Securities and Exchange Commission v. Beane et al, No. 5:2020cv00095 - Document 11 (E.D.N.C. 2020)

Court Description: FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT JUSTIN N. DECKERT - Signed by District Judge James C. Dever III on 5/1/2020. (Sellers, N.)

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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Beane et al Doc. 11 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION NO.,5';20-CV- 'f~-):) SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT JUSTINN. DECKERT Plaintiff, v. STACEY L. BEANE; JUSTINN. DECKERT; AND TRAVIS LASKA. Defendants. The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Defendant Justin N. Deckert 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 and except as otherwise provided herein in paragraph IV) 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 aiding and abetting any violation of Section 204(a) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 [15 U.S.C. § 80b-4(a)] ("Advisers Act") and Rule 204-2 thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 275.204-2] by knowingly or recklessly providing substantial assistance to an investment adviser registered Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 203 of 1 Dockets.Justia.com the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-3] to fail to make and keep and preserve true, accurate and current books and records as prescribed by the Commission, furnish copies thereof, or to make any records of an investment adviser available to reasonable periodic, special or other examinations by representatives of the Commission as the Commission deems necessary or appropriate in the public interest of for the protection of investors. 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 Order of Permanent Injunction 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). IL IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant shall pay a civil penalty in the amount of$30,000 to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to to Section 209(e) of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-9(e)]. 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 payby 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 .and shall be accompanied by a letter identifying the case title, civil action number, and name of this Court; Justin N. Deckert as a defendant in this action; and specifying that payment is made pursuant to this Final Judgment. Defendant shall simultaneouslytransmit photocopies of evidence of payment and case identifying information to Edward G. Sullivan, Esq., counsel for the Commission 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. Defendant shall pay post-judgment interest on any delinquent amounts 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, solely for purposes of exceptions to discharge set forth in Section 523 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §523, the allegations in the complaint are true and admitted by Defendant, and further, any debt for disgorgement, prejudgment interest, civil penalty or other amounts due by Defendant under this Final Judgment or any other judgment, order, consent order, decree or settlement agreement entered in connection with this proceeding, is a debt for the violation by Defendant of the federal securities laws or any regulation or order issued under such laws, as set forth in Section 523(a)(19) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. §523(a)(19). 3 V. 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. VI. 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. SO ORDERED. This_[_ day of May 2020. United States District Judge 4

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