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SEC v. Jon G. Fullenkamp; and Scott R. Sand, No. 1:26-cv-3407, District of New Jersey (Mar. 31, 2026) — Complaint

raw: against defendants Jon G. Fullenkamp (“Fullenkamp”), whose last known address is 13160 Teal

against defendants Jon G. Fullenkamp (“Fullenkamp”), whose last known address is 13160 Teal, No. 1:26-cv-3407 (Mar. 31, 2026)

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SEC v. Jon G. Fullenkamp, et al.

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Scheme
broker-dealer-fraud (95%)
Court
District of New Jersey
Case No.
1:26-cv-3407
Outcome
pleaded
Victim loss
$2,600,000
Entity
Jon G. Fullenkamp
Classified broker-dealer-fraud(confidence 95%). EDGAR detection: forms Form D· recall 29% / precision 9%. detection rule →
Statutes
15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)15 U.S.C. § 77v(a)15 U.S.C. § 78aa15 U.S.C. § 78c(a)15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)15 U.S.C. § 77t(d)15 U.S.C. § 78u(d)15 U.S.C. § 77t(e)17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(a)17 C.F.R. § 240.3a51-117 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5Section 17(a)(1) and (3) of the Securities ActSection 17(a)(1) and (3) of the Securities ActSection 17(a)(1) and (3) of the Securities ActSection 10(b) of the Securities Exchange ActSections 20(b) and 20(d) of the Securities ActSections 20(b) and 20(d) of the Securities ActSections 20(b), 20(d), and 22(a) of the Securities ActSection 20(e) of the Securities ActRule 10b-5(a)Rule 10b-5
Parties
Securities and Exchange CommissionJon G. FullenkampScott R. Sand
Keywords
companyfullenkampsandfullenkamp sandindividualsham agreementvendordocument pagepage pageidsecuritiesshamsharesagreementpreferred sharesexchange

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Dollar amounts 1
  • $2.60M $2.6 million $1M–$10M
Entities 6
  • company Company 1
  • company Company 2
  • person Jon G. Fullenkamp
  • person scott r. sand
  • organization Securities and Exchange Commission
  • organization Vendor 1
Triples 5
  • Fullenkamp and Sand enriched themselves by causing the Issuers to enter into sham agreements with Vendor 1
  • Defendants sold some of the preferred shares to third parties, realizing $2.6 million
  • Fullenkamp controlled Vendor 1
  • Fullenkamp and Sand violated Section 17(a)(1) and (3) of the Securities Act and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act
  • Commission brings this action pursuant to Sections 20(b) and 20(d) of the Securities Act
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION,

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Plaintiff,

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Civil Action No. 1:26-cv-3407

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Complaint for Violations of the
Federal Securities Laws

JON G. FULLENKAMP and
SCOTT R. SAND,

Defendants.

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Jury Trial Demanded

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 Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) alleges as follows

against defendants Jon G. Fullenkamp (“Fullenkamp”), whose last known address is 13160 Teal

Lane, Long Beach, WA 98631, and Scott R. Sand (“Sand”), whose last known address is 16639

Rocker Road, Rough and Ready, CA 95975 (collectively “Defendants”):

SUMMARY

1. This case involves a securities fraud scheme perpetrated by Defendants to

misappropriate millions of dollars from two publicly traded, penny stock companies by causing

them to fraudulently issue stock to a company secretly controlled by Fullenkamp.

2. Without publicly disclosing their roles, Fullenkamp and Sand effectively served

as senior management for “Company 1” and “Company 2” (collectively the “Issuers”).

3. From at least October 2020 through 2023, Defendants enriched themselves by

causing the Issuers to enter into sham agreements with a third entity, “Vendor 1,” which

Fullenkamp secretly controlled.

4. Pursuant to these sham agreements, Defendants caused the Issuers to issue

hundreds of thousands of shares of preferred stock to Vendor 1.

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5. Defendants sold some of the preferred shares to third parties, realizing $2.6

million, which they funneled through bank accounts of entities they controlled and split between

them.

6. By engaging in the conduct described in this Complaint, Fullenkamp and Sand

violated, directly or indirectly, and unless enjoined will continue to violate, Section 17(a)(1) and

(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”) [15 U.S.C. §§ 77q(a)(1) and (3)]; Section

10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule

10b-5(a) and (c) thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(a) and (c)].

JURISDICTION AND VENUE

7. The Commission brings this action pursuant to Sections 20(b) and 20(d) of the

Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §§ 77t(b), (d)] and Sections 21(d) and 21(e) of the Exchange Act [15

U.S.C. §§ 78u(d), (e)] to enjoin such acts, practices, and courses of business, additional

injunctive relief as set forth in the Prayer for Relief, and to obtain disgorgement with prejudgment

interest, and civil money penalties, and such other and further relief the Court may deem just and

appropriate.

8. This Court has jurisdiction over this action pursuant to Sections 20(b), 20(d), and

22(a) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §§ 77t(b), (d), and 77v(a)] and Sections 21(d), 21(e), and

27 of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §§ 78u(d), (e), and 78aa].  Defendants, directly or indirectly,

made use of the mails, or the means and instrumentalities of interstate commerce, or the facility

of national security exchanges, in connection with the transactions, acts, practices, and courses of

business alleged in this Complaint.

9. Venue in this district is proper pursuant to Section 22(a) of the Securities Act [15

U.S.C. § 77v(a)] and Section 27 of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78aa], because Defendants’

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violations of the federal securities laws harmed hundreds of investors residing within the District

of New Jersey.

DEFENDANTS

10. Jon G. Fullenkamp, age 71, served as an undisclosed, de facto officer of Company

1 and Company 2.  He also controlled Vendor 1, an entity he caused to be formed to perpetrate

the scheme.  Previously, Fullenkamp served as a named officer of two publicly traded

companies.

11. Scott R. Sand, age 68, served as an undisclosed, de facto officer of Company 1

and Company 2.  Sand previously served as a registered representative.  Sand also previously

served as the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of a penny stock issuer.  In 2010, in connection

with a fraudulent kickback scheme involving the penny stock issuer for which Sand was CEO,

Sand pled guilty to wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343, 1346, and served more than

one year in prison.  In the Commission’s parallel civil action relating to the kickback scheme,

Sand and the Commission settled in 2011 and the district court entered a consent judgment

imposing permanent officer and director and penny stock bars against Sand.

RELEVANT ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS

12. Company 1 is a Florida corporation organized in 2014 with its principal place of

business in California.  It designed and manufactured custom equipment for brewers of craft

beer.  Company 1 functionally ceased operations in 2024.  During at least the period October

2020 through 2023, Company 1’s common stock was a “penny stock” as that term is defined in

Section 3(a)(51) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78c(a)(51)] and Rule 3a51-1 thereunder [17

C.F.R. § 240.3a51-1], registered with the Commission, and traded on the Expert Market operated

by OTC Market Groups through its subsidiary, OTC Link.

