PLB Investments LLC v. Heartland Bank & Trust, Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION PLB INVESTMENTS LLC, JOHN KUEHNER,) and A.S. PALMER INVESTMENTS LLC, ) individually and on behalf of all those similarly ) situated, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) No. 20 C 1023 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. Plaintiffs PLB…