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Timestamp: 2019-09-17 06:56:41
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FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT VINCENT MEHDIZADEH by Judge Stephen V for Securities and Exchange Commission v. Notis Global, Inc. et al :: Justia Dockets & Filings
Justia Dockets & Filings Ninth Circuit California Central District Securities and Exchange Commission v. Notis Global, Inc. et al Filing 10
FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT VINCENT MEHDIZADEH by Judge Stephen V. Wilson, in favor of Securities and Exchange Commission against Vincent Mehdizadeh in the principal amount of $6,014,048, interest in the amount of $270,299.35, attorneys fees of $0.00, costs of $0.00 for a total judgment of $12,298,395.35. Related to: Stipulation for Judgment 8 . IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating, direct ly or indirectly, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act (the "Exchange Act") [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder [17 C.F.R. Section 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: (see document for further details). (mrgo)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Western Division 11 12 13 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, 14 Plaintiff, 15 16 17 18 19 Case No. 2:17-cv-01905-SVW-SK [PROPOSED] XXXXXXXXXXXXX FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT VINCENT MEHDIZADEH vs. NOTIS GLOBAL, INC. (f/k/a MEDBOX, INC.), VINCENT MEHDIZADEH, BRUCE BEDRICK, YOCELIN LEGASPI, and NEW-AGE INVESTMENT CONSULTING, INC., Defendants. 20 21 22 /// 23 /// 24 /// 25 /// 26 /// 27 /// 28 /// FINAL JUDGMENT 1 1 The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and 2 Defendant Vincent Mehdizadeh having consented to the Court’s jurisdiction over 3 Defendant and the subject matter of this action; consented to entry of this Final 4 Judgment without admitting or denying the allegations of the Complaint (except as 5 to jurisdiction and except as otherwise provided herein in paragraph XIII; waived 6 findings of fact and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal from this 7 Final Judgment: 8 9 I. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is 10 permanently restrained and enjoined from violating, directly or indirectly, Section 11 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act (the “Exchange Act”) [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and 12 Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5], by using any means or 13 instrumentality of interstate commerce, or of the mails, or of any facility of any 14 national securities exchange, in connection with the purchase or sale of any security: 15 (a) to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; 16 (b) to make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a 17 material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light 18 of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or 19 20 (c) to engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person. 21 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as 22 provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also 23 binds the following who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal 24 service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and 25 attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or 26 with anyone described in (a). 27 28 II. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that FINAL JUDGMENT 2 1 Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 17(a) of the 2 Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) [15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)] in the offer or sale 3 of any security by the use of any means or instruments of transportation or 4 communication in interstate commerce or by use of the mails, directly or indirectly: 5 (a) to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; 6 (b) to obtain money or property by means of any untrue statement of a 7 material fact or any omission of a material fact necessary in order to 8 make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which 9 they were made, not misleading; or 10 (c) 11 to engage in any transaction, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the purchaser. 12 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as 13 provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also 14 binds the following who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal 15 service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and 16 attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or 17 with anyone described in (a). 18 19 III. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that 20 Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 5 of the 21 Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77e] by, directly or indirectly, in the absence of an 22 applicable exemption: 23 (a) Unless a registration statement is in effect as to a security, making use of 24 any means or instruments of transportation or communication in 25 interstate commerce or of the mails to sell such security through the use 26 or medium of any prospectus or otherwise; 27 28 (b) Unless a registration statement is in effect as to a security, carrying or causing to be carried through the mails or in interstate commerce, by any FINAL JUDGMENT 3 1 means or instruments of transportation, any such security for the purpose 2 of sale or for delivery after sale; or 3 (c) Making use of any means or instruments of transportation or 4 communication in interstate commerce or of the mails to offer to sell or 5 offer to buy through the use or medium of any prospectus or otherwise 6 any security, unless a registration statement has been filed with the 7 Commission as to such security, or while the registration statement is the 8 subject of a refusal order or stop order or (prior to the effective date of 9 the registration statement) any public proceeding or examination under 10 Section 8 of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77h]. 11 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as 12 provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also 13 binds the following who receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal 14 service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and 15 attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or 16 with anyone described in (a). 17 IV. 18 IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that 19 Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 15(a)(1) of 20 the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §§ 78o(a)(1)] by making use of the mails or any means 21 or instrumentality of interstate commerce to effect any transaction in, or to induce or 22 attempt to induce the purchase or sale of, any security, without being registered as a 23 broker or dealer in accordance with Section15(b) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 24 78o(b)]. 25 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as 26 provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also 27 binds the following who receive actual notice of this Judgment by personal service or 28 otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and FINAL JUDGMENT 4 1 (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone 2 described in (a). 3 4 V. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that 5 Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating, directly or 6 indirectly, Rule 13b2-2 of the Exchange Act [17 C.F.R. § 240.13b2-2] by: 7 a) making or causing to be made a materially false or misleading statement, 8 or by omitting to state or causing another person to omit to state, any 9 material fact necessary in order to make statements made, in light of the 10 circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading, 11 to an accountant in connection with: (a) any audit, review or 12 examination of the financial statements of an issuer required to be made 13 pursuant to the federal securities laws; or (b) the preparation or filing of 14 any document or report required to be filed with the Commission 15 pursuant to the federal securities laws or otherwise; or 16 b) taking any action, as an officer or director of an issuer, or as any other 17 person acting under the direction thereof, to coerce, manipulate, mislead, 18 or fraudulently influence any independent public or certified public 19 accountant engaged in the performance of an audit or review of the 20 financial statements of that issuer that are required to be filed with the 21 Commission pursuant to the federal securities laws or otherwise, if he 22 knows or should have known that such action, if successful, could result 23 in rendering the issuer’s financial statements materially misleading. 