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SEC v. Andrew Wyles Waters, No. LR-26425, Central District of California (Nov. 26, 2025) — Press Release

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Andrew Wyles Waters, No. 2:23-cv-06799-GW (Nov. 26, 2025)

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Securities and Exchange Commission v. Andrew Wyles Waters
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Andrew Wyles Waters obtained a final judgment for orchestrating a $3 million fraudulent stock scheme involving ECom Products Group Corporation, resulting in permanent bars and millions in payments.

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Andrew Wyles Waters, the former CEO of ECom Products Group Corporation, was charged with defrauding investors through the sale and exchange of restricted common stock. The scheme involved approximately $3 million in face value and included false statements regarding a Regulation A offering. Waters was ordered to pay over $2.77 million in combined disgorgement, interest, and penalties, alongside a permanent officer-and-director bar.

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From 2019 to 2022, Andrew Wyles Waters orchestrated a fraudulent scheme involving the private sale and exchange of restricted common stock in ECom Products Group Corporation. Waters misled more than 20 investors through false statements about the company's business and a purported Regulation A offering to raise approximately $3 million. He also caused 12 investors to exchange shares of another company he controlled for EPGC stock. Waters and his wife, Helen Q. Waters, used the proceeds for personal luxury expenses, including horseback riding and luxury home rentals. The court entered a final judgment imposing a permanent officer-and-director bar and a penny stock bar against Waters. Financial remedies included over $2.77 million in total payments for Waters, with additional relief ordered for Helen Waters as a relief defendant.

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Scheme
unregistered-securities (95%)
Court
Central District of California
Case No.
2:23-cv-06799-GW
Outcome
charged · 2025-10-16
Disgorgement
$1,939,426
Civil penalty
$236,451
Victim loss
$3,000,000
Victims
20
Entity
Andrew Wyles Waters
Ticker
EPGC
Classified unregistered-securities(confidence 95%). EDGAR detection: forms Form D/S-1· recall 41% / precision 30%. detection rule →
Parties
Securities and Exchange CommissionAndrew Wyles Waters
Keywords
watersstockandrew wyleswyles waterscommon stocksecurities exchangeepgc commonrelief helenhelen watersdisgorgement prejudgmentprejudgment interestexchangeandrewwylessecurities