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13. Company 2 is a Florida company organized in 2021 with its principal place of

business in California.  Company 2 shares many of the same officers and directors as Company

1.  From approximately its formation through 2023, Company 2’s common stock was a “penny

stock” as that term is defined in Section 3(a)(51) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78c(a)(51)]

and Rule 3a51-1 thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 240.3a51-1], registered with the Commission, and

traded on the Expert Market operated by OTC Market Groups through its subsidiary, OTC Link.

In September 2024, Company 2 terminated its registration with the Commission.  Company 2

continues to operate a brewery.

14. Vendor 1 is a privately held company formed in California in 2020, with its

principal place of business in California.  The name of Vendor 1 derives from Individual 3, who

was the purported CEO.  However, Fullenkamp exercised control over Vendor 1, including

maintaining access to Vendor 1’s bank accounts, phone number, and email address.

15. Individual 1, age 52, is a resident of California.  Individual 1 was the founder and

CEO of Company 1 and the CEO of Company 2.  Individual 1 is a welder with experience in the

brewing industry.  At least during the period 2020 through 2023, Individual 1 lacked experience

in corporate management, finance, and governance.

16. Individual 2, age 46, resides in Maine.  Individual 2 is a personal trainer who

provided personal training services to Fullenkamp from 2014 until approximately 2017.

Defendants installed Individual 2 as a director of Company 1 and the nominal Chief Operating

Officer of Company 2.

17. Individual 3, age 56, is a personal trainer and massage therapist who purportedly

served as CEO of Vendor 1.  Individual 3 resides in California.

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  FACTS

A. Background

18. In approximately 2018, Fullenkamp and Sand met through a mutual friend and

began working together at a public company.

19. In addition to being business associates, Fullenkamp and Sand became friends.

Beginning in August 2022, Fullenkamp lived at Sand’s house for two years.

B. Defendants Misappropriated and Sold Hundreds of Thousands of Shares of
Company 1’s Preferred Stock

1. Defendants Caused Company 1 to Engage in a Reverse Merger and Become

a Publicly Traded Company

20. In 2019, a mutual associate introduced Sand to Individual 1.  At the time,

Company 1 was struggling financially.

21. While Individual 1 had experience in welding and the manufacture of custom

equipment for craft brewers, Individual 1 lacked experience in corporate management,

governance, and finance.

22. Sand presented himself as someone with experience in managing public

companies and accessing public market funding.

23. Within six months, Sand persuaded Individual 1 to take Company 1 public

through a reverse merger with a public company Sand and Fullenkamp controlled (“Predecessor

1”), ostensibly to afford Company 1 access to public market funding.

24. Due to his relationship with Fullenkamp, Individual 2 was a director of

Predecessor 1.

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25. Although holding the title director, Individual 2 exercised no oversight of

Predecessor 1.  Instead, Individual 2 served as a figurehead, signing corporate documents at

Fullenkamp’s direction.

26. Upon closing of the reverse merger between Company 1 and Predecessor 1, in

late 2019, Individual 2 continued as a director of Company 1.  Individual 1 served as Company

1’s CEO and Chairman of the Board.

27. Together Individuals 2 and 3 comprised a majority of Company 1’s board of

directors.

2. Fullenkamp and Sand Exercised Extensive Control Over Company 1

28. Although not formally identified as part of management of Company 1,

Fullenkamp and Sand exercised extensive control over Company 1.  In addition to overseeing

Company 1’s reverse merger, Defendants managed Company 1’s regulatory compliance,

financial reporting, and investor relations.

29. For example, on behalf of Company 1, Defendants drafted and reviewed public

filings, press releases, and board resolutions; corresponded with FINRA; negotiated with

creditors; orchestrated stock splits and new share issuances; created and disseminated investor

presentations; accessed Company 1’s bank accounts; and directed the issuance of preferred

shares and convertible debt.  Defendants also directed Company 1 to issue new corporate

securities.

30. Individual 1 ceded control of these corporate functions to Defendants because he

lacked experience managing a public company.  Individual 1 focused on the day-to-day

operations of Company 2’s brewery.

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31. Fullenkamp and Sand also exercised control of Company 1 through deceptive

conduct.  Fullenkamp and Sand used technology to impersonate corporate officials of Company

1 and forge signatures necessary to take certain corporate actions.

32. For example, Defendants used a Company 1 email address associated with

Individual 1.  Using this email address, they regularly impersonated Individual 1 in

communications with investor firms regarding funding and with transfer agents regarding the

issuance of new securities.

33. In addition, Sand used a Company 1 email address in Individual 2’s name to link

to an electronic signature service and forge Individual 2’s name on numerous company

documents, including an authorization to issue new Company 1 shares in connection with the

securities fraud scheme alleged herein.

34. Similarly, both Sand and Fullenkamp used the Company 1 email address in

Individual 2’s name to impersonate Individual 2 in emails with potential investors, lenders, and

transfer agents.

35. Defendants also directed Company 1’s management through electronic group

chats they established.

3. Defendants Used Vendor 1 and Individual 3 to Further Their Scheme

36. In 2020, after Company 1 had become a publicly traded company, Fullenkamp

persuaded Individual 3, a personal trainer at a gym frequented by Fullenkamp, to go into

business with him.

37. In October 2020, Fullenkamp formed Vendor 1 using Individual 3’s name.

38. Fullenkamp told Individual 3 that Vendor 1 would be used to privately invest in

companies at the direction of Defendants and using Defendants’ money.

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39. Fullenkamp represented to Individual 3 that Individual 3’s participation was

necessary because cumulative stock ownership restrictions prevented Fullenkamp and Sand from

purchasing the stock in their own names.

40. In reality, Defendants used Individual 3 and Vendor 1 to perpetrate their

fraudulent scheme.

41. After forming Vendor 1, Fullenkamp directed Individual 3 to open a company

bank account and provide Fullenkamp with access to the account.

42. Fullenkamp established a website and email domain for Vendor 1 and created an

email address using Individual 3’s name.  However, Fullenkamp controlled the email account.

43. Fullenkamp also created a new electronic signature account in Individual 3’s

name to give him the ability to forge Individual 3’s signature on Vendor 1’s corporate

documents.

44. In addition, Fullenkamp registered a cell phone in his wife’s name, which he used

to impersonate Individual 3 on phone calls.

45. Though publicly described as the “manager” of Vendor 1, Individual 3 did almost

nothing for Vendor 1.

4. Fullenkamp and Sand Used Their Control of Company 1 and Vendor 1
to Execute Their Securities Fraud Scheme and Enrich Themselves

46. Defendants used their control of Company 1 and Vendor 1 to execute their

securities fraud scheme.

47. In effectuating their scheme, Defendants impersonated officers and directors of

Company 1 and Vendor 1, prepared fraudulent agreements, forged signatures, and caused

Company 1 to file false Form 10-Ks.  They defrauded investors, other members of Company 1’s

management, Company 1, the transfer agent, brokerage firms, the third parties who purchased

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the convertible preferred shares, and those who purchased the converted shares from the third

parties

48. On or about February 14, 2021, Defendants forged Individual 3’s signature on a

sham IP Purchase and License Agreement (“Sham Agreement”) between Company 1 and

Vendor 1, which Sand had prepared.

