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SEC v. Patrick J. O'Connor, No. 1:23-cv-06438, Southern District of New York (Feb. 24, 2026) — Judgment

raw: Final Judgment As To Patrick J. Oconnor

Final Judgment As To Patrick J. Oconnor, No. 1:23-cv-06438 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 24, 2026)

Caption
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Lewis

Enriched metadata

Scheme
accounting-fraud (70%)
Court
Southern District of New York
Case No.
1:23-cv-06438
Disgorgement
$171,886
Civil penalty
$24,222
Classified accounting-fraud(confidence 70%). EDGAR detection: forms 10-K/10-Q/8-K/NT 10-K· recall 80% / precision 48%. detection rule →
Statutes
15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)15 U.S.C. § 78u28 U.S.C. § 300128 U.S.C. § 196111 U.S.C. § 52311 U.S.C. § 523(a)
Parties
Securities and Exchange CommissionJoseph C. LewisCarolyn W. CarterBryan L. WaughPatrick J. O'ConnorJean J. O'Connor
Keywords
document pagefinalcv-securities exchangeordered adjudgedadjudged decreeddocumentpagefurther orderedexchangecommissioncivilorderedshallfurther

Extracted insights

Dollar amounts 5
  • $180K $180,244 $100K–$1M
  • $172K $171,886 $100K–$1M
  • $45K $45,121 $10K–$100K
  • $29K $29,257 $10K–$100K
  • $24K $24,221 $10K–$100K
Entities 2
  • agency $45,121.07 to the securities and exchange commission
  • agency Securities and Exchange Commission
Triples 8
  • Securities And Exchange Commission filed Complaint
  • Patrick J. O'connor consented to Court's jurisdiction over Defendant and the subject matter of this action
  • Patrick J. O'connor consented to entry of this Final Judgment
  • Patrick J. O'connor is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5
  • Patrick J. O'connor is liable for disgorgement of $171,886.12 and pre-judgment interest of $29,257.46
  • Court finds sending the disgorged funds to the United States Treasury is consistent with equitable principles
  • Court imposes civil penalty of $24,221.53
  • Patrick J. O'connor shall pay $45,121.07 to the Securities and Exchange Commission
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Extracted body text (6,078c)
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION,

Plaintiff, .. --- --~--

vs. Civil No. 1:23-cv-6438-CM

JOSEPH C. LEWIS, et al.

Defendants

FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO PATRICK J. O'CONNOR

The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Defendant

Patrick J. O'Connor 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;

waived findings of fact and conclusions oflaw; and waived any right to appeal from this Final

Judgment:

I.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is

permanently restrained and enjoined from violating, directly or indirectly, Section lO(b) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule l0b-5

promulgated thereunder [17 C.F .R. § 240.1 0b-5], by using any means or instrumentality of

interstate commerce, or of the mails, or of any facility of any national securities exchange, in

connection with the purchase or sale of any security:

(a) to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;

(b) to make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact

necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances

under which they were made, not misleading; or

(c) to engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would

operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in

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

participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a).

II.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is liable

for disgorgement of $171,886.12, representing net profits gained as a result of the conduct

alleged in the Complaint, together with prejudgment interest thereon in the amount of

$29,257.46, to be offset by $180,244.04, the amount set forth in the Order of Forfeiture in United

States v. Lewis et al. , Crim. No. 23-CR-370 (S.D.N.Y.) (ECF No. 127). The Court finds that

sending the disgorged funds to the United States Treasury, as ordered below, is consistent with

equitable principles. The Court further imposes a civil penalty in the amount of $24,221.53

pursuant to Exchange Act Section 21A [15 U.S.C. § 78u-l(a)(2)]. Defendant shall satisfy these

obligations by paying $45,121.07 to the Securities and Exchange Commission within 30 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

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from a bank account via Pay.gov through the SEC website at

http://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ofm.htm. Defendant may also pay by certified check, bank

cashier's check, or United States postal money order payable to the Securities and Exchange

Commission, which shall be delivered or mailed to

Enterprise Services Center
Accounts Receivable Branch
6500 South MacArthur Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73169

and shall be accompanied by a letter identifying the case title, civil action number, and name of

this Court; Patrick J. O'Connor as a defendant in this action; and specifying that payment is

made pursuant to this Final Judgment.

Defendant shall simultaneously transmit photocopies of evidence of payment and case

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.

The Commission may enforce the Court's judgment for disgorgement and prejudgment

interest by using all collection procedures authorized by law, including, but not limited to,

moving for civil contempt at any time after 30 days following entry of this Final Judgment. The

Commission may enforce the Court's judgment for penalties by the use of all collection

procedures authorized by law, including the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act, 28 U.S.C.