24 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in 25 Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the 26 following who receive actual notice of this Judgment by personal service or 27 otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and 28 (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone FINAL JUDGMENT 5 1 described in (a). 2 3 VI. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that 4 Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from aiding and abetting any 5 violation of Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78m(a)] and Rules 12b- 6 20, 13a-11 and 13a-13 promulgated thereunder, by knowingly or recklessly providing 7 substantial assistance to an issuer’s failure to file accurate periodic and current reports 8 with the Commission. 9 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as 10 provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also 11 binds the following who receive actual notice of this Judgment by personal service or 12 otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and 13 (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone 14 described in (a). 15 16 VII. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that 17 Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from aiding and abetting any 18 violation of Section 13(b)(2)(A) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78m(b)(2)(A)] by 19 knowingly or recklessly providing substantial assistance to an issuer’s failure to make 20 and keep books, records, and accounts, which, in reasonable detail, accurately and 21 fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the issuer. 22 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as 23 provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also 24 binds the following who receive actual notice of this Judgment by personal service or 25 otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and 26 (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone 27 described in (a). 28 FINAL JUDGMENT 6 1 2 VIII. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that 3 Defendant is permanently restrained and enjoined from aiding and abetting any 4 violation of Section 13(b)(2)(B) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78m(b)(2)(B)] by 5 knowingly or recklessly providing substantial assistance to an issuer’s failure to 6 devise and maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide 7 reasonable assurances that: (i) transactions are executed in accordance with 8 management's general or specific authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as 9 necessary (I) to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with 10 generally accepted accounting principles or any other criteria applicable to such 11 statements, and (II) to maintain accountability for assets; (iii) access to assets is 12 permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization; 13 and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at 14 reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. 15 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as 16 provided in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also 17 binds the following who receive actual notice of this Judgment by personal service or 18 otherwise: (a) Defendant’s officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and 19 (b) other persons in active concert or participation with Defendant or with anyone 20 described in (a). 21 22 IX. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, pursuant 23 to Section 21(d)(2) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(2)] and/or Section 20(e) 24 of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77t(e)], Defendant is prohibited from acting as an 25 officer or director of any issuer that has a class of securities registered pursuant to 26 Section 12 of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78l] or that is required to file reports 27 pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78o(d)]. 28 FINAL JUDGMENT 7 1 2 X. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that 3 Defendant is permanently barred from participating in an offering of penny stock, 4 including engaging in activities with a broker, dealer, or issuer for purposes of 5 issuing, trading, or inducing or attempting to induce the purchase or sale of any penny 6 stock. A penny stock is any equity security that has a price of less than five dollars, 7 except as provided in Rule 3a51-1 under the Exchange Act [17 C.F.R. § 240.3a51-1]. 8 XI. 9 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant 10 is liable for disgorgement of $6,014,048, representing profits gained as a result of the 11 conduct alleged in the Complaint, together with prejudgment interest thereon in the 12 amount of $270,299.35, and a civil penalty in the amount of $6,014,048 pursuant to 13 Section 20(d) of the Securities Act and Section 21(d)(3) of the Exchange Act. 14 Defendant shall satisfy this obligation by paying $12,298,395.35 to the Securities and 15 Exchange Commission within 14 days after entry of this Final Judgment. 16 Defendant may transmit payment electronically to the Commission, which will 17 provide detailed ACH transfer/Fedwire instructions upon request. Payment may also 18 be made directly from a bank account via Pay.gov through the SEC website at 19 http://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ofm.htm. Defendant may also pay by certified 20 check, bank cashier’s check, or United States postal money order payable to the 21 Securities and Exchange Commission, which shall be delivered or mailed to 22 Enterprise Services Center 23 Accounts Receivable Branch 24 6500 South MacArthur Boulevard 25 Oklahoma City, OK 73169 26 and shall be accompanied by a letter identifying the case title, civil action number, 27 and name of this Court; Vincent Mehdizadeh as a defendant in this action; and 28 specifying that payment is made pursuant to this Final Judgment. FINAL JUDGMENT 8 1 Defendant shall simultaneously transmit photocopies of evidence of payment 2 and case identifying information to the Commission’s counsel in this action. By 3 making this payment, Defendant relinquishes all legal and equitable right, title, and 4 interest in such funds and no part of the funds shall be returned to Defendant. The 5 Commission shall send the funds paid pursuant to this Final Judgment to the United 6 States Treasury. 7 The Commission may enforce the Court’s judgment for disgorgement and 8 prejudgment interest by moving for civil contempt (and/or through other collection 9 procedures authorized by law) at any time after 14 days following entry of this Final 10 Judgment. Defendant shall pay post judgment interest on any delinquent amounts 11 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961. 12 13 XII. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the 14 Consent is incorporated herein with the same force and effect as if fully set forth 15 herein, and that Defendant shall comply with all of the undertakings and agreements 16 set forth therein. 17 XIII. 18 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, solely for 19 purposes of exceptions to discharge set forth in Section 523 of the Bankruptcy Code, 20 11 U.S.C. § 523, the allegations in the complaint are true and admitted by Defendant, 21 and further, any debt for disgorgement, prejudgment interest, civil penalty or other 22 amounts due by Defendant under this Final Judgment or any other judgment, order, 23 consent order, decree or settlement agreement entered in connection with this 24 proceeding, is a debt for the violation by Defendant of the federal securities laws or 25 any regulation or order issued under such laws, as set forth in Section 523(a)(19) of 26 the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(19). 27 XIV. 28 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that this Court FINAL JUDGMENT 9