49. The Sham Agreement provided that Vendor 1 would license unspecified—and

nonexistent—intellectual property and technology to Company 1, launch an advertising

campaign, establish distribution partnerships in Canada, South America, Europe, and Asia, and

negotiate a sub-manufacturing contract with a specific, large, internationally known beer

company.  In exchange, Company 1 agreed to pay a license fee of 500,000 shares of preferred

stock, which were convertible to Company 1 common stock.  Fullenkamp and Sand knew, or

were reckless in not knowing, that Vendor 1 would not be providing any services contemplated

by the Sham Agreement.

50. Defendants also forged the signature of Individual 2 on the Company 1 Board

resolution confirming the Sham Agreement and authorizing the issuance of 500,000 shares of

preferred stock to Vendor 1.

51. Defendants concealed the fraudulent nature of the Sham Agreement from

Company 1’s management and shareholders.

52. Company 1 senior management, including Individual 2 and Individual 1, did not

know that Individual 3 was merely a figurehead at Vendor 1 and believed, based on the false

information provided to them by Defendants, that Individual 3 and Vendor 1 would provide the

contemplated services.

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53. Individual 3, whose work experience was limited to personal fitness training and

massage therapy, had no contacts in the brewing industry, had no training or experience in

marketing, and had never travelled internationally, or even owned a passport.

54. Vendor 1 did not perform the contemplated services under the Sham Agreement.

Nevertheless, Defendants sold approximately 400,000 preferred shares obtained via the Sham

Agreement to third parties for approximately $2.6 million.

5. In Connection with Selling the Preferred Shares to Third Parties, Defendants
Backdated the Sham Agreement and Impersonated Officers of Company 1

55. To facilitate the sale of the preferred shares, Sand backdated the date of the Sham

Agreement from approximately February 14, 2021 to October 15, 2020—six days before Vendor

1 even existed.  In so doing, Sand fraudulently shortened the mandatory six-month holding

period to only two months.

56. In April 2021, Fullenkamp and Sand sold approximately 400,000 convertible

preferred shares to two third parties for approximately $2.6 million.

57. The third parties converted the preferred shares to common stock and sold the

shares on the open market.

58. By backdating the Sham Agreement, Sand increased the value of the preferred

shares to third parties because the shares could be converted and sold in April 2021, four months

earlier than if the Sham Agreement had not been backdated.

59. During the process of selling the preferred shares, Fullenkamp impersonated

Individual 3 in emails with prospective buyers and with Company 1’s transfer agent.

Fullenkamp also forged Individual 3’s signature on the share purchase agreements using the

electronic signature account he had previously established.

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60. Through these transactions, Sand and Fullenkamp defrauded Company 1, the

transfer agent, brokerage firms, and the third parties who purchased the convertible preferred

shares, and injured Company 1, all of Company 1’s existing shareholders, and those who

purchased the converted shares from the third parties.

61. Fullenkamp used his access to Vendor 1’s bank accounts to transfer the vast

majority of the proceeds of the sales to Sand and himself, moving the money through a series of

bank accounts owned by entities controlled by Sand or himself.

62. In March 2021, Fullenkamp and Sand caused Company 1 to deceive investors by

filing a Form 10-K that they knew, or were reckless in not knowing, contained numerous false

and misleading statements.  The Form 10-K falsely stated that the shares transferred to Vendor 1

were exchanged as part of a valuable agreement and misrepresented the execution date of the

Sham Agreement.  The Form 10-K also omitted Fullenkamp’s and Sand’s key roles at Company

1, their personal interest in the Sham Agreement, and the fact that the shares were exchanged for

no value or service, thus rendering statements in the filing, including those concerning the

management of Company 1 and the value of the agreement, misleading.

6. Defendants Concealed Their Fraud from Company 1’s
Management and Shareholders

63. Fullenkamp and Sand knowingly, or recklessly, concealed their fraud from

Company 1’s management and shareholders.

64. For example, in August 2021, to convince Company 1’s management that

Individual 3 was actually providing services under the Sham Agreement, Fullenkamp paid for

Individual 3 to visit Company 1’s facility and meet with members of Company 1’s management.

65. Prior to the meeting, Fullenkamp coached Individual 3 via text about how to

appear knowledgeable about marketing and the craft beer industry.

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66. Subsequently, Company 1’s management and employees encountered difficulties

communicating with Individual 3 and further questioned whether Individual 3 was performing

services under the Sham Agreement.

67. In response, and in order to continue the fraud without detection, Fullenkamp,

using the email address he created in Individual 3’s name, impersonated Individual 3 via email in

communications with Company 1 personnel.  Fullenkamp also impersonated Individual 3 via

email and phone, using the cell phone he registered in his wife’s name, in communications with

media outlets.

7. Defendants Modified the Sham Agreement to Obtain
Additional Preferred Shares

68. In June 2022, Fullenkamp and Sand caused Company 1 to modify the Sham

Agreement.  The modification provided that Vendor 1 would pay all outstanding, unpaid

advertising costs and pay future advertising costs for a period of two years in exchange for an

additional grant of 200,000 Company 1 convertible preferred shares.  (“Modified Sham

Agreement”).

69. Although Company 1 transferred the preferred shares to Vendor 1 pursuant to the

Modified Sham Agreement, Vendor 1 did not perform any services under the Modified Sham

Agreement.

70. At the time they orchestrated the deal, Defendants knew, or were reckless in not

knowing, that Vendor 1 would not perform any services under the Modified Sham Agreement.

C. Defendants Repeated Their Scheme

71. In approximately early 2021, with their plan to pilfer Company 1 underway,

Defendants began to repeat their scheme with Company 2.

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72. At that time, Sand installed Individual 1 as the CEO and director of a second

public company, the predecessor to Company 2 (“Predecessor 2”).

73. Fullenkamp and Sand caused Individual 2 to be appointed as director and Chief

Operating Officer of Predecessor 2 by recommending him to Individual 1 for those positions.

Again, Individual 1, who lacked experience in corporate management, relied on Fullenkamp and

Sand regarding such matters.

74. Several months later, at the direction of Fullenkamp and Sand, Company 2

completed a reverse merger with Predecessor 2, through which Company 2 became a public

company.  Individual 2 and Individual 1 retained their management positions at Company 2.

75. As with Company 1, Fullenkamp and Sand exercised control over Company 2,

managing Company 2’s regulatory compliance, financial reporting, and investor relations.

76. For example, on behalf of Company 2, Fullenkamp and Sand drafted public

filings, press releases, and board resolutions; prepared statements of operations and cash flows;

orchestrated stock splits and new share issuances; accessed Company 2’s bank accounts; and

directed the issuance of preferred shares and convertible debt.

77. Fullenkamp and Sand also exercised control of Company 2 through deceptive

conduct.  Fullenkamp and Sand used technology to impersonate corporate officials of Company

2 and forge signatures necessary to take certain corporate actions.

78. In late 2021, Fullenkamp and Sand caused Company 2 and Vendor 1 to enter into

a sham IP and Purchase License Agreement (“Second Sham Agreement”), which Sand drafted.

