Damian v. Heartland Bank and Trust Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION MELANIE DAMIAN, as Receiver of ) Today’s Growth Consultant, Inc. ) (dba The Income Store), ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 20 C 7819 v. ) ) Judge Sara L. Ellis HEARTLAND BANK AND TRUST ) COMPANY and PNC BANK N.A., ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed a case against Today’s Growth Consultant Inc. (“TGC”), alleging that TGC and its owner, Kenneth D. Courtright III, engaged in a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors. In connection with those proceedings, the court appointed…