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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Schooler et al

  1. February 24, 2016

    SEC Gets $147M In Disgorgement In Real Estate Fraud Case

    A California federal judge entered final judgment against a real estate investment fraudster on Tuesday, ordering him to cough up $147 million in illicit profit with interest and pay a $1 million civil penalty to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

  2. May 15, 2015

    Judge Backpedals On SEC Disgorgement In $153M Fraud Row

    A San Diego federal judge reversed course on previously denying the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disgorgement in a suit over an alleged $153 million real estate investment scheme, after finding Thursday that the court incorrectly interpreted the law relating to burden of proof.

  3. April 06, 2015

    SEC Loses Disgorgement Bid In $153M Real Estate Fraud Suit

    A San Diego federal judge on Friday denied the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's bid for partial summary judgment in a suit over an alleged $153 million dollar real estate investment scheme, ruling that the agency has not met its burden of proof for a disgorgement order in the case.

  4. July 02, 2013

    SEC Suit Over $50M First Financial Scam Survives

    The owner of First Financial Planning Corp. lost a bid to escape an SEC lawsuit accusing him of orchestrating a $50 million fraud on Monday, when a California federal judge rejected his argument that the land investments at issue didn't count as securities.