79. Similar to the original Sham Agreement between Company 1 and Vendor 1, the

Second Sham Agreement entitled Vendor 1 to shares of preferred stock of Company 2 in

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exchange for providing intellectual property and licensing rights and a marketing and advertising

campaign.

80. As with the original Sham Agreement, Fullenkamp and Sand knew, or were

reckless in not knowing that Individual 3 and Vendor 1 possessed no intellectual property and

had never provided marketing services.  They also knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that

Vendor 1 would provide no intellectual property or services to Company 2 as required by the

Second Sham Agreement.

81. And, as with the original Sham Agreement, Fullenkamp forged Individual 3’s

signature on the Second Sham Agreement.

82. Fullenkamp and Sand concealed the fraudulent nature of the Second Sham

Agreement from Company 2’s management and shareholders.

83. In February 2022, while impersonating Individual 2 via email, Sand caused false

information to be provided to Company 2’s auditor regarding the work and purported intellectual

property of Vendor 1 and Individual 3, when he falsely described Vendor 1 as a “boutique

marketing and advertising firm” that “uses its own proprietary (IP) software and database for

marketing [sic] craft beer customers.”  Sand knew, or was reckless in not knowing, that this

information was false.

84. In April 2022, Fullenkamp and Sand caused Company 2 to deceive investors by

filing a Form 10-K that they knew, or were reckless in not knowing, contained numerous false

and misleading statements.  The Form 10-K falsely stated that the shares transferred to Vendor 1

were issued in exchange for “the marketing of products and services into the European

Community based on the inventions of the IP/License Rights to develop and commercialize for

the sole benefit” of Company 2.  Sand and Fullenkamp omitted from the Form 10-K discussion

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of their roles at Company 2 and their personal interest in the arrangement, thus rendering

statements in the filing, including those concerning the management of the issuer and the value

of the agreement, misleading.

85. Fullenkamp impersonated Individual 3 in various communications with media

outlets and Company 2 employees relating to advertising for Company 2.

86. Company 2 transferred the preferred shares to Vendor 1.  In early 2023,

Fullenkamp and Sand attempted to profit from the sale of the convertible preferred shares of

Company 2.

D. Company 1’s Business Fails and Company 2 Deregisters Its Securities

87. In 2023, Company 1 largely ceased operations, lacking sufficient funds to pay

payroll and creditors.  The value of Company 1’s common shares of stock have plummeted to

near zero.  Defendants’ scheme contributed to Company 1’s failure.

88. In September 2024, Company 2 filed a form to terminate the Exchange Act

registration of its securities with the Commission.

E. Defendants Violated the Federal Securities Laws

89. During the relevant period, Defendants perpetrated a fraudulent scheme.

90. In perpetrating the fraudulent scheme, Defendants used the means or instruments

of interstate commerce or of the mails, or the facility of a national securities exchange, including

by communicating false statements and sending fabricated documents through emails.

91. Defendants engaged in deceptive conduct, including, but not limited to,

impersonating officers and directors of the Issuers, preparing fraudulent agreements, forging

signatures, lying to regulators, and causing the issuers to file false Form 10-Ks.

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92. Defendants acted knowingly and/or recklessly while engaging in deceptive

conduct.

93. Through this scheme, Defendants employed a device, scheme or artifice to

defraud and engaged in acts, transactions or courses of business that operated as a fraud or deceit

upon investors, prospective investors, and others.

94. The conduct described herein was in connection with the purchase, sale, or

offering of securities.

CLAIMS FOR RELIEF

FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF
Violations of Sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act

(Defendants Fullenkamp and Sand)

95. The Commission re-alleges and incorporates by reference each and every

allegation in paragraphs 1 through 94, inclusive, as if they were fully set forth herein.

96. By engaging in the conduct alleged herein, Fullenkamp and Sand, directly or

indirectly, singly or in concert, by the use of the means or instruments of transportation or

communication in interstate commerce, or the means or instrumentalities of interstate commerce,

or the mails, (1) knowingly or recklessly employed devices, schemes or artifices to defraud;

and/or (2) knowingly, recklessly, or negligently engaged in acts, transactions, practices, or

courses of business that operated as a fraud or deceit upon offerees, purchasers, and prospective

purchasers of securities.

97. By reason of the foregoing, Fullenkamp and Sand violated, and unless restrained

and enjoined will continue to violate, Sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act [15

U.S.C. §§ 77q(a)(1) and 77q(a)(3)].

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SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF
Violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and

Rules 10b-5(a) and 10b-5(c) thereunder
(Defendants Fullenkamp and Sand)

98. The Commission re-alleges and incorporates by reference each and every

allegation in paragraphs 1 through 94, inclusive, as if the same were fully set forth herein.

99. By engaging in the conduct alleged herein, Fullenkamp and Sand directly or

indirectly, by use of the means or instruments of interstate commerce or of the mails, or the

facility of a national securities exchange, in connection with the purchase and sale of securities

described herein, knowingly or recklessly: (a) employed devices, schemes, or artifices to

defraud; and/or (b) engaged in acts, practices, and courses of business which operated or would

operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person, in connection with the purchase or sale of any

security.

100. By reason of the foregoing, Fullenkamp and Sand, directly and indirectly, violated

and, unless enjoined, will continue to violate Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C.

§ 78j(b)] and Rules 10b-5(a) and (c) thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(a) and (c)].

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PRAYER FOR RELIEF

 WHEREFORE, the Commission respectfully requests that this Court enter a final

judgment:

I.

 Permanently restraining and enjoining Defendants Fullenkamp and Sand from, directly or

indirectly, violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)] and Section 10(b) of

the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5 thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5] by

committing or engaging in specified actions or activities relevant to such violations.

II.

Ordering Defendants Fullenkamp and Sand to disgorge all ill-gotten gains or unjust

enrichment with prejudgment interest to effect the remedial purposes of the federal securities

laws.

III.

Ordering Defendants Fullenkamp and Sand to pay civil penalties 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. § 78u(d)(3)].

IV.

Ordering that Defendant Fullenkamp is barred from serving as an officer or director of a

public company 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)].

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V.

Ordering that Defendant Fullenkamp 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].

VI.

Ordering that Defendant Fullenkamp surrender for cancellation all rights to all shares of

preferred and common stock of the Issuers acquired in connection with the Sham Agreement,

Modified Sham Agreement, and Second Sham Agreement.

VII.

Ordering that Defendant Sand is enjoined 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

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

VIII.

Granting such other and further relief as this Court may determine to be just and

necessary.

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JURY DEMAND

Pursuant to Rule 38 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiff demands that this

case be tried to a jury.

Respectfully submitted,

By: s/John V. Donnelly III
John V. Donnelly III
Gregory Bockin
Securities and Exchange Commission
1617 JFK Blvd., Suite 520
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Telephone: (215) 597-3100
Facsimile: (215) 597-2740
Email:  [email protected]

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION

Dated: March 31, 2026

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION,

Plaintiff,

v.