§ 3001 et seq., and moving for civil contempt for the violation of any Court orders issued in this

action.

Defendant shall pay post judgment interest on any amounts due after 30 days of the entry

of this Final Judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961.

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III.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Consent is

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.

IV.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, for purposes of

exceptions to discharge set forth in Section 523 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 523, the

allegations in the complaint are true and admitted by Defendant, and further, any debt for

disgorgement, prejudgment interest, civil penalty or other amounts due by Defendant under this

Final Judgment or any other judgment, order, consent order, decree or settlement agreement

entered in connection with this proceeding, is a debt for the violation by Defendant of the federal

securities laws or any regulation or order issued under such laws, as set forth in Section

523(a)(19) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(19).

V.

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.

VI.

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.

Dated: ~ 202~

UNITED STATES DISTRI GE

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND 
EXCHANGE COMMISSION, 

Plaintiff, .. --- --~--

vs. Civil No. 1:23-cv-6438-CM 

JOSEPH C. LEWIS, et al. 

Defendants 

FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO PATRICK J. O'CONNOR 

The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Defendant 

Patrick J. O'Connor 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; 

waived findings of fact and conclusions oflaw; and waived any right to appeal from this Final 

Judgment: 

I. 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is 

permanently restrained and enjoined from violating, directly or indirectly, Section lO(b) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule l0b-5 

promulgated thereunder [17 C.F .R. § 240.1 0b-5], by using any means or instrumentality of 

interstate commerce, or of the mails, or of any facility of any national securities exchange, in 

connection with the purchase or sale of any security: 

(a) to employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud; 

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(b) to make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact 

necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances 

under which they were made, not misleading; or 

(c) to engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would 

operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, as provided in 

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 

participation with Defendant or with anyone described in (a). 

II. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant is liable 

for disgorgement of $171,886.12, representing net profits gained as a result of the conduct 

alleged in the Complaint, together with prejudgment interest thereon in the amount of 

$29,257.46, to be offset by $180,244.04, the amount set forth in the Order of Forfeiture in United 

States v. Lewis et al. , Crim. No. 23-CR-370 (S.D.N.Y.) (ECF No. 127). The Court finds that 

sending the disgorged funds to the United States Treasury, as ordered below, is consistent with 

equitable principles. The Court further imposes a civil penalty in the amount of $24,221.53 

pursuant to Exchange Act Section 21A [15 U.S.C. § 78u-l(a)(2)]. Defendant shall satisfy these 

obligations by paying $45,121.07 to the Securities and Exchange Commission within 30 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 

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from a bank account via Pay.gov through the SEC website at 

http://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ofm.htm. Defendant may also pay by certified check, bank 

cashier's check, or United States postal money order payable to the Securities and Exchange 

Commission, which shall be delivered or mailed to 

Enterprise Services Center 
Accounts Receivable Branch 
6500 South MacArthur Boulevard 
Oklahoma City, OK 73169 

and shall be accompanied by a letter identifying the case title, civil action number, and name of 

this Court; Patrick J. O'Connor as a defendant in this action; and specifying that payment is 

made pursuant to this Final Judgment. 

Defendant shall simultaneously transmit photocopies of evidence of payment and case 

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. 

The Commission may enforce the Court's judgment for disgorgement and prejudgment 

interest by using all collection procedures authorized by law, including, but not limited to, 

moving for civil contempt at any time after 30 days following entry of this Final Judgment. The 

Commission may enforce the Court's judgment for penalties by the use of all collection 

procedures authorized by law, including the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act, 28 U.S.C. 

§ 3001 et seq., and moving for civil contempt for the violation of any Court orders issued in this 

action. 

Defendant shall pay post judgment interest on any amounts due after 30 days of the entry 

of this Final Judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1961. 

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III. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Consent is 

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. 

IV. 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, for purposes of 

exceptions to discharge set forth in Section 523 of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 523, the 

allegations in the complaint are true and admitted by Defendant, and further, any debt for 

disgorgement, prejudgment interest, civil penalty or other amounts due by Defendant under this 

Final Judgment or any other judgment, order, consent order, decree or settlement agreement 

entered in connection with this proceeding, is a debt for the violation by Defendant of the federal 

securities laws or any regulation or order issued under such laws, as set forth in Section 

523(a)(19) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(19). 

V. 

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. 

VI. 

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. 

Dated: ~ 202~ 

UNITED STATES DISTRI GE 

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