Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by Attorney General David W. Sunday Jr., et al. v. Bright Financial Group, LLC, et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA COMMONWEALTH OF : CIVIL ACTION PENNSYLVANIA, by Attorney : General David W. Sunday Jr., et al.,1 : NO. 25-301 Plaintiff, : : v. : : BRIGHT FINANCIAL GROUP, : LLC, et al., : Defendants. : NITZA I. QUIÑONES ALEJANDRO, J. AUGUST 27, 2026 MEMORANDUM OPINION INTRODUCTION Plaintiff the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, (“Plaintiff” or the “Commonwealth”), filed this action seeking to hold Defendant Barry Newhart, (“Defendant Newhart”), and several entities he largely beneficially owns and controls, (the “Defendant Mortgage…