UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Release No. 41268 / April 9, 1999
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
File No. 3-9870
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) ORDER INSTITUTING PUBLIC
In the Matter of ) ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS
)
PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 15(b) )
CLYDE MORGAN, ) AND 19(h) OF THE SECURITIES
ROSS BLEVINS, and ) EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
DOUG CUTHBERT, ) MAKING FINDINGS AND IMPOSING
) REMEDIAL SANCTIONS
Respondents )
I.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) deems it
appropriate and in the public interest that public administrative
proceedings be instituted pursuant to Sections 15(b) and 19(h) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) against Clyde
Morgan (Morgan), Ross Blevins (Blevins), and Doug Cuthbert
(Cuthbert).
In anticipation of the institution of these administrative
proceedings, Morgan, Blevins, and Cuthbert have submitted Offers
of Settlement 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 findings herein, except as to jurisdiction, the facts set
forth in paragraphs II.A. and D. below, which are admitted by
Morgan, the facts set forth in paragraphs II.B. and F. below,
which are admitted by Blevins, and the facts set forth in
paragraphs II.C. and H. below, which are admitted by Cuthbert,
Morgan, Blevins and Cuthbert consent to the entry of this Order
Instituting Public Administrative Proceedings Pursuant to
Sections 15(b) and 19(h) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Making Findings and Imposing Remedial Sanctions ("Order").
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
The Securities and Exchange Commission deems it appropriate and in the public interest that
In anticipation of the institution of these administrative proceedings, Morgan, Blevins, and
Solely for the purpose of this proceeding and any other proceedings brought by or on behalf
Accordingly, it is ordered that proceedings pursuant to Sections 15and 19of the Exchange Act
From in or about June 1994 to in or about April 1995, Blevins, age 37, was acting as a broker
On June 21, 1996, Morgan was criminally convicted, pursuant to his guilty plea, of one count
Morgan was sentenced to 3 years probation and was ordered to make restitution of $42,830.69
E. The criminal indictment upon which Morgan's criminal conviction was based alleged that
The indictment further alleged that in connection with the offer and sale of the Freeman
The indictment alleged that among other things, Morgan, directly and indirectly, represented
The indictment also alleged that Morgan participated in the mailing to an investor of a check
The criminal indictment upon which Blevins’ criminal conviction was based alleged that
Clyde Morgan be, and hereby is, barred from association with any broker, dealer, investment
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