Legal Opinion
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. E-Smart Technologies, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 30, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2011-0895PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
This long-running case features a civil-enforcement action brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, alleging that e-Smart Technologies, Inc., a public company, was a sham. While it purported to be at the cutting edge of developing and manufacturing a biometric “smart” card, such claims, according to the Commission, were pie in the sky. In fact, pro se Defendants Mary Grace (the company’s CEO) and Tamio Saito (its Chief Technology Officer) repeatedly misrepresented the cards’ capabilities to investors. This Court,…
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