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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Aquaphex Total Water Solutions, LLC et al

  1. July 22, 2016

    5th Circ. Nixes Atty's Appeal Of $1.77M Fraud Judgment

    The Fifth Circuit on Friday made quick work of an appeal by a Texas attorney — in about six weeks and 16 words — who sought to reverse a federal court ruling that he pay $1.77 million for defrauding investors in a fracking-water filtration venture and other securities law violations.

  2. June 06, 2016

    Texas Atty On Hook For $1.7M Fraud Settlement With SEC

    A Texas attorney lost his bid to wriggle out of a $1.77 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for defrauding investors in a fracking-water filtration venture, with a federal judge on Friday denying the lawyer's requests for a new trial or an amended judgment.

  3. June 01, 2016

    Texas Atty Wants New Trial After $1.77M Fraud Finding

    A Texas attorney who owes the Securities and Exchange Commission $1.77 million as a result of alleged securities violations related to his fracking water filtration venture told a federal judge on Tuesday that his settlement agreement with the government was invalid and he's entitled to a new trial.

  4. April 12, 2016

    SEC Will Wait To Collect $1.7M For Fraud From Bankrupt Atty

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission told a Texas federal judge Monday that it plans to wait to collect its final judgment until Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings have concluded for a Texas lawyer who owes the agency $1.77 million related to his fraudulent fracking water filtration venture.

  5. March 22, 2016

    Texas Atty Must Pay $1.7M Over Fracking Securities Fraud

    A Texas attorney who admitted guilt in a securities fraud case related to his fracking water filtration venture was ordered by a federal judge on Monday to pay a total of $1.77 million — about a million to pay back his ill-gotten gains and another $600,000 penalty payable to the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission.

  6. February 17, 2016

    Atty Violated Securities Laws In Fracking Venture, Judge Says

    A Texas federal judge on Wednesday found that an attorney violated securities laws in connection with a fracking water filtration venture, but did not immediately rule on $2.5 million in disgorgements and civil penalties sought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

  7. January 07, 2016

    SEC Says Atty In Fracking Fraud Can't Evade $2.5M Penalties

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sought judgment Wednesday against Texas attorney Gregory G. Jones, who stands accused of securities fraud in a fracking water filtration venture, asking the court to enter $2.53 million in civil and disgorgement penalties the agency has previously called for.

  8. December 22, 2015

    SEC Says Atty Should Pay $2.5M For Fracking Venture Fraud

    The U.S. Securities Exchange Commission asked a federal judge on Monday to impose $2.53 million in disgorgement and civil penalties on a Texas attorney accused of securities fraud in a fracking water filtration venture.

  9. December 16, 2015

    Texas Atty Can't Enlist Ex-CFO In Securities Fraud Case

    A Texas attorney who earlier this year settled an SEC securities fraud case over misleading investors in a fracking water filtration venture lost a bid Tuesday to name his former chief financial officer as a third-party defendant, as a federal judge overseeing possible disgorgement and civil penalties ruled the action illegal.

  10. June 11, 2015

    SEC Settles With Texas Atty Over Fraud, Skimming

    A Texas attorney settled a securities fraud suit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday over skimming nearly half a million dollars on one offering and misleading investors in another venture that raised $645,000 for a purported fracking water filtration company.