SEC v. COMPLETE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC.

CASE NO. 20-CIV-81205-RAR.

608 F.Supp.3d 1231 (2022)

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. COMPLETE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC. d/b/a Par Funding, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. Florida.

Signed June 16, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alise Meredith Johnson , Linda Salup-Schmidt , Robert Kent Levenson , Amie Riggle Berlin , United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Miami, FL, Martin F. Healey , US Securities and Exchange Commission Boston Regional Office, Boston, MA, for Plaintiff.

Allison Beth Kernisky , Daniel I. Small , Holland & Knight LLP, Miami, FL, Chad M. Vanderhoef , Holland, Knight LLP, Tampa, FL, for Defendants Retirement Evolution Group, LLC, Retirement Evolution Income Fund LLC, RE Income Fund 2, LLC, John Gissas.

James Miller Kaplan , Noah Elliot Snyder , Kaplan Zeena LLP, Miami, FL, Joel Hirschhorn , GrayRobinson, Miami, FL, Alan S. Futerfas , Pro Hac Vice, New York, NY, Michael F. Bachner , Pro Hac Vice, Bachner & Herskovits, New York, NY, Alejandro Oscar Soto , Daniel Scott Fridman , Fridman Fels & Soto, PLLC, Coral Gables, FL, David Lawrence Ferguson , The Kopelowitz & Ostrow Firm PA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Defendant Lisa McElhone.

Alejandro Oscar Soto , Fridman Fels & Soto, PLLC, Coral Gables, FL, Andre G. Raikhelson , Law Offices of Andre G. Raikhelson, LLC, Boca Raton, FL, Bettina Schein , Pro Hac Vice, Law Offices of Bettina Schein, New York, NY, Daniel Scott Fridman , Fridman Fels & Soto, PLLC, Coral Gabes, FL, David Lawrence Ferguson , The Kopelowitz & Ostrow Firm PA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Joel Hirschhorn , GrayRobinson, Miami, FL, for Defendant Joseph Cole Barleta.

Daniel Scott Fridman , Fridman Fels & Soto, PLLC, Coral Gabes, FL, Alejandro Oscar Soto , Fridman Fels & Soto, PLLC, Coral Gables, FL, Alexis Fields , Seth David Haimovitch , Joshua Robert Levine , Kopelowitz Ostrow Ferguson Weiselberg Gilbert, Fort Lauderdale, FL, David Lawrence Ferguson , The Kopelowitz & Ostrow Firm PA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Joel Hirschhorn , GrayRobinson, Miami, FL, for Defendant Joseph W. LaForte.

Daniel Lawrence Rashbaum , Jeffrey Eldridge Marcus , Jason Mays , Brandon Scott Floch , Marcus Neiman Rashbaum & Pineiro LLP, Miami, FL, Alejandro Oscar Soto , Fridman Fels & Soto, PLLC, Coral Gables, FL, for Defendant Perry S. Abbonizio.

Alejandro Paz , Akerman LLP, Miami, FL, Brian Paul Miller , King & Spalding, Miami, FL, William Gregg Wolk , Eaton & Wolk FL, Miami, FL, George Bochetto , Pro Hae Vice, Bochetto & Lentz, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendant Dean J. Vagnozzi.

Elroy M. John, Jr. , Florida Justice Law Firm, PLLC, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Zachary Paul Hyman , Millennial Law, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for Defendant Michael C. Furman.

Alejandro Oscar Soto , Fridman Fels & Soto, PLLC, Coral Gables, FL, Daniel Scott Fridman , Fridman Fels & Soto, PLLC, Coral Gabes, FL, Joel Hirschhorn , GrayRobinson, Miami, FL, for Defendants L.M.E. 2017 Family Trust, The LME 2017 Family Trust.

Damian George Waldman , Law Offices of Damian G. Waldman, P.A., Clearwater, FL, for Defendant Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee for Invictus Residential Pooler Trust 3A.

James David Silver , Kelley Kronenberg, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Katie Brinson Hinton , Jennis Morse Etlinger , Tampa, FL, for Defendants 19 Country Drive, LLC, Michelle Scaramellino.

Retirement Evolution Group, LLC, Pro Se.

Retirement Evolution Income Fund LLC, Pro Se.

RE Income Fund 2, LLC, Pro Se.

John Gissas, Pro Se.


ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT MICHAEL C. FURMAN'S MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL

THIS CAUSE comes before the Court on Defendant Michael C. Furman's Motion for New Trial [ECF No. 1129] ("Motion"), filed on January 12, 2022. Plaintiff filed a Response in Opposition [ECF...

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