SEC v. John David Gessin; Equifunds, Inc.; and Ice Fleet LLC, No. 8:23-cv-00460, Central District of California (Feb. 11, 2026) — Judgment

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Southern Division

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

vs.

JOHN DAVID GESSIN (a/k/a John
David), an individual, EQUIFUNDS,
INC., a California Corporation, and
ICE FLEET LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company,

                        Defendants.

 Case No. 8:23-cv-00460-JVS-ADS

ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT
AGAINST DEFENDANT JOHN
DAVID GESSIN

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This matter came to be heard upon Plaintiff Securities and Exchange

Commission’s (“SEC” or “Commission”) Motion for Default Judgment Against

Defendants Equifunds, Inc. (“Equifunds”), Ice Fleet LLC (“Ice Fleet”), and John

David Gessin pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(b)(2) and Local Civil

Rule 55-1 (the “Motion”).  The Court having considered the Complaint, Motion,

supporting Memorandum of Points and Authorities, supporting declarations and

exhibits, and other evidence and arguments presented to the Court hereby GRANTS

the SEC’s Motion and orders that final judgment be entered as follows:

I.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that John

David Gessin is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 17(a)

of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)] in the offer or sale of any security by the

use of any means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate

commerce or by use of the mails, directly or indirectly:

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

(b) to obtain money or property by means of any untrue statement of a

material fact or any omission of a material fact necessary in order to

make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which

they were made, not misleading; or

(c) to engage in any transaction, practice, or course of business which

operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the purchaser.

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) John David Gessin’s officers, agents, servants, employees,

and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with John

David Gessin or with anyone described in (a).

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II.

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND

DECREED that John David Gessin is permanently restrained and enjoined from

violating, directly or indirectly, Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §

78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-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) John David Gessin’s officers, agents, servants, employees,

and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with John

David Gessin or with anyone described in (a).

III.

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND

DECREED that John David Gessin is permanently restrained and enjoined from

from, directly or indirectly, including, but not limited to, through any entity owned

or controlled by him, participating in the issuance, purchase, offer or sale of any

security, provided, however, that such injunction shall not prevent John David

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Gessin from purchasing or selling securities for his own personal account.

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) John David Gessin’s officers, agents, servants, employees,

and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with John

David Gessin or with anyone described in (a).

IV.

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND

DECREED that, pursuant to Section 20(e) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §

77t(e)] and Section 21(d)(2) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(2)],

Defendant is prohibited from acting as an officer or director of any issuer that has a

class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act [15

U.S.C. § 78l] or that is required to file reports pursuant to Section 15(d) of the

Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78o(d)].

V.

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND

DECREED that John David Gessin is jointly and severally liable with co-

Defendants Equifunds, Inc. and Ice Fleet LLC for disgorgement of $1,230,807,

representing net profits gained as a result of the conduct alleged in the Complaint,

together with prejudgment interest thereon in the amount of $410,116.  In addition,

John David Gessin is liable for a civil penalty in the amount of $945,804 pursuant

to Section 20(d) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77t(d)] and Section 21(d)(3) of

the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78(u)(d)(3)].  Defendant shall satisfy this obligation

by paying the total amount for which he is liable to the Securities and Exchange

Commission within 30 days after entry of this Final Judgment.

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Defendant may transmit payment electronically to the Commission, which

will provide detailed ACH transfer/Fedwire instructions upon request.  Payment

may also be made directly from a bank account via Pay.gov through the SEC

website at http://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ofm.htm.  Defendants 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; John David Gessin 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 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

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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.  The Commission shall hold the

funds, together with any interest and income earned thereon (collectively, the

“Fund”), pending further order of the Court.

The Commission may propose a plan to distribute the Fund subject to the

Court’s approval.  Such a plan may provide that the Fund shall be distributed

pursuant to the Fair Fund provisions of Section 308(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

of 2002.  The Court shall retain jurisdiction over the administration of any

distribution of the Fund and the Fund may only be disbursed pursuant to an Order

of the Court.  Regardless of whether any such Fair Fund distribution is made,

amounts ordered to be paid as civil penalties pursuant to this Judgment shall be

treated as penalties paid to the government for all purposes, including all tax

purposes.  To preserve the deterrent effect of the civil penalty, Defendants shall

not, after offset or reduction of any award of compensatory damages in any

Related Investor Action based on Defendant’s payment of disgorgement in this

action, argue that he is entitled to, nor shall he further benefit by, offset or

reduction of such compensatory damages award by the amount of any part of

Defendant’s payment of a civil penalty in this action (“Penalty Offset”).  If the

court in any Related Investor Action grants such a Penalty Offset, Defendant shall,

within 30 days after entry of a final order granting the Penalty Offset, notify the

