SEC v. COMPLETE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC.

Case No. 20-CIV-81205-RAR.

538 F.Supp.3d 1309 (2021)

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 May 11, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amie Riggle Berlin , United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff.

Brett A. Berman , Pro Hac Vice, Fox Rothschild, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Alex Louis Braunstein , Fox Rothschild LLP, West Palm Beach, FL, Joseph A. DeMaria , Robert F. Elgidely , Fox Rothschild LLP, Miami, FL, for Defendants Complete Business Solutions Group, Inc., Full Spectrum Processing, Inc.

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.

Brett A. Berman , Pro Hac Vice, Fox Rothschild, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Michael F. Bachner , Pro Hac Vice, Bachner & Herskovits, Alan S. Futerfas , Pro Hac Vice, New York, NY, Alejandro Oscar Soto , Fridman Fels & Soto, PLLC, Coral Gables, FL, Alex Louis Braunstein , Fox Rothschild LLP, West Palm Beach, FL, Daniel Scott Fridman , Fridman Fels & Soto, PLLC, Coral Gabes, FL, Joel Hirschhorn , GrayRobinson, Joseph A. DeMaria , Robert F. Elgidely , Fox Rothschild LLP, Miami, FL, for Defendant Lisa Mcelhone.

Brett A. Berman , Pro Hac Vice, Fox Rothschild, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Alejandro Oscar Soto , Fridman Fels & Soto, PLLC, Coral Gables, FL, Alex Louis Braunstein , Fox Rothschild LLP, West Palm Beach, 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, Joel Hirschhorn , GrayRobinson, Joseph A. DeMaria , Robert F. Elgidely , Fox Rothschild LLP, Miami, FL, for Defendant Joseph Cole Barleta.

Brett A. Berman , Pro Hac Vice, Fox Rothschild, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Daniel Scott Fridman , Fridman Fels & Soto, PLLC, Coral Gabes, FL, Alejandro Oscar Soto , Fridman Fels & Soto, PLLC, Coral Gables, FL, Alex Louis Braunstein , Fox Rothschild LLP, West Palm Beach, FL, David Lawrence Ferguson , The Kopelowitz & Ostrow Firm PA, Joshua Robert Levine , Seth David Haimovitch , Kopelowitz Ostrow Ferguson Weiselberg Gilbert, Fort Lauderdale, FL, James R. Froccaro , Pro Hac Vice, Port Washington, NY, Joel Hirschhorn, GrayRobinson, Joseph A. DeMaria , Robert F. Elgidely , Fox Rothschild LLP, Miami, FL, for Defendant Joseph W. LaForte.

Daniel Lawrence Rashbaum , Jeffrey David 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.

Brian Paul Miller , Akerman LLP, Alejandro Paz, Miami, FL, for Defendant Dean J. Vagnozzi.

Jeffrey L. Cox , James D. Sallah , Joshua Arnold Katz , Sallah Astarita & Cox, LLC, Boca Raton, FL, for Defendant Michael C. Furman.

Alejandro Oscar Soto , Fridman Fels & Soto, PLLC, Coral Gables, FL, Alex Louis Braunstein , Fox Rothschild LLP, West Palm Beach, FL, Brett A. Berman , Pro Hac Vice, Fox Rothschild, LLP, Philadelphia, PA, Daniel Scott Fridman , Fridman Fels & Soto, PLLC, Coral Gabes, FL, Joel Hirschhorn , GrayRobinson, Joseph A. DeMaria , Robert F. Elgidely , Fox Rothschild LLP, Miami, FL, for Defendant L.M.E. 2017 Family Trust.

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 Defendant 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 c/o The Law Offices of Damian G. Waldman, PA 10333 Seminole Blvd. Units 1 & 2 Seminole, FL 33778 United Sta 844-899-4162.

Michael C. Furman, West Palm Beach, FL, Pro Se.


ORDER DENYING MOTION TO DISMISS

This case is an enforcement action brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") alleging that Defendants issued, marketed, and sold unregistered, fraudulent securities to fund short-term loans to small businesses—...

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