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CaseNo: 33-7776, Defendant: JMS Associates, Inc. and John M. Seidman, Plaintiff: SEC, UniqueCaseRef: SEC>33-7776, Securities, Act, Seidman, Refunding, Escrow, Arthurs Lestrange, Thiemann, Mccarthy, Alex, Exchange Act, Jms, Treasurer, Brown, Commonwealth, Commission, Violations, Senior, United States, Pennsylvania, Revenues, Bond, Findings, Firm, Respondents, Finance, Sale, Senior Banker, Omissions, Duty, Thereunder , ContentID: 120245607

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1 1999-11-17 SEC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
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1 . SEC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING

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ACT
SEIDMAN
REFUNDING
ESCROW
ARTHURS LESTRANGE
THIEMANN
MCCARTHY
ALEX
EXCHANGE ACT
JMS
TREASURER
BROWN
COMMONWEALTH
COMMISSION
VIOLATIONS
SENIOR
UNITED STATES
PENNSYLVANIA
REVENUES
BOND
FINDINGS
FIRM
RESPONDENTS
FINANCE
SALE
SENIOR BANKER
OMISSIONS
DUTY
THEREUNDER
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

   SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
   Release No. 7776 / November 17, 1999

   SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   Release No. 42149 / November 17, 1999

   ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
   File No. 3-10101
   In the Matter of

   JMS Associates, Inc. and
   John M. Seidman
   Respondents.
   ORDER INSTITUTING
   ADMINISTRATIVE
   PROCEEDINGS, MAKING
   FINDINGS, AND ISSUING A
   CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER

   I.

   The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") deems it
   appropriate that public administrative proceedings be, and they hereby
   are, instituted 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 JMS Associates, Inc. ("JMS") and John M.
   Seidman ("Seidman").

   II.

   In anticipation of the institution of these proceedings, JMS and
   Seidman have each submitted an offer of settlement, which the
   Commission has determined to accept. Solely for the purpose of these
   proceedings and any other proceeding brought by or on behalf of the
   Commission or in which the Commission is a party, and prior to a
   hearing pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice, 17 C.F.R.
   §201.100 et seq., JMS and Seidman, without admitting or denying the
   findings contained herein, except that each admits to the jurisdiction
   of the Commission over them and over the subject matter of these
   proceedings, consent to the entry of the findings, the institution of
   the cease-and-desist order and the order requiring disgorgement set
   forth below.

   III.
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  • SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  • SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  • JMS Associates, Inc. and John M. Seidman Respondents.
  • ORDER INSTITUTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS, MAKING FINDINGS, AND ISSUING A CEASE-AND-DESIST
  • The Securities and Exchange Commission deems it appropriate that public administrative
  • Seidman is the founder of a privately held Pittsburgh-based business and political consulting
  • Dennis E. "Harvey" Thiemann, is the founder of a privately held consulting firm called HDI,
  • McCarthy served as transition chief for the Treasurer following her 1988 election.
  • The March 1994 Pennsylvania Refunding
  • the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was considering bond refundings totaling over $ 1 billion.
  • The Governor's Budget Office, which was responsible for all Pennsylvania debt issues,
  • Thiemann approached Arthurs Lestrange with the idea of having Arthurs Lestrange share in the
  • Seidman and Thiemann discussed a number of potential major investment banks including Alex.
  • Brown"), which bank Seidman informed Thiemann was then the financial adviser to the
  • McCarthy telephoned a senior banker who was then head of Public Finance at Alex.
  • McCarthy explained to the Senior Banker that the Commonwealth was planning to issue refunding
  • Section 17of the Securities Act prohibits false or misleading statements, or material
  • Section 10of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder prohibit false or misleading
  • Affiliated Ute Citizens v. United States, 406 U.S. 128, 153-55; Chiarella v. United States,
  • The acts and omissions of Seidman on behalf of JMS recounted above were acts or omissions
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