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Litigation Releases Table

Date	Respondents
Date: Aug. 10, 2023	Respondents: Sisu Capital, LLC, Timothy Overturf, and Hansueli Overturf Release No. LR-25807 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: Aug. 8, 2023	Respondents: Chad Stickforth Release No. LR-25806 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: Aug. 7, 2023	Respondents: Charles Rustin Holzer, Maglione International Ltd., Frontenac Investments Ltd. Release No. LR-25805
Date: Aug. 7, 2023	Respondents: Christopher A. Slaga, Q4 Capital, LLC, J4 Capital Advisors LLC, and Hayden F. Greene Release No. LR-25804 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: Aug. 7, 2023	Respondents: Justin Sun, Tron Foundation Limited, BitTorrent Foundation Ltd., Rainberry, Inc., Austin Mahone, and Deandre Cortez Way Release No. LR-25803 See Also: Judgment
Date: Aug. 4, 2023	Respondents: Ulrich Kranz and Paul Balciunas Release No. LR-25802 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: Aug. 3, 2023	Respondents: Jose D. Rocha Release No. LR-25800 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: Aug. 2, 2023	Respondents: Ustocktrade LLC and Anthony Weeresinghe Release No. LR-25799 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: Aug. 2, 2023	Respondents: Mina Tadrus; Tadrus Capital LLC Release No. LR-25798 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: Aug. 2, 2023	Respondents: Charles Rustin Holzer, Maglione International Ltd., Frontenac Investments Ltd. Release No. LR-25797 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: Aug. 2, 2023	Respondents: Janardhan Nellore, et al. Release No. LR-25796 See Also: SEC Complaint , Final Judgment as to Nellore
Date: July 31, 2023	Respondents: Blake Cathey Release No. LR-25795 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: July 31, 2023	Respondents: Richard J. Schueler a/k/a Richard Heart, Hex, PulseChain, and PulseX Release No. LR-25794 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: July 28, 2023	Respondents: Clarice Saw Release No. LR-25793 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: July 28, 2023	Respondents: Johnny Tseng (a/k/a Kuanhao J. Tseng, Kuanhao Tseng), Kevin Zhang (a/k/a Kevin Huapeng Zhang, Huapeng Zhang), and Summitcrest Capital, Inc. Release No. LR-25792 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: July 28, 2023	Respondents: Brent Seaman, Accanito Holdings, LLC, and Accanito Equity, LLC, Accanito Equity II, LLC, Accanito Equity III, LLC, and Accanito Equity IV, LLC Release No. LR-25791 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: July 28, 2023	Respondents: Timothy J. Allcott, Thomas D. Renison, and ARO Equity, LLC Release No. LR-25790
Date: July 26, 2023	Respondents: Joseph C. Lewis, et al. Release No. LR-25789 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: July 25, 2023	Respondents: Brandon Charnas Release No. LR-25788 See Also: Application
Date: July 25, 2023	Respondents: Amit Dagar and Atul Bhiwapurkar Release No. LR-25787 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: July 25, 2023	Respondents: Eliyahu Weinstein, Aryeh L. Bromberg, Joel L. Wittels, Richard M. Curry, Christopher J. Anderson, Alaa Mohamed Hattab Release No. LR-25786 See Also: Complaint
Date: July 21, 2023	Respondents: Alexander Elbanna, Digital World Exchange, LLC, Boostedpro LLC, and D.W. Exchange Release No. LR-25785 See Also: Complaint
Date: July 20, 2023	Respondents: Robert D. Christensen, Anthony M. Matic, Foresee, Inc., The Commission PDX, LLC, The Policy PDX, Innings 150 Release No. LR-25784 See Also: Judgment-Christensen , Judgment-foresee-et-al , Judgment-Innings , Judgment-Matic
Date: July 20, 2023	Respondents: Eric J. "EJ" Dalius et al. Release No. LR-25783
Date: July 19, 2023	Respondents: Chadd L. Evans Release No. LR-25782 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: July 18, 2023	Respondents: Legendary Partners, LLC and Scott L. Snyder Release No. LR-25781 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: July 17, 2023	Respondents: James P. Anglim Release No. LR-25780 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: July 14, 2023	Respondents: Celsius Network Limited and Alexander "Alex" Mashinsky Release No. LR-25779 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: July 14, 2023	Respondents: Cooper J. Morgenthau Release No. LR-25778 See Also: Judgment
