Alpha Capital Consent Judgment Re Dkt. 92 (19cv8175) Gov - Uscourts.nysd.500558.92.0
Alpha Capital Consent Judgment Re Dkt. 92 (19cv8175) Gov - Uscourts.nysd.500558.92.0
Alpha Capital Consent Judgment Re Dkt. 92 (19cv8175) Gov - Uscourts.nysd.500558.92.0
The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Defendant Alpha
Capital Anstalt having entered a general appearance; consented to the Court’s jurisdiction over
Defendant and the subject matter of this action; consented to entry of this Final Judgment
without admitting or denying the allegations of the Complaint (except as to jurisdiction); waived
findings of fact and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal from this Final Judgment:
I.
permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Sections 5(a) and (c) of the Securities Act of
1933 (“Securities Act”) [15 U.S.C. §§ 77e(a) and (c)] by, directly or indirectly, in the absence of
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or of the mails to sell such security through the use or medium of any prospectus
or otherwise;
instruments of transportation, any such security for the purpose of sale or for
interstate commerce or of the mails to offer to sell or offer to buy through the use
statement has been filed with the Commission as to such security, or while the
registration statement is the subject of a refusal order or stop order or (prior to the
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), the foregoing paragraph also binds the following who
receive actual notice of this Final Judgment by personal service or otherwise: (a) Defendant’s
officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or
II.
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for disgorgement of $708,470.07, representing profits gained as a result of the conduct alleged in
the Complaint, together with prejudgment interest thereon in the amount of $149,788.44, and a
civil penalty in the amount of $50,000 pursuant to Section 20(d)(2) of the Securities Act [15
U.S.C. § 77t(d)(2)]. Defendant shall satisfy this obligation by paying $908,258.51 to the
Securities and Exchange Commission within 14 days after entry of this Final Judgment.
Defendant may transmit payment electronically to the Commission, which will provide
detailed ACH transfer/Fedwire instructions upon request. Payment may also be made directly
cashier’s check, or United States postal money order payable to the Securities and Exchange
and shall be accompanied by a letter identifying the case title, civil action number, and name of
this Court; Alpha Capital Anstalt as a defendant in this action; and specifying that payment is
identifying information to the Commission’s counsel in this action. By making this payment,
Defendant relinquishes all legal and equitable right, title, and interest in such funds and no part
of the funds shall be returned to Defendant. The Commission shall send the funds paid pursuant
to this Final Judgment to the United States Treasury. Defendant shall pay post-judgment interest
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III.
incorporated herein with the same force and effect as if fully set forth herein, and that Defendant
shall comply with all of the undertakings and agreements set forth therein, including, but not
a. Within forty-five (45) days of the date of the Final Judgment, retain an
Independent Compliance Consultant (“ICC”), (not counsel for the Defendant in
connection with the transactions alleged in the Complaint involving the
Defendant, who would not be independent), not unacceptable to the Commission
staff to do the following:
(ii) Report, within fifteen (15) days of completion of the ICC’s work,
findings on the issues set forth above in Paragraph III(a)(i) (including
recommendations as to enhanced policies and/or procedures) to the
Commission staff.
b. Implement, within thirty (30) days of receipt of the ICC’s report, the ICC’s
recommendations.
c. Certify, in writing, compliance with the undertaking(s) set forth above. The
certification shall identify the undertaking(s), provide written evidence of
compliance in the form of a narrative, and be supported by exhibits sufficient to
demonstrate compliance. The Commission staff may make reasonable requests
for further evidence of compliance, and Defendant agrees to provide such
evidence. Defendant shall submit the certification and supporting material to
Michael Paley, Esq., with a copy to the Office of Chief Counsel of the
Enforcement Division, no later than sixty (60) days from the date of the
completion of the undertakings.
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IV.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that this Court shall retain
jurisdiction of this matter for the purposes of enforcing the terms of this Final Judgment.
V.
There being no just reason for delay, pursuant to Rule 54(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure, the Clerk is ordered to enter this Final Judgment forthwith and without further notice.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
2/6/2019
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