JON G. FULLENKAMP and SCOTT R. SAND,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:26-cv-3407

DESIGNATION OF AGENT
FOR SERVICE

Pursuant to Local Rule 101.1(f), because the Securities and Exchange Commission (the

“Commission”) does not have an office in this district, the United States Attorney for the District

of New Jersey is hereby designated as eligible as an alternative to the Commission to receive

service of all notices or papers in the captioned action.  Therefore, service upon the United States

or its authorized designee, David Dauenheimer, Deputy Chief, Civil Division, United States

Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, 970 Broad Street, 7th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102

shall constitute service upon the Commission for purposes of this action.

Respectfully submitted,

s/ John V. Donnelly III
John V. Donnelly III
Securities and Exchange Commission
1617 JFK Blvd., Suite 520
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Telephone: (215) 597-3100
Facsimile: (215) 597-2740
Email:  [email protected]

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
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 Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) alleges as follows 

against defendants Jon G. Fullenkamp (“Fullenkamp”), whose last known address is 13160 Teal 

Lane, Long Beach, WA 98631, and Scott R. Sand (“Sand”), whose last known address is 16639 

Rocker Road, Rough and Ready, CA 95975 (collectively “Defendants”): 

SUMMARY 

1. This case involves a securities fraud scheme perpetrated by Defendants to 

misappropriate millions of dollars from two publicly traded, penny stock companies by causing 

them to fraudulently issue stock to a company secretly controlled by Fullenkamp.   

2. Without publicly disclosing their roles, Fullenkamp and Sand effectively served 

as senior management for “Company 1” and “Company 2” (collectively the “Issuers”). 

3. From at least October 2020 through 2023, Defendants enriched themselves by 

causing the Issuers to enter into sham agreements with a third entity, “Vendor 1,” which 

Fullenkamp secretly controlled. 

4. Pursuant to these sham agreements, Defendants caused the Issuers to issue 

hundreds of thousands of shares of preferred stock to Vendor 1. 

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5. Defendants sold some of the preferred shares to third parties, realizing $2.6 

million, which they funneled through bank accounts of entities they controlled and split between 

them.  

6. By engaging in the conduct described in this Complaint, Fullenkamp and Sand 

violated, directly or indirectly, and unless enjoined will continue to violate, Section 17(a)(1) and 

(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”) [15 U.S.C. §§ 77q(a)(1) and (3)]; Section 

10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 

10b-5(a) and (c) thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(a) and (c)].   

JURISDICTION AND VENUE 

7. The Commission brings this action pursuant to Sections 20(b) and 20(d) of the 

Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §§ 77t(b), (d)] and Sections 21(d) and 21(e) of the Exchange Act [15 

U.S.C. §§ 78u(d), (e)] to enjoin such acts, practices, and courses of business, additional 

injunctive relief as set forth in the Prayer for Relief, and to obtain disgorgement with prejudgment 

interest, and civil money penalties, and such other and further relief the Court may deem just and 

appropriate.  

8. This Court has jurisdiction over this action pursuant to Sections 20(b), 20(d), and 

22(a) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. §§ 77t(b), (d), and 77v(a)] and Sections 21(d), 21(e), and 

27 of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. §§ 78u(d), (e), and 78aa].  Defendants, directly or indirectly, 

made use of the mails, or the means and instrumentalities of interstate commerce, or the facility 

of national security exchanges, in connection with the transactions, acts, practices, and courses of 

business alleged in this Complaint. 

9. Venue in this district is proper pursuant to Section 22(a) of the Securities Act [15 

U.S.C. § 77v(a)] and Section 27 of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78aa], because Defendants’ 

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violations of the federal securities laws harmed hundreds of investors residing within the District 

of New Jersey.     

DEFENDANTS 

10. Jon G. Fullenkamp, age 71, served as an undisclosed, de facto officer of Company 

1 and Company 2.  He also controlled Vendor 1, an entity he caused to be formed to perpetrate 

the scheme.  Previously, Fullenkamp served as a named officer of two publicly traded 

companies. 

11. Scott R. Sand, age 68, served as an undisclosed, de facto officer of Company 1 

and Company 2.  Sand previously served as a registered representative.  Sand also previously 

served as the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of a penny stock issuer.  In 2010, in connection 

with a fraudulent kickback scheme involving the penny stock issuer for which Sand was CEO, 

Sand pled guilty to wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1343, 1346, and served more than 

one year in prison.  In the Commission’s parallel civil action relating to the kickback scheme, 

Sand and the Commission settled in 2011 and the district court entered a consent judgment 

imposing permanent officer and director and penny stock bars against Sand. 

RELEVANT ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS 

12. Company 1 is a Florida corporation organized in 2014 with its principal place of 

business in California.  It designed and manufactured custom equipment for brewers of craft 

beer.  Company 1 functionally ceased operations in 2024.  During at least the period October 

2020 through 2023, Company 1’s common stock was a “penny stock” as that term is defined in 

Section 3(a)(51) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78c(a)(51)] and Rule 3a51-1 thereunder [17 

C.F.R. § 240.3a51-1], registered with the Commission, and traded on the Expert Market operated 

by OTC Market Groups through its subsidiary, OTC Link.   

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13. Company 2 is a Florida company organized in 2021 with its principal place of 

business in California.  Company 2 shares many of the same officers and directors as Company 

1.  From approximately its formation through 2023, Company 2’s common stock was a “penny 

stock” as that term is defined in Section 3(a)(51) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78c(a)(51)] 

and Rule 3a51-1 thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 240.3a51-1], registered with the Commission, and 

traded on the Expert Market operated by OTC Market Groups through its subsidiary, OTC Link.  

In September 2024, Company 2 terminated its registration with the Commission.  Company 2 

continues to operate a brewery. 

14. Vendor 1 is a privately held company formed in California in 2020, with its 

principal place of business in California.  The name of Vendor 1 derives from Individual 3, who 

was the purported CEO.  However, Fullenkamp exercised control over Vendor 1, including 

maintaining access to Vendor 1’s bank accounts, phone number, and email address. 

15. Individual 1, age 52, is a resident of California.  Individual 1 was the founder and 

CEO of Company 1 and the CEO of Company 2.  Individual 1 is a welder with experience in the 

brewing industry.  At least during the period 2020 through 2023, Individual 1 lacked experience 

in corporate management, finance, and governance.  

16. Individual 2, age 46, resides in Maine.  Individual 2 is a personal trainer who 

provided personal training services to Fullenkamp from 2014 until approximately 2017.  

Defendants installed Individual 2 as a director of Company 1 and the nominal Chief Operating 

Officer of Company 2. 

17. Individual 3, age 56, is a personal trainer and massage therapist who purportedly 

served as CEO of Vendor 1.  Individual 3 resides in California. 

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  FACTS 

A. Background  
 

18. In approximately 2018, Fullenkamp and Sand met through a mutual friend and 

began working together at a public company. 

19. In addition to being business associates, Fullenkamp and Sand became friends. 

Beginning in August 2022, Fullenkamp lived at Sand’s house for two years. 

B. Defendants Misappropriated and Sold Hundreds of Thousands of Shares of 
Company 1’s Preferred Stock 
 
1. Defendants Caused Company 1 to Engage in a Reverse Merger and Become 

a Publicly Traded Company 
 

20. In 2019, a mutual associate introduced Sand to Individual 1.  At the time, 

Company 1 was struggling financially. 