Date: July 13, 2023	Respondents: Joseph Michael Todd, et al. Release No. LR-25777 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: July 12, 2023	Respondents: Nayeem Choudhury and Dream Venture Capital Group, LLC Release No. LR-25774 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: July 12, 2023	Respondents: Javice et al. Release No. LR-25776 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: July 12, 2023	Respondents: LBRY, Inc. Release No. LR-25775
Date: July 11, 2023	Respondents: Costello et al. Release No. LR-25773
Date: July 11, 2023	Respondents: Legend Venture Partners LLC Release No. LR-25772
Date: July 7, 2023	Respondents: Andrew DeFrancesco, Marlio Mauricio Diaz Cardona, Carlos Felipe Rezk, Nikola Faukovic, and Catherine DeFrancesco Release No. LR-25771 See Also: SEC Complaint , Judgment - Andrew DeFrancesco , Judgment - Catherine DeFrancesco , Judgment - Nikola Faukovic
Date: July 7, 2023	Respondents: Caz L. Craffy Release No. LR-25770 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: July 6, 2023	Respondents: Empires Consulting Corp., et al. Release No. LR-25769 See Also: EmpiresX Judgment , Pires and Goncalves Judgment
Date: July 6, 2023	Respondents: Joseph M. Dupont, et al. Release No. LR-25768 See Also: Complaint
Date: July 6, 2023	Respondents: Spartan Trading Company, LLC, et al. Release No. LR-25767 See Also: Complaint , Order on Emergency Motion for Ancillary Relief
Date: July 3, 2023	Respondents: Vidul Prakash Release No. LR-25766, AAER-4426 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: June 30, 2023	Respondents: Juan Roman Release No. LR-25762 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: June 30, 2023	Respondents: Thomas Collins, Patrick Thomas, Gary Kouletas, Scott Levine, and Brian Kingsfield Release No. LR-25761 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: June 30, 2023	Respondents: Jordan Meadow and Steven Teixeira Release No. LR-25765 See Also: Complaint
Date: June 30, 2023	Respondents: Bruce Garelick, Michael Shvartsman, Rocket One Capital LLC, and Gerald Shvartsman Release No. LR-25760
Date: June 30, 2023	Respondents: Robert D. Christensen, Anthony M. Matic, Foresee, Inc., The Commission PDX, LLC, The Policy PDX, Innings 150 Release No. LR-25764 See Also: Complaint
Date: June 30, 2023	Respondents: Leon Vaccarelli, et al. Release No. LR-25763 See Also: Judgment
Date: June 28, 2023	Respondents: Brian H. Casutto, Matthew J. Zucco, and Kevin R. Harris, CPA, Ryan C. Drexler Release No. LR-25757 See Also: SEC Complaint - Casutto, Zucco, and Harris , SEC Complaint - Drexler
Date: June 28, 2023	Respondents: Wilson Baston (A/K/A Chanon Gordon) Release No. LR-25759 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: June 28, 2023	Respondents: Legend Venture Partners LLC Release No. LR-25758 See Also: SEC Complaint , Order
Date: June 27, 2023	Respondents: Vuuzle Media Corp., Vuuzle Media Corp. Limited, Ronald Shane Flynn, and Richard Marchitto Release No. LR-25754 See Also: SEC Complaint , Judgment
Date: June 27, 2023	Respondents: Richard J. Rubin and Thomas J. Craft, Jr. Release No. LR-25756
Date: June 27, 2023	Respondents: William K. Ichioka Release No. LR-25753 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: June 26, 2023	Respondents: Michael Wayne Williams, Highguard Capital, LP, and Guardian Opportunity Management, LP Release No. LR-25752 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: June 26, 2023	Respondents: Royal Bengal Logistics, Inc. and Sanjay Singh Release No. LR-25755 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: June 23, 2023	Respondents: William K. Ichioka Release No. LR-25753 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: June 23, 2023	Respondents: Michael Wayne Williams, Highguard Capital, LP, and Guardian Opportunity Management, LP Release No. LR-25752 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: June 21, 2023	Respondents: Coinbase, Inc. and Coinbase Global, Inc. Release No. LR-25751 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: June 16, 2023	Respondents: Infinity Q Capital Management, LLC Release No. LR-25750 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: June 16, 2023	Respondents: BHP Capital NY, Inc. and Bryan Pantofel Release No. LR-25749 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: June 16, 2023	Respondents: Native American Energy Group, Inc.; Joseph D'Arrigo; David Hudzik Release No. LR-25748 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: June 14, 2023	Respondents: Patrick N. Thayer Release No. LR-25747 See Also: See Complaint
Date: June 14, 2023	Respondents: Hal D. Mintz; Sabby Management LLC Release No. LR-25746 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: June 14, 2023	Respondents: Joseph A. Padilla, Kevin C. Dills Release No. LR-25745
