On February 1, 2021, the receiver filed his quarterly report for the period October-December 2020. Click here to review the report.
Indictment
On September 25, 2019, the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia filed a Criminal Indictment, under seal, against James Torchia in connection with his involvement with Credit Nation Capital and its affiliated entities. The indictment… Click Here to continue reading…
On July 29, 2019, Judge Ross issued an order appointing Magistrate Judge Christopher C. Bly as Special Master for the SEC v. Torchia cases. Judge Bly will also supervise the Receivership. As the Court stated in its order, the “appointment of Magistrate Judge Bly alleviates the Court’s and the parties’ concerns regarding” the cost of a non-judicial special master. You can read the Court’s order here.
We have received notice that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia has stayed, during the federal government shutdown, all cases in which the United States or any federal agency is a party. The SEC is a party to the main receivership case, but it is not a party to lawsuits the Receiver filed in pursuit of assets. It is unclear whether the administrative stay will delay the Court’s consideration of motions that are pending in those cases.