-------------------- BEGINNING OF PAGE #1 ------------------- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Before The SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Release No. 36438 / October 31, 1995 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING File No. 3-8875 ------------------------- : ORDER INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS, In the Matter of : MAKING FINDINGS AND IMPOSING : REMEDIAL SANCTIONS PURSUANT TO ROBERT O. GLAU : SECTION 15(b) AND 19(h) OF THE : SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 ------------------------- I. In connection with proposed administrative proceedings pur- suant to Sections 15(b) and 19(h) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"), Robert O. Glau ("Glau") has submitted an Offer of Settlement ("Offer") which the Commission has determined is in the public interest to accept. Solely for the purpose of this proceeding and any other proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Commission, or in which the Commission is a party, Respondent Glau, without admitting or denying the findings, except as to jurisdiction, which is admitted, consents to the imposition of the remedial sanctions contained in this Order. II. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that public proceedings pursuant to Sections 15(b) and 19(h) of the Exchange Act be, and hereby are, instituted. III. On the basis of this Order Instituting Public Proceedings and the Offer of Settlement submitted by the Respondent, the Commission finds that: A. From at least May 1, 1988 to December 31, 1988, Glau was a registered representative associated with Fitzgerald-Talman, Inc., a defunct broker-dealer formerly registered with the Commission. B. On August 8, 1994, Respondent Glau pled guilty to one count of violating 15 U.S.C. Section 78o(c)(2)(A) and 17 C.F.R. Section 240.15c2-11 in U.S. v. Robert O. Glau, case number CR-S-93-282-PMP-RLH, in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. In his sworn plea, Glau admitted, among other things, that he failed to prepare and maintain information requisite to publication of initial stock price quotations in a quotation medium for Triste Corporation securities (subsequently known as Omni USA, Inc.) and Venga, Inc. securities (subsequently known as Investornet, Inc.). C. On October 1, 1995, Respondent Glau was permanently -------------------- BEGINNING OF PAGE #2 ------------------- enjoined in SEC v. Robert O. Glau, pursuant to his consent and without admitting or denying the allegations in the complaint, from future violations of Section 15(c)(2)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 15c2-11 thereunder. D. The Commission's complaint filed in the injunctive matter alleged, among other things, that Glau failed to prepare and maintain information required in connection with publication of initial stock price quotations in a quotation medium for Triste Corporation securities and Venga, Inc. securities. IV. In view of Respondent Glau's consent to the injunction discussed in paragraphs III. C. and D. above, the Commission finds it is in the public interest to impose the sanctions specified by Robert O. Glau in his Offer. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that: Robert O. Glau is hereby barred from association with any broker, dealer, investment adviser, investment company, or municipal securities dealer. By the Commission. Jonathan G. Katz Secretary