Securities and Exchange Commission v. John David Gessin et al

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Case Number:

8:23-cv-00460

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Securities/Commodities

Judge:

James V. Selna

Government Agencies

  1. January 06, 2026

    SEC Lands $2.6M Default Win In Biofuel Investor Fraud Case

    A purported commercial fueling entrepreneur and his companies must pay the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nearly $2.6 million after failing to retain new counsel in an enforcement action alleging that they scammed retail investors out of more than $1.2 million.

  2. March 14, 2023

    SEC Says Owner Used Investor Funds As Private Piggy Bank

    Federal securities regulators filed a civil complaint in a central California federal court Tuesday accusing the founder of a private investment firm of violating anti-fraud provisions by plundering company funds to support his lavish lifestyle.