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SEC v PREMIER LASER SYSTEMS INC. RELEASE NOS. 33-7902, et al Click to find out why . . .



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CaseNo: 33-7902, Defendant: Premier Laser Systems Inc. Release Nos. 33-7902, 34-43358, Plaintiff: SEC, UniqueCaseRef: SEC>33-7902, Premier, Exchange Act, Lasers, Schein, Securities, Sale, Customer Order Form, Accounting, Commission, Customer Order, Proceeding, Executive Vice, Violations, Vice President, Freight Forwarder, Cfo, Cease-and-desist Proceeding, Pursuant, Purchase, Instituting, Control, Thereunder, Respondent, Marketing, Books, Boxes, Internal Control, Reporting, Documenting, Issuers , ContentID: 120244223

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1 2000-09-27 SEC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
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1 . SEC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
EXCHANGE ACT
LASERS
SCHEIN
SECURITIES
SALE
CUSTOMER ORDER FORM
ACCOUNTING
COMMISSION
CUSTOMER ORDER
PROCEEDING
EXECUTIVE VICE
VIOLATIONS
VICE PRESIDENT
FREIGHT FORWARDER
CFO
CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDING
PURSUANT
PURCHASE
INSTITUTING
CONTROL
THEREUNDER
RESPONDENT
MARKETING
BOOKS
BOXES
INTERNAL CONTROL
REPORTING
DOCUMENTING
ISSUERS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

   SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
   Release No. 7902 / September 27, 2000

   SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   Release No. 43358 / September 27, 2000

   ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING ENFORCEMENT
   Release No. 1314 / September 27, 2000

   ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
   File No. 3-10312

   In the Matter of

   Premier Laser Systems, Inc.
   Respondent.
   ORDER INSTITUTING
   CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDING,
   MAKING FINDINGS AND IMPOSING
   CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER

   I.

   The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") deems it
   appropriate to institute a cease-and-desist proceeding pursuant to
   Section 8A of the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act") and
   Section 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act")
   against Premier Laser Systems, Inc. ("Premier").

   II.

   In anticipation of the institution of the cease-and-desist proceeding,
   Premier has submitted an Offer of Settlement ("Offer"), which the
   Commission has determined to accept. Solely for the purpose of this
   proceeding 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 Commission's findings, except the
   Commission's jurisdiction over it and over the subject matter of this
   proceeding, which are admitted, Premier consents to the entry of this
   Order Instituting Cease-And-Desist Proceeding, Making Findings And
   Imposing Cease-And-Desist Order ("Order").

   ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that a cease-and-desist proceeding pursuant
   to Section 8A of the Securities Act and Section 21C of the Exchange
SNIPPETS:
  • SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  • Premier Laser Systems, Inc. Respondent.
  • ORDER INSTITUTING CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDING, MAKING FINDINGS AND IMPOSING CEASE-AND-DESIST
  • Section 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 against Premier Laser Systems,
  • Solely for the purpose of this proceeding and any other proceedings brought by or on behalf
  • ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that a cease-and-desist proceeding pursuant to Section 8A of the
  • During the relevant period, Premier developed, manufactured and marketed several lines of
  • On December 23, 1997, Premier signed a non-binding letter of intent with Henry Schein, Inc.,
  • Premier's now-deceased Executive Vice President and acting Vice President of Sales and
  • Nevertheless, sometime during the last week of December 1997, Premier's Executive Vice
  • Premier arranged for the lasers to be stored at its domestic freight forwarder.
  • On December 29, 1997, the Freight Forwarder moved a truckload of inventory, consisting of 50
  • Premier's Chief Financial Officer (hereinafter referred to as the "CFO") received a Customer
  • Consequently, he failed to notice that the Customer Order Form was not signed by the
  • the CFO improperly booked the $2.4 million laser sale to Schein.
  • Internal Control Deficiencies
  • Premier's accounting department instead relied upon the Sales and Marketing Department to
  • Premier's Executive Vice President was able to control the entire sales process.
  • Antifraud Violations
  • Premier violated the foregoing antifraud provisions by improperly reporting approximately
  • Section 13of the Exchange Act and Rule 13a-13 thereunder require issuers with securities
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