Page 6 of 8 Case Case1:20-cv-03729-JMF 1:20-cv-03729-JMF Document Document22-1 23 Filed Filed12/03/20 12/03/20 Page Page74ofof85 Case Case1:20-cv-03729-JMF 1:20-cv-03729-JMF Document Document22-1 23 Filed Filed12/03/20 12/03/20 Page Page85ofof85 October 20, 2020 Chris Bridges President 9701 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1000 Beverly Hills, CA 90212

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