Securities and Exchange Commission v. SBB Research Group, LLC

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ) COMMISSION, ) ) Case No. 19-cv-6473 Plaintiff, ) ) Judge Sharon Johnson Coleman v. ) ) SBB RESEARCH GROUP, LLC, ) SAMUEL B. BARNETT, and ) MATTHEW LAWRENCE AVEN ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed the present lawsuit alleging various violations of the Exchange Act, Securities Act, and Advisers Act against SBB Research Group, LLC, Samuel B. Barnett, and Matthew Lawrence Aven (together, “SBB”) for perpetrating a scheme…