Commission’s counsel in this action and pay the amount of the Penalty Offset to

the United States Treasury or to a Fair Fund, as the Commission directs.  Such a

payment shall not be deemed an additional civil penalty and shall not be deemed to

change the amount of the civil penalty imposed in this Judgment.  For purposes of

this paragraph, a “Related Investor Action” means a private damages action

brought against Defendant by or on behalf of one or more investors based on

substantially the same facts as alleged in the Complaint in this action.

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VI.

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.

VII.

 There being no just reason for delay, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil

Procedure 54(b), the Clerk is ordered to enter this Judgment forthwith and without

further notice.

Dated: January 20, 2026

____________________________________
Hon. James V. Selna
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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PROOF OF SERVICE
I am over 18 years of age and not a party to this action.  My business address is:

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
100 F. Street N.E., Washington, DC 20549
Telephone No. (202) 551-5072

On this date, I caused to be served the document entitled [PROPOSED] ORDER
AND FINAL JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT JOHN DAVID GESSIN
on all the parties to this action addressed as stated on the attached service list:

☒ OFFICE MAIL:  By placing in sealed envelope(s), which I placed for
collection and mailing today following ordinary business practices.  I am readily
familiar with this agency’s practice for collection and processing of
correspondence for mailing; such correspondence would be deposited with the
U.S. Postal Service on the same day in the ordinary course of business.

☐ PERSONAL DEPOSIT IN MAIL:  By placing in sealed envelope(s),
which I personally deposited with the U.S. Postal Service.  Each such envelope
was deposited with the U.S. Postal Service at Los Angeles, California, with first
class postage thereon fully prepaid.

☐ EXPRESS U.S. MAIL:  Each such envelope was deposited in a facility
regularly maintained at the U.S. Postal Service for receipt of Express Mail at Los
Angeles, California, with Express Mail postage paid.

☐ HAND DELIVERY:  I caused to be hand delivered each such envelope to
the office of the addressee as stated on the attached service list.

☐ UNITED PARCEL SERVICE:  By placing in sealed envelope(s)
designated by United Parcel Service (“UPS”) with delivery fees paid or provided
for, which I deposited in a facility regularly maintained by UPS or delivered to a
UPS courier, at Los Angeles, California.

☒ ELECTRONIC MAIL:  By transmitting the document by electronic mail
to the electronic mail address as stated on the attached service list.

☒ E-FILING:  By causing the document to be electronically filed via the
Court’s CM/ECF system, which effects electronic service on counsel who are
registered with the CM/ECF system.

☐ FAX:  By transmitting the document by facsimile transmission.  The
transmission was reported as complete and without error.

I declare that the foregoing is true and correct.

Date: December 3, 2025   /s/ Jennifer Farer
Jennifer L. Farer

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SEC v. Gessin, et al.
United States District Court – Central District of California

Case No. 8:23−cv−00460−JVS−ADS

SERVICE LIST

   John David Gessin

28241 Crown Valley Pkwy., Suite F607
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
[email protected]
[email protected]

Equifunds, Inc.
Attn: John David Gessin, President
28241 Crown Valley Pkwy., Suite F607
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
[email protected]
[email protected]

Ice Fleet LLC
Attn: John David Gessin, Manager
28241 Crown Valley Pkwy., Suite F607
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
[email protected]
[email protected]

Defendants1

1 The current address information for each Defendant was identified in the motion of Ms. Boris
to withdraw as counsel for Gessin, Equifunds, and Ice Fleet.  (See Dkt. No. 42.)  Gessin
subsequently requested that the SEC use the email address [email protected] for
correspondence in this case.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
 

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 
 

Southern Division 
 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 
COMMISSION, 

Plaintiff, 
 

vs. 

JOHN DAVID GESSIN (a/k/a John 
David), an individual, EQUIFUNDS, 
INC., a California Corporation, and 
ICE FLEET LLC, a Delaware limited 
liability company, 
 
                        Defendants. 

