I.
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it
appropriate and in the public interest that public administrative
proceedings be, and hereby are, instituted pursuant to Section 15(b)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") against Ari
Dinov and Eli Dinov ("Respondents").
II.
In anticipation of the institution of these proceedings,
Respondents have submitted Offers of Settlement (the "Offers"),
which the Commission has determined to accept. Solely for the
purpose of these proceedings and any other proceedings brought by or
on behalf of the Commission, or to which the Commission is a party,
and without admitting or denying the findings herein, except as to
the Commission's jurisdiction over them and the subject matter of
these proceedings and the findings contained in Section III.2 below,
which are admitted, Respondents consent to the entry of this Order
Instituting Administrative Proceedings Pursuant to Section 15(b) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Making Findings, and Imposing
Remedial Sanctions (" Order"), as set forth below.
III.
On the basis of this Order and Respondents' Offers, the
Commission finds that:
1. Ari Dinov was the secretary and treasurer of Indianapolis
Securities and has been employed as a registered representative by
New York brokerage firms registered with the Commission. Ari Dinov
is a thirty-year-old resident of New York state.
Eli Dinov is the president, majority shareholder, and a director
of Discover Capital Holdings Corp., and has been employed as a
registered representative by New York brokerage firms registered
with the Commission. Eli Dinov is a thirty-four year old resident of
New York state.
2. On November 19, 2004, a final judgment was entered by consent
against the Dinovs, permanently enjoining them from future
violations of Sections 5(a), 5(c), and 17(a) of the Securities Act
of 1933 ("Securities Act") and Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and
Rule 10b-5 thereunder in the civil action entitled Securities and
Exchange Commission v. Discover Capital Holdings Corp., et al.,
Case Number 03 Civ. 1496, in the United States District Court for
the District of Columbia.
3. The Commission's complaint alleged an ongoing scheme to
violate the registration and antifraud provisions of the federal
securities laws. The Commission alleged that the Respondents, along
with other defendants, orchestrated a multi-faceted scheme involving
a $20 million private placement offering of the securities of
Discover Capital. The complaint alleged that through the offering
the defendants raised more than $1 million from numerous investors
by making aggressive sales calls and in-home sales visits during
which the defendants made false statements regarding the securities
and by distributing an inaccurate and misleading private placement
memorandum. The complaint alleged that the Respondents and the other
defendants conducted the scheme through Indianapolis Securities, a
registered broker-dealer, and its parent, Discover Capital.
IV.
In view of the foregoing, the Commission deems it appropriate and
in the public interest to impose the sanctions agreed to in
Respondents' Offers.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED:
Pursuant to Section 15(b)(6) of the Exchange Act, that
Respondents be, and hereby are barred from association with any
broker or dealer.
Any reapplication for association by either Respondent will be
subject to the applicable laws and regulations governing the reentry
process, and reentry may be conditioned upon a number of factors,
including, but not limited to, the satisfaction of any or all of the
following: (a) any disgorgement ordered against the Respondents,
whether or not the Commission has fully or partially waived payment
of such disgorgement; (b) any arbitration award related to the
conduct that served as the basis for the Commission order; (c) any
self-regulatory organization arbitration award to a customer,
whether or not related to the conduct that served as the basis for
the Commission order; and (d) any restitution order by a
self-regulatory organization, whether or not related to the conduct
that served as the basis for the Commission order.
By the Commission.
Jonathan G. Katz
Secretary
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