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CaseNo: 34-41785, Defendant: Carl F. Ruzicka, Plaintiff: SEC, State: OR Oregon, UniqueCaseRef: SEC>34-41785, Commission, Ruzicka, Cpb, Account, Practice, Audit, Financial Statements, Customer, Reports, Broker-dealer, Frith, Securities, Instituting, Review, Respondent, Firm, Reserve, Net Capital Deficiency, Exchange, Auditing, Opinion, Pursuant, Accordance, Submitting, Illinois, Partnership, Supplementary Reports, Liabilities, Independent Accountant , ContentID: 120245324

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1 1999-08-24 SEC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
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1 . SEC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING

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RUZICKA
CPB
ACCOUNT
PRACTICE
AUDIT
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CUSTOMER
REPORTS
BROKER-DEALER
FRITH
SECURITIES
INSTITUTING
REVIEW
RESPONDENT
FIRM
RESERVE
NET CAPITAL DEFICIENCY
EXCHANGE
AUDITING
OPINION
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ILLINOIS
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SUPPLEMENTARY REPORTS
LIABILITIES
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

   SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   Release No. 41785 / August 24, 1999

   ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING ENFORCEMENT
   Release No. 1155 / August 24, 1999

   ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
   File No. 3-9984

   In the Matter of

   CARL F. RUZICKA, CPA
   Respondent.
   ORDER INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS
   AND OPINION AND ORDER PURSUANT
   TO RULE 102(e) OF THE COMMISSION'S
   RULES OF PRACTICE

   I.

   The Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) deems it
   appropriate and in the public interest that public administrative
   proceedings be instituted pursuant Rule 102(e) of the Commission's
   Rules of Practice against Carl F. Ruzicka (Ruzicka). Accordingly, it
   is ordered that proceedings pursuant to Rule 102(e) be, and they
   hereby are, instituted.

   II.

   In anticipation of the institution of these administrative
   proceedings, Ruzicka has submitted an Offer of Settlement, 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 jurisdiction,
   which is admitted, Ruzicka consents to the entry of this Order
   Instituting Proceedings Pursuant to Rule 102(e) of the Commission's
   Rules of Practice (Order) and to the entry of the findings and
   imposition of remedial sanctions as set forth below.

   III.

   On the basis of this Order and the Offer of Settlement submitted by
   the Respondent, the Commission makes the following findings
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  • SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  • ORDER INSTITUTING PROCEEDINGS AND OPINION AND ORDER PURSUANT
  • The Securities and Exchange Commission deems it appropriate and in the public interest that
  • Solely for the purpose of these proceedings and any other proceedings brought by or on behalf
  • On the basis of this Order and the Offer of Settlement submitted by the Respondent, the
  • At all relevant times, he has been a certified public accountant licensed with the state of
  • CPB, a sub-chapter S corporation located in Chicago, Illinois, was a broker-dealer employing
  • CPB was engaged in the business of matching buyers and sellers of public limited partnership
  • Ruzicka performed an audit of CPB's financial statements for the year ended December 31,
  • Ruzicka, through R&A, issued a report on the financial statements and on the aforementioned
  • Between May 1996 and December 1997, CPB's owner and president, James R. Frith, Jr.
  • , diverted more than $3.5 million in customer funds, which were sent to CPB by investors for
  • To disguise the effect of the diversion, Frith purported to assume approximately $3.4 million
  • As a result of the diversions of funds, CPB failed to maintain a sufficient sum in its
  • Ruzicka engaged in improper professional conduct under Rule 102of the Commission's Rules of
  • After three years from the date of this Order, Ruzicka may apply to the Commission by
  • a preparer or reviewer, or a person responsible for the preparation or review, of financial
  • Ruzicka, or any firm with which he is or becomes associated in any capacity, is and will
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