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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Release No. 37756 / September 30, 1996
Administrative Proceeding
File No. 3-9124
ADMINISTRATIVE AND CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED
AGAINST MICHAEL D. GIBSON, GREGORY C. MOORE, AND JAY D.
LIEBOWITZ; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS INSTITUTED AGAINST DAVID
McCLURE
The Securities and Exchange Commission has instituted
administrative and cease-and-desist proceedings against Michael
D. Gibson ("Gibson"), Gregory C. Moore ("Moore"), and Jay D.
Liebowitz ("Liebowitz") 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"); and
administrative proceedings against David McClure ("McClure")
pursuant to Sections 15(b) and 19(h) of the Exchange Act.
The Commission's Order alleges that, in violation of
Sections 5(a), 5(c) and 17(a) of the Securities Act, Section
10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder, Gibson,
Moore and Liebowitz sold more than $2.9 million in unregistered
collateral trust bonds of C'est Lestial Waters, Inc. ("CWI").
These sales were made in connection with the fraudulent offering
by CWI and its related entities of certain stocks and bonds.
Specifically, the Order alleges that, from May 1993 through
January 1995, CWI raised over $7 million from more than 100
investors through the offering and sale of unregistered
collateral trust bonds, as well as the securities of certain
entities related to CWI. In connection with that offering, CWI
and certain of its principals and agents violated the securities
registration, antifraud and broker-dealer registration provisions
of the federal securities laws, through, among other things,
their misrepresentations and omissions concerning the security
underlying the referenced bonds and their relative safety; their
status as exempt from registration with the Commission; and the
use of offering proceeds. See SEC v. C'est Lestial Waters, Inc.,
et al., Civ. No. 95-642 (W.D. PA.) (April 27, 1995) (L.R. No.
14484, May 2, 1995).
The Order alleges that Gibson, Moore and Liebowitz sold the
unregistered collateral trust bonds through misrepresentations
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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McCLURE
These sales were made in connection with the fraudulent offering by CWI and its related
Specifically, the Order alleges that, from May 1993 through January 1995, CWI raised over $7
In connection with that offering, CWI and certain of its principals and agents violated the
See SEC v. C'est Lestial Waters, Inc., et al., Civ.
The Order alleges that Gibson, Moore and Liebowitz sold the unregistered collateral trust
broker-dealer, in violation of Sections 15and 15of the Exchange Act.
Specifically, the Order alleges that McClure failed to review or direct a review of Gibson's
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