U.S. S.E.C. v. BENGER

No. 09 C 676.

931 F.Supp.2d 901 (2013)

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, v. Stefan H. BENGER, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

March 21, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan Stephen Polish , Eric A. Celauro , John E. Birkenheier , John J. Sikora, Jr. , Kent W. McAllister , Daniel J. Hayes , United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff.

Howard J. Stein , Attorney at Law, Chicago, IL, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JEFFREY COLE, United States Magistrate Judge.

The Securities Exchange Commission ("SEC") claims that the defendants engaged in an international boiler room scheme targeting some 1400 foreign investors. The scheme took in approximately $44 million primarily through the sale of U.S. penny stock. It is alleged that of the proceeds, the defendants skimmed 60% for themselves and the foreign boiler room operators who answered to them...

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