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SEC v. Charles Parkinson Lloyd (reverse merger schemes, 2021)

Settled

Machine-extracted, pending human review. The structured fields on this page were parsed automatically from the regulator's own release, linked below. Read the primary document before relying on any figure here, and tell us if something is wrong.

In 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission settled an action with Charles Parkinson Lloyd, alleging conduct this library classifies as reverse merger schemes and unregistered distributions. The release records disgorgement of $3,150.

The record

Structured fields for this action, as recorded in our case library.
Agency SEC
Release number 33-10980
Date filed 2021-09-15
Date resolved 2021-09-15
Status settled
Asset class equities
Venue OTC
Criminal parallel No
Defendants Charles Parkinson Lloyd (individual)
Techniques Reverse merger schemes , Unregistered distributions

What was ordered

Civil penalty
Disgorgement
$3.2k
Prejudgment interest
Total relief
$3.2k
Alleged gain

A dash means the release did not state a figure we could extract, not that the figure is zero. Penalty and disgorgement are stored separately so aggregates across the library do not double-count the same dollars.

What is alleged to have happened

the Securities and Exchange Commission announced this matter on September 15, 2021 as release 33-10980. The respondents named are Charles Parkinson Lloyd (1 individual, 0 entities).

This library tags the matter as reverse merger schemes and unregistered distributions, based on the conduct the regulator describes. Each tag links to a page explaining how that technique works, what statute it engages, and what penalties comparable actions have attracted. The tagging is ours, not the regulator's: agencies charge statutory provisions, not technique names.

The conduct is recorded against equities, with OTC identified in the release.

The relief recorded in our data is disgorgement of $3,150. Penalty and disgorgement are distinct: disgorgement returns the gain, while the penalty is punitive. We store them separately so that aggregate figures across the library are not double-counted.

For the regulator's own account of the facts, read the primary document linked above. This page deliberately summarises the structured record rather than reproducing the release.

What technique is this, and how does it work?

This action is tagged with 2 techniques in our taxonomy. The tagging is ours: regulators charge statutory provisions, not technique names, so the mapping is an editorial judgement described in our editorial policy.

Timeline

  1. 2021-09-15 Administrative proceeding instituted (cease-and-desist)

Primary documents

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The linked release is a work of the United States government and is not subject to copyright. Our summary and narrative above are our own writing.

Other actions in the library sharing at least one technique tag with this one.

Action Agency Filed Technique Penalty Status
SEC v. Darren L. Ofsink (reverse merger schemes, 2023) SEC 2023-04-04 Reverse Merger Schemes , Unregistered Distributions judgment
SEC v. S. Paul Kelley, et al. (reverse merger schemes, 2019) SEC 2019-12-20 Reverse Merger Schemes , Unregistered Distributions unknown
SEC v. Olde Monmouth Stock Transfer Co., Inc. and Matthew J. Troster (reverse merger schemes, 2017) SEC 2017-02-07 Reverse Merger Schemes , Unregistered Distributions $100k judgment
SEC v. Diane D. Dalmy, Esq. (reverse merger schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-12-22 Reverse Merger Schemes , Unregistered Distributions filed
SEC v. Abraxas J. Discala, Marc E. Wexler, Matthew A. Bell, Craig L. Josephberg, and Ira Shapiro (reverse merger schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-11-04 Reverse Merger Schemes , Unregistered Distributions judgment
SEC v. International Capital Group, LLC (reverse merger schemes, 2015) SEC 2015-01-29 Reverse Merger Schemes , Unregistered Distributions $1.5m settled

Record added September 8, 2026. submit a correction.