Gendarme & Ezat Rahimi Settle SEC Charges

Settlements have been approved resolving claims by the Securities and Exchange Commission against Gendarme Capital Corporation, its former principal, Ezat Rahimi, and its former attorney, Cassandra Armento.  The SEC’s complaint had alleged that the defendants violated Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, by offering and selling the securities of several issuers without a filed or effective registration statement.

Without admitting or denying the allegations, Gendarme, Rahimi and Armento have each agreed to final judgments that enjoin them from any future violations of Section 5 of the Securities Act, and from participating in the issuance, offer, or sale of any security in an unregistered transaction except for purchases and sales of exchange-traded securities for their own, personal accounts.  The Commission also dismissed its action against former defendant Ian Lamphere, due to his death in 2013.

The SEC alleged that the defendants violated Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, by offering and selling the securities of several issuers without a filed or effective registration statement.

Without admitting or denying the allegations, Gendarme, Rahimi and Armento have each agreed to final judgments that enjoin them from any future violations of Section 5 of the Securities Act, and from participating in the issuance, offer, or sale of any security in an unregistered transaction except for purchases and sales of exchange-traded securities for their own, personal accounts.  The Commission also dismissed its action against former defendant Ian Lamphere, due to his death in 2013.

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