 
 

 Case No. 8:23-cv-00460-JVS-ADS 
 
 
ORDER AND FINAL JUDGMENT 
AGAINST DEFENDANT JOHN 
DAVID GESSIN  

 

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This matter came to be heard upon Plaintiff Securities and Exchange 

Commission’s (“SEC” or “Commission”) Motion for Default Judgment Against 

Defendants Equifunds, Inc. (“Equifunds”), Ice Fleet LLC (“Ice Fleet”), and John 

David Gessin pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 55(b)(2) and Local Civil 

Rule 55-1 (the “Motion”).  The Court having considered the Complaint, Motion, 

supporting Memorandum of Points and Authorities, supporting declarations and 

exhibits, and other evidence and arguments presented to the Court hereby GRANTS 

the SEC’s Motion and orders that final judgment be entered as follows:   

I. 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that John 

David Gessin is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 17(a) 

of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)] in the offer or sale of any security by the 

use of any means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate 

commerce or by use of the mails, directly or indirectly:  

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

(b) to obtain money or property by means of any untrue statement of a 

material fact or any omission of a material fact necessary in order to 

make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which 

they were made, not misleading; or  

(c) to engage in any transaction, practice, or course of business which 

operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon the purchaser. 

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) John David Gessin’s officers, agents, servants, employees, 

and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with John 

David Gessin or with anyone described in (a). 

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II. 

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND 

DECREED that John David Gessin is permanently restrained and enjoined from 

violating, directly or indirectly, Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 

78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-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) John David Gessin’s officers, agents, servants, employees, 

and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with John 

David Gessin or with anyone described in (a). 

III. 

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND 

DECREED that John David Gessin is permanently restrained and enjoined from 

from, directly or indirectly, including, but not limited to, through any entity owned 

or controlled by him, participating in the issuance, purchase, offer or sale of any 

security, provided, however, that such injunction shall not prevent John David 

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Gessin from purchasing or selling securities for his own personal account. 

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) John David Gessin’s officers, agents, servants, employees, 

and attorneys; and (b) other persons in active concert or participation with John 

David Gessin or with anyone described in (a). 

IV. 

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND 

DECREED that, pursuant to Section 20(e) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 

77t(e)] and Section 21(d)(2) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)(2)], 

Defendant is prohibited from acting as an officer or director of any issuer that has a 

class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act [15 

U.S.C. § 78l] or that is required to file reports pursuant to Section 15(d) of the 

Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78o(d)].  

V. 

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND 

DECREED that John David Gessin is jointly and severally liable with co-

Defendants Equifunds, Inc. and Ice Fleet LLC for disgorgement of $1,230,807, 

representing net profits gained as a result of the conduct alleged in the Complaint, 

together with prejudgment interest thereon in the amount of $410,116.  In addition, 

John David Gessin is liable for a civil penalty in the amount of $945,804 pursuant 

to Section 20(d) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77t(d)] and Section 21(d)(3) of 

the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78(u)(d)(3)].  Defendant shall satisfy this obligation 

by paying the total amount for which he is liable to the Securities and Exchange 

Commission within 30 days after entry of this Final Judgment. 

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Defendant may transmit payment electronically to the Commission, which 

will provide detailed ACH transfer/Fedwire instructions upon request.  Payment 

may also be made directly from a bank account via Pay.gov through the SEC 

website at http://www.sec.gov/about/offices/ofm.htm.  Defendants 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; John David Gessin 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 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 

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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.  The Commission shall hold the 

funds, together with any interest and income earned thereon (collectively, the 

“Fund”), pending further order of the Court. 

The Commission may propose a plan to distribute the Fund subject to the 

Court’s approval.  Such a plan may provide that the Fund shall be distributed 

pursuant to the Fair Fund provisions of Section 308(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act 

of 2002.  The Court shall retain jurisdiction over the administration of any 

distribution of the Fund and the Fund may only be disbursed pursuant to an Order 

of the Court.  Regardless of whether any such Fair Fund distribution is made, 

amounts ordered to be paid as civil penalties pursuant to this Judgment shall be 

treated as penalties paid to the government for all purposes, including all tax 

purposes.  To preserve the deterrent effect of the civil penalty, Defendants shall 

not, after offset or reduction of any award of compensatory damages in any 

Related Investor Action based on Defendant’s payment of disgorgement in this 

action, argue that he is entitled to, nor shall he further benefit by, offset or 

reduction of such compensatory damages award by the amount of any part of 

Defendant’s payment of a civil penalty in this action (“Penalty Offset”).  If the 

court in any Related Investor Action grants such a Penalty Offset, Defendant shall, 

within 30 days after entry of a final order granting the Penalty Offset, notify the 