21. While Individual 1 had experience in welding and the manufacture of custom 

equipment for craft brewers, Individual 1 lacked experience in corporate management, 

governance, and finance. 

22. Sand presented himself as someone with experience in managing public 

companies and accessing public market funding. 

23. Within six months, Sand persuaded Individual 1 to take Company 1 public 

through a reverse merger with a public company Sand and Fullenkamp controlled (“Predecessor 

1”), ostensibly to afford Company 1 access to public market funding. 

24. Due to his relationship with Fullenkamp, Individual 2 was a director of 

Predecessor 1. 

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25. Although holding the title director, Individual 2 exercised no oversight of 

Predecessor 1.  Instead, Individual 2 served as a figurehead, signing corporate documents at 

Fullenkamp’s direction. 

26. Upon closing of the reverse merger between Company 1 and Predecessor 1, in 

late 2019, Individual 2 continued as a director of Company 1.  Individual 1 served as Company 

1’s CEO and Chairman of the Board. 

27. Together Individuals 2 and 3 comprised a majority of Company 1’s board of 

directors. 

2. Fullenkamp and Sand Exercised Extensive Control Over Company 1 
 

28. Although not formally identified as part of management of Company 1, 

Fullenkamp and Sand exercised extensive control over Company 1.  In addition to overseeing 

Company 1’s reverse merger, Defendants managed Company 1’s regulatory compliance, 

financial reporting, and investor relations.   

29. For example, on behalf of Company 1, Defendants drafted and reviewed public 

filings, press releases, and board resolutions; corresponded with FINRA; negotiated with 

creditors; orchestrated stock splits and new share issuances; created and disseminated investor 

presentations; accessed Company 1’s bank accounts; and directed the issuance of preferred 

shares and convertible debt.  Defendants also directed Company 1 to issue new corporate 

securities. 

30. Individual 1 ceded control of these corporate functions to Defendants because he 

lacked experience managing a public company.  Individual 1 focused on the day-to-day 

operations of Company 2’s brewery. 

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31. Fullenkamp and Sand also exercised control of Company 1 through deceptive 

conduct.  Fullenkamp and Sand used technology to impersonate corporate officials of Company 

1 and forge signatures necessary to take certain corporate actions. 

32. For example, Defendants used a Company 1 email address associated with 

Individual 1.  Using this email address, they regularly impersonated Individual 1 in 

communications with investor firms regarding funding and with transfer agents regarding the 

issuance of new securities. 

33. In addition, Sand used a Company 1 email address in Individual 2’s name to link 

to an electronic signature service and forge Individual 2’s name on numerous company 

documents, including an authorization to issue new Company 1 shares in connection with the 

securities fraud scheme alleged herein. 

34. Similarly, both Sand and Fullenkamp used the Company 1 email address in 

Individual 2’s name to impersonate Individual 2 in emails with potential investors, lenders, and 

transfer agents. 

35. Defendants also directed Company 1’s management through electronic group 

chats they established.   

3. Defendants Used Vendor 1 and Individual 3 to Further Their Scheme 
 

36. In 2020, after Company 1 had become a publicly traded company, Fullenkamp 

persuaded Individual 3, a personal trainer at a gym frequented by Fullenkamp, to go into 

business with him. 

37. In October 2020, Fullenkamp formed Vendor 1 using Individual 3’s name. 

38. Fullenkamp told Individual 3 that Vendor 1 would be used to privately invest in 

companies at the direction of Defendants and using Defendants’ money. 

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39. Fullenkamp represented to Individual 3 that Individual 3’s participation was 

necessary because cumulative stock ownership restrictions prevented Fullenkamp and Sand from 

purchasing the stock in their own names. 

40. In reality, Defendants used Individual 3 and Vendor 1 to perpetrate their 

fraudulent scheme.   

41. After forming Vendor 1, Fullenkamp directed Individual 3 to open a company 

bank account and provide Fullenkamp with access to the account. 

42. Fullenkamp established a website and email domain for Vendor 1 and created an 

email address using Individual 3’s name.  However, Fullenkamp controlled the email account. 

43. Fullenkamp also created a new electronic signature account in Individual 3’s 

name to give him the ability to forge Individual 3’s signature on Vendor 1’s corporate 

documents. 

44. In addition, Fullenkamp registered a cell phone in his wife’s name, which he used 

to impersonate Individual 3 on phone calls. 

45. Though publicly described as the “manager” of Vendor 1, Individual 3 did almost 

nothing for Vendor 1. 

4. Fullenkamp and Sand Used Their Control of Company 1 and Vendor 1 
to Execute Their Securities Fraud Scheme and Enrich Themselves 

 
46. Defendants used their control of Company 1 and Vendor 1 to execute their 

securities fraud scheme. 

47. In effectuating their scheme, Defendants impersonated officers and directors of 

Company 1 and Vendor 1, prepared fraudulent agreements, forged signatures, and caused 

Company 1 to file false Form 10-Ks.  They defrauded investors, other members of Company 1’s 

management, Company 1, the transfer agent, brokerage firms, the third parties who purchased 

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the convertible preferred shares, and those who purchased the converted shares from the third 

parties 

48. On or about February 14, 2021, Defendants forged Individual 3’s signature on a 

sham IP Purchase and License Agreement (“Sham Agreement”) between Company 1 and 

Vendor 1, which Sand had prepared. 

49. The Sham Agreement provided that Vendor 1 would license unspecified—and 

nonexistent—intellectual property and technology to Company 1, launch an advertising 

campaign, establish distribution partnerships in Canada, South America, Europe, and Asia, and 

negotiate a sub-manufacturing contract with a specific, large, internationally known beer 

company.  In exchange, Company 1 agreed to pay a license fee of 500,000 shares of preferred 

stock, which were convertible to Company 1 common stock.  Fullenkamp and Sand knew, or 

were reckless in not knowing, that Vendor 1 would not be providing any services contemplated 

by the Sham Agreement.   

50. Defendants also forged the signature of Individual 2 on the Company 1 Board 

resolution confirming the Sham Agreement and authorizing the issuance of 500,000 shares of 

preferred stock to Vendor 1. 

51. Defendants concealed the fraudulent nature of the Sham Agreement from 

Company 1’s management and shareholders. 

52. Company 1 senior management, including Individual 2 and Individual 1, did not 

know that Individual 3 was merely a figurehead at Vendor 1 and believed, based on the false 

information provided to them by Defendants, that Individual 3 and Vendor 1 would provide the 

contemplated services. 

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53. Individual 3, whose work experience was limited to personal fitness training and 

massage therapy, had no contacts in the brewing industry, had no training or experience in 

marketing, and had never travelled internationally, or even owned a passport. 

54. Vendor 1 did not perform the contemplated services under the Sham Agreement.  

Nevertheless, Defendants sold approximately 400,000 preferred shares obtained via the Sham 

Agreement to third parties for approximately $2.6 million. 

