Christopher Slaga a/k/a Keith Renko, Q4 Capital Group, LLC, and J4 Capital Advisors LLC

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Litigation Release No. 26251 / February 20, 2025

Securities and Exchange Commission v. Christopher Slaga a/k/a Keith Renko, et al., Case No. 8:23-cv-01425 (C.D. Cal. filed Aug. 7, 2023)

SEC Obtains Final Judgments Against Recidivist and His Companies in Offering Fraud Scheme

On December 23, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered final consent judgments against Christopher Slaga a/k/a Keith Renko and his companies, Q4 Capital Group, LLC and J4 Capital Advisors LLC.  The entry of the final consent judgments resolves all claims arising out of the SEC’s complaint, filed on August 7, 2023, which alleged that the defendants defrauded investors when they raised $3.5 million between 2018 and 2022 through an unregistered offering of interests in three purported private investment funds.  The complaint charged Slaga, Q4 Capital Group, and J4 Capital Advisors with violations of Sections 5(a), 5(c), and 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder.

The final judgments ordered Slaga, Q4 Capital Group, and J4 Capital Advisors to pay, jointly and severally, disgorgement of $2,808,934.32, plus prejudgment interest thereon of $262,495.31, and permanently enjoined them from violating the antifraud and securities-registration provisions of the federal securities laws identified above and from participating in the issuance purchase, offer, or sale of any security, with certain limited exceptions for Slaga.  Additionally, the district court ordered Slaga to pay a civil penalty of $2,808,934.32 and to be permanently enjoined from serving as an officer or director of any public company.  

The litigation was led by Jason P. Reinsch and supervised by Keefe M. Bernstein.  The SEC’s investigation was conducted by Melanie Good and Carol Hahn and supervised by Nikolay Vydashenko and B. David Fraser.