S.E.C. v. BURNS

No. 86-6071.

816 F.2d 471 (1987)

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Richard L. BURNS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided May 1, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas L. Riesenberg, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellee.

Kenneth M. Poovey, San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Before WRIGHT and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges, and CARROLL, District Judge.


EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

The district court found that Burns violated numerous securities laws by signing and filing financial statements that contained false or misleading information, 614 F.Supp. 1360. It found also that Burns violated Rule 10b-6 by inducing his officers to purchase the corporation's securities during the distribution. We agree.

FACTS

In 1978, Burns founded Combustion Product Corp....

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