5. In Connection with Selling the Preferred Shares to Third Parties, Defendants 
Backdated the Sham Agreement and Impersonated Officers of Company 1  

 
55. To facilitate the sale of the preferred shares, Sand backdated the date of the Sham 

Agreement from approximately February 14, 2021 to October 15, 2020—six days before Vendor 

1 even existed.  In so doing, Sand fraudulently shortened the mandatory six-month holding 

period to only two months. 

56. In April 2021, Fullenkamp and Sand sold approximately 400,000 convertible 

preferred shares to two third parties for approximately $2.6 million. 

57. The third parties converted the preferred shares to common stock and sold the 

shares on the open market. 

58. By backdating the Sham Agreement, Sand increased the value of the preferred 

shares to third parties because the shares could be converted and sold in April 2021, four months 

earlier than if the Sham Agreement had not been backdated.   

59. During the process of selling the preferred shares, Fullenkamp impersonated 

Individual 3 in emails with prospective buyers and with Company 1’s transfer agent.  

Fullenkamp also forged Individual 3’s signature on the share purchase agreements using the 

electronic signature account he had previously established. 

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60. Through these transactions, Sand and Fullenkamp defrauded Company 1, the 

transfer agent, brokerage firms, and the third parties who purchased the convertible preferred 

shares, and injured Company 1, all of Company 1’s existing shareholders, and those who 

purchased the converted shares from the third parties. 

61. Fullenkamp used his access to Vendor 1’s bank accounts to transfer the vast 

majority of the proceeds of the sales to Sand and himself, moving the money through a series of 

bank accounts owned by entities controlled by Sand or himself. 

62. In March 2021, Fullenkamp and Sand caused Company 1 to deceive investors by 

filing a Form 10-K that they knew, or were reckless in not knowing, contained numerous false 

and misleading statements.  The Form 10-K falsely stated that the shares transferred to Vendor 1 

were exchanged as part of a valuable agreement and misrepresented the execution date of the 

Sham Agreement.  The Form 10-K also omitted Fullenkamp’s and Sand’s key roles at Company 

1, their personal interest in the Sham Agreement, and the fact that the shares were exchanged for 

no value or service, thus rendering statements in the filing, including those concerning the 

management of Company 1 and the value of the agreement, misleading. 

6. Defendants Concealed Their Fraud from Company 1’s 
Management and Shareholders 

 
63. Fullenkamp and Sand knowingly, or recklessly, concealed their fraud from 

Company 1’s management and shareholders. 

64. For example, in August 2021, to convince Company 1’s management that 

Individual 3 was actually providing services under the Sham Agreement, Fullenkamp paid for 

Individual 3 to visit Company 1’s facility and meet with members of Company 1’s management. 

65. Prior to the meeting, Fullenkamp coached Individual 3 via text about how to 

appear knowledgeable about marketing and the craft beer industry. 

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66. Subsequently, Company 1’s management and employees encountered difficulties 

communicating with Individual 3 and further questioned whether Individual 3 was performing 

services under the Sham Agreement. 

67. In response, and in order to continue the fraud without detection, Fullenkamp, 

using the email address he created in Individual 3’s name, impersonated Individual 3 via email in 

communications with Company 1 personnel.  Fullenkamp also impersonated Individual 3 via 

email and phone, using the cell phone he registered in his wife’s name, in communications with 

media outlets. 

7. Defendants Modified the Sham Agreement to Obtain 
Additional Preferred Shares 

 
68. In June 2022, Fullenkamp and Sand caused Company 1 to modify the Sham 

Agreement.  The modification provided that Vendor 1 would pay all outstanding, unpaid 

advertising costs and pay future advertising costs for a period of two years in exchange for an 

additional grant of 200,000 Company 1 convertible preferred shares.  (“Modified Sham 

Agreement”). 

69. Although Company 1 transferred the preferred shares to Vendor 1 pursuant to the 

Modified Sham Agreement, Vendor 1 did not perform any services under the Modified Sham 

Agreement. 

70. At the time they orchestrated the deal, Defendants knew, or were reckless in not 

knowing, that Vendor 1 would not perform any services under the Modified Sham Agreement. 

C. Defendants Repeated Their Scheme  
 

71. In approximately early 2021, with their plan to pilfer Company 1 underway, 

Defendants began to repeat their scheme with Company 2.   

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72. At that time, Sand installed Individual 1 as the CEO and director of a second 

public company, the predecessor to Company 2 (“Predecessor 2”). 

73. Fullenkamp and Sand caused Individual 2 to be appointed as director and Chief 

Operating Officer of Predecessor 2 by recommending him to Individual 1 for those positions.  

Again, Individual 1, who lacked experience in corporate management, relied on Fullenkamp and 

Sand regarding such matters. 

74. Several months later, at the direction of Fullenkamp and Sand, Company 2 

completed a reverse merger with Predecessor 2, through which Company 2 became a public 

company.  Individual 2 and Individual 1 retained their management positions at Company 2. 

75. As with Company 1, Fullenkamp and Sand exercised control over Company 2, 

managing Company 2’s regulatory compliance, financial reporting, and investor relations.   

76. For example, on behalf of Company 2, Fullenkamp and Sand drafted public 

filings, press releases, and board resolutions; prepared statements of operations and cash flows; 

orchestrated stock splits and new share issuances; accessed Company 2’s bank accounts; and 

directed the issuance of preferred shares and convertible debt. 

77. Fullenkamp and Sand also exercised control of Company 2 through deceptive 

conduct.  Fullenkamp and Sand used technology to impersonate corporate officials of Company 

2 and forge signatures necessary to take certain corporate actions. 

78. In late 2021, Fullenkamp and Sand caused Company 2 and Vendor 1 to enter into 

a sham IP and Purchase License Agreement (“Second Sham Agreement”), which Sand drafted. 

79. Similar to the original Sham Agreement between Company 1 and Vendor 1, the 

Second Sham Agreement entitled Vendor 1 to shares of preferred stock of Company 2 in 

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exchange for providing intellectual property and licensing rights and a marketing and advertising 

campaign. 

80. As with the original Sham Agreement, Fullenkamp and Sand knew, or were 

reckless in not knowing that Individual 3 and Vendor 1 possessed no intellectual property and 

had never provided marketing services.  They also knew, or were reckless in not knowing, that 

Vendor 1 would provide no intellectual property or services to Company 2 as required by the 

Second Sham Agreement. 

81. And, as with the original Sham Agreement, Fullenkamp forged Individual 3’s 

signature on the Second Sham Agreement. 

82. Fullenkamp and Sand concealed the fraudulent nature of the Second Sham 

Agreement from Company 2’s management and shareholders. 

83. In February 2022, while impersonating Individual 2 via email, Sand caused false 

information to be provided to Company 2’s auditor regarding the work and purported intellectual 

property of Vendor 1 and Individual 3, when he falsely described Vendor 1 as a “boutique 

marketing and advertising firm” that “uses its own proprietary (IP) software and database for 

marketing [sic] craft beer customers.”  Sand knew, or was reckless in not knowing, that this 

information was false. 