Commission’s counsel in this action and pay the amount of the Penalty Offset to 

the United States Treasury or to a Fair Fund, as the Commission directs.  Such a 

payment shall not be deemed an additional civil penalty and shall not be deemed to 

change the amount of the civil penalty imposed in this Judgment.  For purposes of 

this paragraph, a “Related Investor Action” means a private damages action 

brought against Defendant by or on behalf of one or more investors based on 

substantially the same facts as alleged in the Complaint in this action. 

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VI. 

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. 

VII. 

 There being no just reason for delay, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil 

Procedure 54(b), the Clerk is ordered to enter this Judgment forthwith and without 

further notice.  
 

Dated: January 20, 2026 

____________________________________ 
Hon. James V. Selna 
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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PROOF OF SERVICE 
I am over 18 years of age and not a party to this action.  My business address is: 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
100 F. Street N.E., Washington, DC 20549 
Telephone No. (202) 551-5072 

On this date, I caused to be served the document entitled [PROPOSED] ORDER 
AND FINAL JUDGMENT AGAINST DEFENDANT JOHN DAVID GESSIN 
on all the parties to this action addressed as stated on the attached service list: 

☒ OFFICE MAIL:  By placing in sealed envelope(s), which I placed for 
collection and mailing today following ordinary business practices.  I am readily 
familiar with this agency’s practice for collection and processing of 
correspondence for mailing; such correspondence would be deposited with the 
U.S. Postal Service on the same day in the ordinary course of business. 

☐ PERSONAL DEPOSIT IN MAIL:  By placing in sealed envelope(s), 
which I personally deposited with the U.S. Postal Service.  Each such envelope 
was deposited with the U.S. Postal Service at Los Angeles, California, with first 
class postage thereon fully prepaid. 

☐ EXPRESS U.S. MAIL:  Each such envelope was deposited in a facility 
regularly maintained at the U.S. Postal Service for receipt of Express Mail at Los 
Angeles, California, with Express Mail postage paid. 

☐ HAND DELIVERY:  I caused to be hand delivered each such envelope to 
the office of the addressee as stated on the attached service list. 

☐ UNITED PARCEL SERVICE:  By placing in sealed envelope(s) 
designated by United Parcel Service (“UPS”) with delivery fees paid or provided 
for, which I deposited in a facility regularly maintained by UPS or delivered to a 
UPS courier, at Los Angeles, California. 

☒ ELECTRONIC MAIL:  By transmitting the document by electronic mail 
to the electronic mail address as stated on the attached service list. 

☒ E-FILING:  By causing the document to be electronically filed via the 
Court’s CM/ECF system, which effects electronic service on counsel who are 
registered with the CM/ECF system.   

☐ FAX:  By transmitting the document by facsimile transmission.  The 
transmission was reported as complete and without error. 

I declare that the foregoing is true and correct. 

Date: December 3, 2025   /s/ Jennifer Farer  
Jennifer L. Farer  

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SEC v. Gessin, et al. 
United States District Court – Central District of California  

Case No. 8:23−cv−00460−JVS−ADS 
 

SERVICE LIST 
 
   John David Gessin 

28241 Crown Valley Pkwy., Suite F607 
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677  
[email protected]  
[email protected]  
 
Equifunds, Inc.  
Attn: John David Gessin, President 
28241 Crown Valley Pkwy., Suite F607 
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677  
[email protected] 
[email protected]  
 
Ice Fleet LLC 
Attn: John David Gessin, Manager 
28241 Crown Valley Pkwy., Suite F607 
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 
[email protected]  
[email protected]  

     
 
Defendants1 
 

   
 
 

 
 

 
1 The current address information for each Defendant was identified in the motion of Ms. Boris 
to withdraw as counsel for Gessin, Equifunds, and Ice Fleet.  (See Dkt. No. 42.)  Gessin 
subsequently requested that the SEC use the email address [email protected] for 
correspondence in this case.  

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