Date: June 14, 2023	Respondents: Josh S. Verne Release No. LR-25744 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: June 8, 2023	Respondents: Tarek D. Bahgat, Lauramarie Colangelo, and WealthCFO LLC Release No. LR-25743
Date: June 7, 2023	Respondents: Douglas McKelvey Release No. LR-25742 See Also: Complaint
Date: June 1, 2023	Respondents: Auctus Fund Management, LLC, Louis Posner, and Alfred Sollami Release No. LR-25741 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: June 1, 2023	Respondents: Marshall E. Melton and Integrated Consulting & Management, LLC Release No. LR-25740 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: May 31, 2023	Respondents: Chimene Van Gundy; Outstanding Real Estate Solutions, Inc.; Michael Trofimoff; Santos Kidd; Maria Tosta Release No. LR-25739 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: May 30, 2023	Respondents: Engler, et al. Release No. LR-25738
Date: May 26, 2023	Respondents: The Hydrogen Technology Corporation, Michael Ross Kane, and Tyler Ostern Release No. LR-25737
Date: May 26, 2023	Respondents: Francis Sabo Release No. LR-25736 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: May 25, 2023	Respondents: iFresh, Inc. and Long Deng Release No. LR-25735 See Also: Judgment - Long Deng
Date: May 24, 2023	Respondents: Eleazar Kauderer, GPL Ventures LLC, et al. Release No. LR-25734 See Also: SEC Complaint - HempAmericana, Inc. , SEC Complaint - Elezar Kauderer , Judgment - HempAmericana, Inc. , Judgment - Elezar Kauderer , Judgment - GPL Ventures LLC, et al.
Date: May 23, 2023	Respondents: Integrated National Resources, Inc. dba WeedGenics, Rolf Max Hirschmann aka "Max Bergmann," and Patrick Earl Williams Release No. LR-25733 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: May 22, 2023	Respondents: Thomas Carter Ronk Release No. LR-25732
Date: May 19, 2023	Respondents: Daniel E. Levin Release No. LR-25731
Date: May 19, 2023	Respondents: Sam A. Antar Release No. LR-25730 See Also: SEC Complaint , Judgment
Date: May 18, 2023	Respondents: Chicago Crypto Capital LLC; Brian Amoah; Elbert Elliott Release No. LR-25729 See Also: Judgment - Brian Amoah , Judgment - Elbert Elliott
Date: May 17, 2023	Respondents: Brian Raymond Callahan et al. Release No. LR-25728 See Also: Judgment , Judgment
Date: May 15, 2023	Respondents: Red Rock Secured, LLC, Sean Kelly, Anthony Spencer, Jeffrey Ward Release No. LR-25727 See Also: Complaint
Date: May 15, 2023	Respondents: Quanta, Inc. Release No. LR-25726 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: May 12, 2023	Respondents: Discala et al. Release No. LR-25725
Date: May 12, 2023	Respondents: Giguiere et al Release No. LR-25724
Date: May 12, 2023	Respondents: Joshua Sason, et al. (Corrected) Release No. LR-25723
Date: May 12, 2023	Respondents: Joshua David Nicholas, et al. Release No. LR-25722 See Also: Judgment , Complaint
Date: May 11, 2023	Respondents: GA Investors Release No. LR-25721 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: May 11, 2023	Respondents: Charles T. Lawrence, Jr., et al. Release No. LR-25720 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: May 11, 2023	Respondents: RRBB Asset Management, LLC, et al. Release No. LR-25719 See Also: Final Judgment
Date: May 10, 2023	Respondents: IRB Brasil Resseguros S.A. Release No. LR-25718 See Also: Complaint
Date: May 10, 2023	Respondents: Clayton R. Thomas and Personalized Healthcare Solution, LLC Release No. LR-25717 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: May 9, 2023	Respondents: Kay X. Yang, Xapphire LLC and Chao Yang Release No. LR-25716 See Also: Order
Date: May 9, 2023	Respondents: Pinancle Advisors, LLC; Robert Cuculich; Benjamin Quilty; Mark Wadach; Lawton Williamson; Joseph Masella; Pinnacle Investments, LLC Release No. LR-25715 See Also: SEC Complain
Date: May 9, 2023	Respondents: Joseph Orazio DeGregorio Release No. LR-25714
Date: May 9, 2023	Respondents: McLean, et al. Release No. LR-25713 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: May 8, 2023	Respondents: Roy W. Hill, Eric N. Shelly, Clean Energy Technology Association, Inc., and Freedom Impact Consulting, LLC Release No. LR-25712 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: May 5, 2023	Respondents: Ronald D. Swanson Release No. LR-25711
Date: May 5, 2023	Respondents: Matthew J. Werthe (dba HSR Wealth Management) Release No. LR-25710 See Also: SEC Complaint
Date: May 5, 2023	Respondents: Joshua Burrell and Activated Capital, LLC Release No. LR-25709