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CaseNo: 33-7672, Defendant: Joseph P. Tufo, Plaintiff: SEC, State: OR Oregon, UniqueCaseRef: SEC>33-7672, Medco, Investors, Tufo, Securities, Respondent Tufo, Offering Materials, Commission, Medco Notes, Act, Medical Equipment, Representations, President, Purchase, Prospect, California, Violations, Proceeding, Sale, Exchange Act, Broker-dealer, Publication, Fraudulent, Facts, Admitting, Amount, Directors, Employment, Joint Ventures, Sell, Committing , ContentID: 120244896

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1 1999-04-28 SEC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
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1 . SEC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING

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INVESTORS
TUFO
SECURITIES
RESPONDENT TUFO
OFFERING MATERIALS
COMMISSION
MEDCO NOTES
ACT
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
REPRESENTATIONS
PRESIDENT
PURCHASE
PROSPECT
CALIFORNIA
VIOLATIONS
PROCEEDING
SALE
EXCHANGE ACT
BROKER-DEALER
PUBLICATION
FRAUDULENT
FACTS
ADMITTING
AMOUNT
DIRECTORS
EMPLOYMENT
JOINT VENTURES
SELL
COMMITTING
                              UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                                     before the
                         SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

          SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
          Release No.   7672 / April 28, 1999

          SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
          Release No.  41340 / April 28, 1999

          ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
          File No. 3-9690


                                             :    ORDER MAKING FINDINGS
          In the Matter of                   :    AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL
                                             :    SANCTIONS
                                             :
          JOSEPH P. TUFO,                    :
                                             :
               Respondent.                   :
                                             :
                                             :

                                          I.

               The   Securities   and  Exchange  Commission  ("Commission")
          instituted public administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings
          pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities
          Act")  and  Sections 15(b),  19(h)  and  21C  of  the  Securities
          Exchange Act  of  1934  ("Exchange  Act")  against Joseph P. Tufo
          ("Tufo") on September 1, 1998.

                                         II.

               Respondent  Tufo  has  submitted  an  Offer   of  Settlement
          ("Offer") to the Commission, which the Commission has  determined
          to  accept.   Solely  for the purpose of this proceeding and  any
          other proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Commission, or in
          which the Commission is a party, and without admitting or denying
          the findings contained  herein,  except as to the jurisdiction of
          the Commission over Respondent Tufo  and  over the subject matter
          of this proceeding and as to Section III.,  paragraph  1., below,
          which are admitted, Respondent Tufo by his Offer consents  to the
          entry of findings and remedial sanctions set forth below.

                                        III.

               On  the  basis  of  this  Order  and  the Offer submitted by
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  • SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  • SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  • ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
  • The Securities and Exchange Commission instituted public administrative and cease-and-desist
  • Respondent Tufo has submitted an Offer of Settlement to the Commission, which the Commission
  • Solely for the purpose of this proceeding and any other proceeding brought by or on behalf of ow.
  • From approximately September 1996 until October 1997, Medco, Inc. fraudulently offered and
  • Medco claimed that capital raised from investors would be used to purchase medical equipment
  • Specifically, investors were told that the investment was fully secured and collateralized by
  • Medco’s offering materials misrepresented and omitted material information concerning the
  • For example, Medco’s offering materials falsely represented that its president had a law
  • the offering documents failed to disclose that Medco’s president had been terminated by a now
  • After being recruited by Medco, from October 1996 through September 1997, Tufo raised
  • Tufo solicited prospective Medco investors through newspaper and radio advertisements
  • When contacted by a prospective investor in response to an advertisement, Tufo would provide
  • In a typical sales presentation to a prospective investor, Tufo would repeat the
  • During his sale presentation, Tufo would use a "comparison sheet" showing the differences
  • Tufo did receive a copy of a written opinion from Medco’s California securities counsel
  • Tufo was made aware by California regulators of the fraudulent representations regarding the
  • In addition, Tufo admitted in this deposition that in June 1997, he was aware that the State
  • Nonetheless, Tufo continued to offer and sell the Medco notes to the public through the
  • Due to the blatant nature of Medco’s misrepresentations and fraudulent scheme, even a minimal
  • Based upon the aforesaid conduct, Respondent Tufo willfully violated, and committed or caused uant to the Securities Act.
  • Based upon the aforesaid conduct, Respondent Tufo willfully violated, and committed or caused erial facts and omitted to state material facts necessary in order to make the statements made, in
  • Respondent Tufo cease and desist from committing or causing any violations and any future
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