Securities and Exchange Commission v. Honig

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, Plaintiff, – against – BARRY C. HONIG, MICHAEL BRAUSER, OPINION & ORDER JOHN STETSON, JOHN R. O’ROURKE III, 18 Civ. 8175 (ER) ROBERT LADD, ELLIOT MAZA, BRIAN KELLER, JOHN H. FORD, ATG CAPITAL LLC, GRQ CONSULTANTS, INC., HS CONTRARIAN INVESTMENTS, LLC, GRANDER HOLDINGS, INC., and STETSON CAPITAL INVESTMENTS INC., Defendants. RAMOS, D.J.: At all times relevant to this motion, Defendant Robert Ladd was the CEO and director of MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (MGT).1 In this action, the SEC has alleged…