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Dollar amounts 8
  • $3.00M $3 million $1M–$10M
  • $1.94M $1,939,426 $1M–$10M
  • $600K $600,149 $100K–$1M
  • $447K $446,565 $100K–$1M
  • $236K $236,451 $100K–$1M
  • $94K $93,754 $10K–$100K
  • $6K $6,300 <$10K
  • $1K $1,322 <$10K
Entities 11
  • person andrew wyles waters
  • person brian fagel
  • person epgc common stock
  • person helen q. waters
  • person jake schmidt
  • person joshua wagoner
  • person personal expenses
  • agency Securities and Exchange Commission
  • person taryn lewis
  • person timothy leiman
  • court u.s. district court for the central district of california
Triples 24
  • Securities And Exchange Commission obtained final judgment against Andrew Wyles Waters
  • Securities And Exchange Commission charged Andrew Wyles Waters with perpetrating a fraudulent scheme
  • Andrew Wyles Waters fraudulently induced more than 20 investors to purchase Epgc common stock
  • Andrew Wyles Waters fraudulently caused 12 investors to accept Epgc common stock
  • Epgc common stock had total face value of approximately $3 million
  • Andrew Wyles Waters served as Epgc's Director and CEO
  • Andrew Wyles Waters made false and misleading statements to investors
  • Andrew Wyles Waters used cash proceeds for personal expenses
  • Helen Q. Waters used cash proceeds for personal expenses
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California permanently enjoined Andrew Wyles Waters from participating in unregistered transactions
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California imposed permanent officer-and-director bar against Andrew Wyles Waters
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California imposed permanent penny stock bar against Andrew Wyles Waters
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ordered Andrew Wyles Waters to pay disgorgement of $1,939,426.48
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ordered Andrew Wyles Waters to pay prejudgment interest of $600,149.94
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ordered Andrew Wyles Waters to pay civil penalty of $236,451.00
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ordered Helen Waters to pay disgorgement of $6,300.00
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ordered Helen Waters to pay prejudgment interest of $1,322.67
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ordered Andrew Wyles Waters and Helen Waters to pay joint disgorgement of $446,565.27
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ordered Andrew Wyles Waters and Helen Waters to pay joint prejudgment interest of $93,754.88
  • Timothy Leiman conducted litigation for Securities And Exchange Commission
  • Jake Schmidt conducted litigation for Securities And Exchange Commission
  • Taryn Lewis conducted litigation for Securities And Exchange Commission
  • Joshua Wagoner conducted litigation for Securities And Exchange Commission
  • Brian Fagel conducted litigation for Securities And Exchange Commission
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONLitigation Release No. 26425 / November 26, 2025Securities and Exchange Commission v. Andrew Wyles Waters, No. 2:23-cv-06799-GW-JCx (filed Aug. 18, 2023) (C.D. Cal.)SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Former California and Colorado Resident in Fraudulent Stock SchemeOn October 16, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered a final judgment against Andrew Wyles Waters, whom the SEC charged in 2023 with perpetrating a fraudulent scheme involving his private sale of restricted common stock in ECom Products Group Corporation (OTC: EPGC) (now known as Zippeee Corp), a Florida corporation that purportedly owns, consolidates, and manages e-commerce platforms.The SEC's complaint alleged that, from late 2019 to July 2022, Waters fraudulently induced more than 20 investors to purchase EPGC common stock from him and fraudulently caused 12 investors to accept EPGC common stock in exchange for the stock of another company Waters owned and controlled. According to the complaint, the EPGC common stock that Waters sold to investors (both in direct sales and the exchange of shares) had a total face value of approximately $3 million. The complaint alleged that Waters, who served as EPGC's Director and CEO, made repeated false and misleading statements to investors about EPGC's business and purported Regulation A offering, as well as his intended use of the funds he obtained from his sales of the stock. According to the complaint, Waters and his wife, relief defendant Helen Q. Waters, used cash proceeds from Waters' fraud for personal expenses - including expenses associated with horseback riding and long-term luxury home rentals.The Court’s final judgment by default permanently enjoins Waters from participating in the issuance, purchase, offer, or sale of any security in an unregistered transaction, and from violating the antifraud provisions of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder and Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933. The final judgment also imposes a permanent officer-and-director bar and a permanent penny stock bar against Waters. In addition, the Court ordered Waters to pay, on an individual basis, disgorgement of $1,939,426.48, prejudgment interest of $600,149.94, and a civil penalty of $236,451.00; relief defendant Helen Waters to pay, on an individual basis, disgorgement of $6,300.00 and prejudgment interest of $1,322.67; and Waters and relief defendant Helen Waters to pay, jointly and severally, disgorgement of $446,565.27 and prejudgment interest of $93,754.88.The SEC’s litigation was conducted by Timothy Leiman, Jake Schmidt, Taryn Lewis, Joshua Wagoner, and Brian Fagel of the SEC’s Chicago Regional Office.
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONLitigation Release No. 26425 / November 26, 2025Securities and Exchange Commission v. Andrew Wyles Waters, No. 2:23-cv-06799-GW-JCx (filed Aug. 18, 2023) (C.D. Cal.)SEC Obtains Final Judgment Against Former California and Colorado Resident in Fraudulent Stock SchemeOn October 16, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California entered a final judgment against Andrew Wyles Waters, whom the SEC charged in 2023 with perpetrating a fraudulent scheme involving his private sale of restricted common stock in ECom Products Group Corporation (OTC: EPGC) (now known as Zippeee Corp), a Florida corporation that purportedly owns, consolidates, and manages e-commerce platforms.The SEC's complaint alleged that, from late 2019 to July 2022, Waters fraudulently induced more than 20 investors to purchase EPGC common stock from him and fraudulently caused 12 investors to accept EPGC common stock in exchange for the stock of another company Waters owned and controlled. According to the complaint, the EPGC common stock that Waters sold to investors (both in direct sales and the exchange of shares) had a total face value of approximately $3 million. The complaint alleged that Waters, who served as EPGC's Director and CEO, made repeated false and misleading statements to investors about EPGC's business and purported Regulation A offering, as well as his intended use of the funds he obtained from his sales of the stock. According to the complaint, Waters and his wife, relief defendant Helen Q. Waters, used cash proceeds from Waters' fraud for personal expenses - including expenses associated with horseback riding and long-term luxury home rentals.The Court’s final judgment by default permanently enjoins Waters from participating in the issuance, purchase, offer, or sale of any security in an unregistered transaction, and from violating the antifraud provisions of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder and Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933. The final judgment also imposes a permanent officer-and-director bar and a permanent penny stock bar against Waters. In addition, the Court ordered Waters to pay, on an individual basis, disgorgement of $1,939,426.48, prejudgment interest of $600,149.94, and a civil penalty of $236,451.00; relief defendant Helen Waters to pay, on an individual basis, disgorgement of $6,300.00 and prejudgment interest of $1,322.67; and Waters and relief defendant Helen Waters to pay, jointly and severally, disgorgement of $446,565.27 and prejudgment interest of $93,754.88.The SEC’s litigation was conducted by Timothy Leiman, Jake Schmidt, Taryn Lewis, Joshua Wagoner, and Brian Fagel of the SEC’s Chicago Regional Office.