SEC v. John H. Ford, No. 1:18-cv-08175, Southern District of New York (May 22, 2025) — Judgment

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,
 No. 18-CV-8175 (ER)
v.

BARRY C. HONIG, ET AL.,

Defendants.

FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT JOHN H. FORD

The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Defendant John
H. Ford (“Defendant”) 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 and
except as otherwise provided herein in paragraph VII ); waived findings of fact and conclusions
of law; 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 10(b) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (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:

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(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 HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant
is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933
(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

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  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) 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).
III.

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant
is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 17(b) of the Securities Act [15
U.S.C. § 77q(b)] by the use of any means or instruments of transportation or communication in
interstate commerce or by use of the mails to publish, give publicity to, or circulate any notice,
circular, advertisement, newspaper, article, letter, investment service, or communication which,
though not purporting to offer a security for sale, describes such security for a consideration
received or to be received, directly or indirectly from an issuer, underwriter, or dealer, without
fully disclosing the receipt, whether past or prospective, of such consideration and the amount
thereof.
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).

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IV.
 IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant
is permanently barred from participating in an offering of penny stock, including engaging in
activities with a broker, dealer, or issuer for purposes of issuing, trading, or inducing or
attempting to induce the purchase or sale of any penny stock.  A penny stock is any equity
security that has a price of less than five dollars, except as provided in Rule 3a51-1 under the
Exchange Act [17 C.F.R. 240.3a51-1].
V.
 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant shall pay a
civil penalty in the amount of $100,000 to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to
Section 20(d)(2) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77t(d)(2)] and Section 21(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78u(d)(3)].  D
efendant shall make this payment 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
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; John Ford as a defendant in this action; and specifying that payment is made pursuant

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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 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 USC § 1961.
VI.

 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.
VII .

IT
 IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, solely 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

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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).
VIII .
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.
IX.
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:  ______________, _____
____________________________________
Edgardo Ramos, UNITED STATES
DISTRICT JUDGE
April 25, 2025
New York, New York

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK 

 
 
  
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 
COMMISSION, 

 

  
Plaintiff,  

 No. 18-CV-8175 (ER) 
v.  

  
BARRY C. HONIG, ET AL.,  
  

Defendants.  
  

 
 

FINAL JUDGMENT AS TO DEFENDANT JOHN H. FORD 

 
The Securities and Exchange Commission having filed a Complaint and Defendant John 

H. Ford (“Defendant”) 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 and 

except as otherwise provided herein in paragraph VII); waived findings of fact and conclusions 

of law; 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 10(b) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (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: 

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(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 HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant 

is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 

(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  

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  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) 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). 

III.   

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

is permanently restrained and enjoined from violating Section 17(b) of the Securities Act [15 

U.S.C. § 77q(b)] by the use of any means or instruments of transportation or communication in 

interstate commerce or by use of the mails to publish, give publicity to, or circulate any notice, 

circular, advertisement, newspaper, article, letter, investment service, or communication which, 

though not purporting to offer a security for sale, describes such security for a consideration 

received or to be received, directly or indirectly from an issuer, underwriter, or dealer, without 

fully disclosing the receipt, whether past or prospective, of such consideration and the amount 

thereof. 

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). 

 

 

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IV. 

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

is permanently barred from participating in an offering of penny stock, including engaging in 

activities with a broker, dealer, or issuer for purposes of issuing, trading, or inducing or 

attempting to induce the purchase or sale of any penny stock.  A penny stock is any equity 

security that has a price of less than five dollars, except as provided in Rule 3a51-1 under the 

Exchange Act [17 C.F.R. 240.3a51-1]. 

V. 

 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that Defendant shall pay a 

civil penalty in the amount of $100,000 to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to 

Section 20(d)(2) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77t(d)(2)] and Section 21(d)(3) of the 

Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §78u(d)(3)].  Defendant shall make this payment 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 

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; John Ford as a defendant in this action; and specifying that payment is made pursuant 

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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 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 USC § 1961.  

VI.  
 

 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. 

VII.  
 

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, solely 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 

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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). 

VIII. 

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. 

IX. 

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:  ______________, _____ 

____________________________________ 
Edgardo Ramos, UNITED STATES 
DISTRICT JUDGE 

April 25, 2025

New York, New York 

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