84. In April 2022, Fullenkamp and Sand caused Company 2 to deceive investors by 

filing a Form 10-K that they knew, or were reckless in not knowing, contained numerous false 

and misleading statements.  The Form 10-K falsely stated that the shares transferred to Vendor 1 

were issued in exchange for “the marketing of products and services into the European 

Community based on the inventions of the IP/License Rights to develop and commercialize for 

the sole benefit” of Company 2.  Sand and Fullenkamp omitted from the Form 10-K discussion 

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of their roles at Company 2 and their personal interest in the arrangement, thus rendering 

statements in the filing, including those concerning the management of the issuer and the value 

of the agreement, misleading. 

85. Fullenkamp impersonated Individual 3 in various communications with media 

outlets and Company 2 employees relating to advertising for Company 2. 

86. Company 2 transferred the preferred shares to Vendor 1.  In early 2023, 

Fullenkamp and Sand attempted to profit from the sale of the convertible preferred shares of 

Company 2. 

D. Company 1’s Business Fails and Company 2 Deregisters Its Securities 
 

87. In 2023, Company 1 largely ceased operations, lacking sufficient funds to pay 

payroll and creditors.  The value of Company 1’s common shares of stock have plummeted to 

near zero.  Defendants’ scheme contributed to Company 1’s failure. 

88. In September 2024, Company 2 filed a form to terminate the Exchange Act 

registration of its securities with the Commission.  

E. Defendants Violated the Federal Securities Laws 
 

89. During the relevant period, Defendants perpetrated a fraudulent scheme.  

90. In perpetrating the fraudulent scheme, Defendants used the means or instruments 

of interstate commerce or of the mails, or the facility of a national securities exchange, including 

by communicating false statements and sending fabricated documents through emails. 

91. Defendants engaged in deceptive conduct, including, but not limited to, 

impersonating officers and directors of the Issuers, preparing fraudulent agreements, forging 

signatures, lying to regulators, and causing the issuers to file false Form 10-Ks.  

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92. Defendants acted knowingly and/or recklessly while engaging in deceptive 

conduct. 

93. Through this scheme, Defendants employed a device, scheme or artifice to 

defraud and engaged in acts, transactions or courses of business that operated as a fraud or deceit 

upon investors, prospective investors, and others. 

94. The conduct described herein was in connection with the purchase, sale, or 

offering of securities.   

CLAIMS FOR RELIEF 

FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF 
Violations of Sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act 

(Defendants Fullenkamp and Sand) 
 

95. The Commission re-alleges and incorporates by reference each and every 

allegation in paragraphs 1 through 94, inclusive, as if they were fully set forth herein.  

96. By engaging in the conduct alleged herein, Fullenkamp and Sand, directly or 

indirectly, singly or in concert, by the use of the means or instruments of transportation or 

communication in interstate commerce, or the means or instrumentalities of interstate commerce, 

or the mails, (1) knowingly or recklessly employed devices, schemes or artifices to defraud; 

and/or (2) knowingly, recklessly, or negligently engaged in acts, transactions, practices, or 

courses of business that operated as a fraud or deceit upon offerees, purchasers, and prospective 

purchasers of securities. 

97. By reason of the foregoing, Fullenkamp and Sand violated, and unless restrained 

and enjoined will continue to violate, Sections 17(a)(1) and 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act [15 

U.S.C. §§ 77q(a)(1) and 77q(a)(3)]. 

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SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF 
Violations of Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and  

Rules 10b-5(a) and 10b-5(c) thereunder  
(Defendants Fullenkamp and Sand) 

 
98. The Commission re-alleges and incorporates by reference each and every 

allegation in paragraphs 1 through 94, inclusive, as if the same were fully set forth herein. 

99. By engaging in the conduct alleged herein, Fullenkamp and Sand directly or 

indirectly, by use of the means or instruments of interstate commerce or of the mails, or the 

facility of a national securities exchange, in connection with the purchase and sale of securities 

described herein, knowingly or recklessly: (a) employed devices, schemes, or artifices to 

defraud; and/or (b) engaged in acts, practices, and courses of business which operated or would 

operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person, in connection with the purchase or sale of any 

security. 

100. By reason of the foregoing, Fullenkamp and Sand, directly and indirectly, violated 

and, unless enjoined, will continue to violate Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. 

§ 78j(b)] and Rules 10b-5(a) and (c) thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5(a) and (c)]. 

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PRAYER FOR RELIEF 

 WHEREFORE, the Commission respectfully requests that this Court enter a final 

judgment: 

I. 

 Permanently restraining and enjoining Defendants Fullenkamp and Sand from, directly or 

indirectly, violating Section 17(a) of the Securities Act [15 U.S.C. § 77q(a)] and Section 10(b) of 

the Exchange Act [15 U.S.C. § 78j(b)] and Rule 10b-5 thereunder [17 C.F.R. § 240.10b-5] by 

committing or engaging in specified actions or activities relevant to such violations.   

II. 

Ordering Defendants Fullenkamp and Sand to disgorge all ill-gotten gains or unjust 

enrichment with prejudgment interest to effect the remedial purposes of the federal securities 

laws. 

III. 

Ordering Defendants Fullenkamp and Sand to pay civil penalties 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. § 78u(d)(3)]. 

IV. 

Ordering that Defendant Fullenkamp is barred from serving as an officer or director of a 

public company 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)]. 

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V. 

Ordering that Defendant Fullenkamp 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]. 

VI. 

Ordering that Defendant Fullenkamp surrender for cancellation all rights to all shares of 

preferred and common stock of the Issuers acquired in connection with the Sham Agreement, 

Modified Sham Agreement, and Second Sham Agreement.   

VII. 

Ordering that Defendant Sand is enjoined 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 

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

VIII. 

Granting such other and further relief as this Court may determine to be just and 

necessary. 

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JURY DEMAND 

Pursuant to Rule 38 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiff demands that this 

case be tried to a jury. 

Respectfully submitted, 

By: s/John V. Donnelly III 
John V. Donnelly III 
Gregory Bockin 
Securities and Exchange Commission 
1617 JFK Blvd., Suite 520 
Philadelphia, PA 19103 
Telephone: (215) 597-3100 
Facsimile: (215) 597-2740 
Email:  [email protected] 

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 
COMMISSION 

Dated: March 31, 2026 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 
COMMISSION, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

JON G. FULLENKAMP and SCOTT R. SAND, 

Defendants. 

Case No. 1:26-cv-3407 

DESIGNATION OF AGENT
FOR SERVICE 

Pursuant to Local Rule 101.1(f), because the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 

“Commission”) does not have an office in this district, the United States Attorney for the District 

of New Jersey is hereby designated as eligible as an alternative to the Commission to receive 

service of all notices or papers in the captioned action.  Therefore, service upon the United States 

or its authorized designee, David Dauenheimer, Deputy Chief, Civil Division, United States 

Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey, 970 Broad Street, 7th Floor, Newark, NJ 07102 

shall constitute service upon the Commission for purposes of this action. 

Respectfully submitted, 

s/ John V. Donnelly III 
John V. Donnelly III 
Securities and Exchange Commission 
1617 JFK Blvd., Suite 520 
Philadelphia, PA 19103 
Telephone: (215) 597-3100 
Facsimile: (215) 597-2740 
Email:  [email protected] 

ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 
COMMISSION 

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