PPP loan amounts for firms sanctioned by the SEC

Sam Reynolds filed this request with the Small Business Administration of the United States of America.
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SBA-2020-002247

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From: Sam Reynolds

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

PPP loan amounts, if applicable, for the following organizations with a history of SEC-imposed trading suspensions, SEC investigations/convictions regarding suspected criminal activity or executive staff/holdings associated with prior SEC investigations/convictions;

- The Crypto Company, incorporated in Nevada and primarily operating in Malibu, California. Organization's EIN is 46-4212405. Executive staff includes Michael Poutre and James Gilbert. The SEC suspended trading of the company's shares in Release No. 34-82347 on 12/18/2017 while investigating possible fraud and corporate misreporting. Listed address is 22809 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu CA, 90265.

- Cherubim Interests Inc. (CHIT), doing business as Cherubim Custom Millworks, Inc., incorporated in Nevada and primarily operating in Bedford, Texas. Organization's EIN is 98-0585268. Executive staff includes Patrick Johnson and Rashad Bauman. The corporation was ordered to comply with subpoenas in LR-24380 as the SEC investigated allegations of fraud. Listed address is 1304 Norwood Drive, Bedford TX, 76022.

- PDX Partners Inc. (PDXP), formerly My Social Income, Inc., incorporated in Wyoming and primarily operating in Portland, Oregon. Organization's EIN is 84-1419263. Executive staff includes Patrick Johnson. The corporation was ordered to comply with subpoenas in LR-24380 as the SEC investigated allegations of fraud. Primary address is 1455 N.W. Irving St. Suite 200, Portland OR, 97209. Additional listed address is 2421 East Washington Street, Indianapolis IN, 46201. Former address is Republic Center, 325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 3100, Dallas TX 75201.

- Victura Construction Group Inc. (VICT), formerly Municipal Payments Systems, Inc., incorporated in Nevada and primarily operating in Palm Beach, Florida. Organization's EIN is 88-0406874. The corporation was ordered to comply with subpoenas in LR-24380 as the SEC investigated allegations of fraud. Executive staff includes Patrick Johnson and Corbin Grubbs. Listed address is 277 Royal Poinciana Way, #129, Palm Beach FL, 33480.

- SecondMarket, Inc., formerly known as Genesis Global Trading, Inc. and now acquired to form NASDAQ Private Markets, originally incorporated in Delaware and primarily operating in NYC, New York. Subsidiaries include SecondMarket Labs, LLC and SecondMarket Solutions, Inc., both of which were incorporated in Delaware. Organization's EIN is 26-0118612. The corporation was issued a cease-and-desist order following violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in Release No. 78282 on 7/11/2016. Listed address is 250 Park Avenue South, 5th and 12th Floor, New York NY, 10003.

- MakerDAO, also known as the Maker Foundation and the Dai Foundation, an organization incorporated in Copenhagen, Denmark whose primary operations are in San Francisco, California. MakerDAO utilizes a similar tokenization structure and maintains a user base which invested in The DAO, a now-defunct Swiss organization which was investigated for an illegal security offering as announced in Release No. 81207. Executive staff includes Rune Christensen and Steven Becker. Listed address is 575 Market Street, San Francisco California, 94105.

- Titanium Blockchain Infrastructure Services, Inc., incorporated in California, whose primary operations are in Sherman Oaks, California. The organization also filed articles of incorporation in Wyoming on 2/20/2018 and later filed as a foreign corporation operating in Oregon. The corporation was issued an emergency asset freeze, a receiver appointment, and a trading halt following alleged financial fraud, later being issued a preliminary injunction in Litigation Release No. 24160 on 6/7/2018. Executive staff includes Michael Alan Stollery, also known as Michael Stollaire and Michael Stoller. Listed address is 15060 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 200, Sherman Oaks CA, 91403.

- Paragon Coin Inc., an online entity incorporated in Delaware whose primary operations are in the Los Angeles area. The organization was issued a cease-and-desist order by the Commission following Securities Act violations, announced in Release No. 10574 on 11/16/2018. Executive staff includes Jessica VerSteeg and Egor Lavrov. Mailing address is P.O. Box 93219, Los Angeles CA, 90093.

- Paragon Coin Limited, formerly known as Nocturne Limited, an organization incorporated in Gibraltar and originally formed in Singapore. The organization sold assets of its sister organization, Paragon Coin Inc., which was issued a cease-and-desist order by the Commission following Securities Act violations, announced in Release No. 10574 on 11/16/2018. Executive staff includes Jessica VerSteeg and Egor Lavrov. Listed address is 6 Bayside Road, 1st Floor - Unit 1.02, Gibraltar, Gibraltar.

- Gladius Network LLC, incorporated in Nevada whose primary operations are in Washington, District of Columbia. The organization was issued a cease-and-desist order by the Commission following Securities Act violations, announced in Release No. 10608 on 2/20/2019. Executive staff includes Alex Godwin and Marcelo McAndrew. Listed address is 915 F St NW, Washington, District of Columbia. Additional address is 401 Ryland Street, Suite 200-A, Reno Nevada, 89502.

- Tamarin Health, formerly known as SimplyVital Health, Inc., incorporated in Delaware and primarily operating in Brighton, Massachusetts. The corporation was first incorporated in Connecticut. The organization was issued a cease-and-desist order by the Commission following Securities Act violations, announced in Release No. 10671 on 8/12/2019. Executive staff includes Katherine Kuzmeskas and Lucas Hendren. Listed address is 1660 Soldiers Field Road, Allston MA, 02135.

- ICOBox, incorporated in the Cayman Islands and operating in Beverly Hills, California. The SEC alleged that the corporation violated the Securities Act and utilized interstate means to conduct illegal business in a District Court, Central District of California case, identified as Case 2:19-cv-08066. The case was filed on 9/18/2019. Executive staff includes Nikolay Evdokimov.

- UnitedData, Inc., doing business as Shopin, incorporated in Delaware and operating in NYC, New York. Successor company to Passo Sync, Inc and Springleap. The SEC filed a complaint and jury demand in a District Court, Southern District of New York case, identified as Case 1:19-cv-11325. The case was filed on 12/11/2019. Executive staff includes Eran Eyal.

- BitClave PTE Ltd., incorporated in Singapore and primarily operating in San Jose, California. The organization was issued a cease-and-desist order by the Commission following Securities Act violations, announced in Release No. 10788 on 5/28/2020.
Executive staff includes Alex Bessonov and Emmanuel Owusu. Listed address is 3031 Tisch Way, San Jose CA, 95128.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Sam Reynolds

From: Small Business Administration

Dear Mr. Reynolds,
This is to inform you that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are taking a 10-workday extension under 13 C.F.R. ยง102.5. We estimate providing a final response to you on August 24, 2020; however, please note this date is subject to change. We will notify you of any changes to this date.
Sincerely,
Office of Capital Access

From: Small Business Administration

Dear Mr. Reynolds,

SBA-2020-002247 has been processed with the following final disposition: Partial Grant/Partial Denial.

Sincerely,

Office of Capital Access

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