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CaseNo: 34-42103, Defendant: Andrew Bressman, Roman Okin, Richard Acosta, Richard Simone, Burton Blank, Mark Goldman and Jack Wolynez, Plaintiff: SEC, State: NY New York, UniqueCaseRef: SEC>34-42103, Bressman, Exchange Act, Securities, Commission, Baron, Respondent, Proceeding, Customer, York, Common Stock, Manipulation, Request, Hpi Common Stock, Grand Jury, Connection, Pci, Andrew Bressman, Richard Acosta, Customer Accounts, Sales Practices, Thereunder, Mark Goldman, Jack Wolynez, Roman Okin, Regulation, Violations, Execute Customer Sell, Administrative Proceedings, District Attorney, Richard Simone , ContentID: 120245616

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1 1999-11-04 SEC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
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1 . SEC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING

EXTRACTED KEY WORDS
EXCHANGE ACT
SECURITIES
COMMISSION
BARON
RESPONDENT
PROCEEDING
CUSTOMER
YORK
COMMON STOCK
MANIPULATION
REQUEST
HPI COMMON STOCK
GRAND JURY
CONNECTION
PCI
ANDREW BRESSMAN
RICHARD ACOSTA
CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS
SALES PRACTICES
THEREUNDER
MARK GOLDMAN
JACK WOLYNEZ
ROMAN OKIN
REGULATION
VIOLATIONS
EXECUTE CUSTOMER SELL
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
RICHARD SIMONE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

   SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
   Release No. 42103 / November 4, 1999

   ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS
   File Nos. 3-9010 and 3-9168

         In the Matter of
         ANDREW BRESSMAN,            ORDER MAKING FINDINGS
         ROMAN OKIN,                 AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL
         RICHARD ACOSTA,             SANCTIONS AND CEASE AND
         RICHARD SIMONE,             DESIST ORDER AS TO
         BURTON BLANK,               ANDREW BRESSMAN
         MARK GOLDMAN
         JACK WOLYNEZ
          Respondents.

   I.

   On December 6, 1996 the Securities and Exchange Commission
   ("Commission") issued an order postponing these proceedings at the
   request of the District Attorney of the County of New York to permit
   the grand jury impaneled by the District Attorney to complete its
   investigation into the conduct of the respondents in this action and
   to file any resulting indictments. Since that time, respondents Andrew
   Bressman, Roman Okin, Richard Acosta, Richard Simone, Mark Goldman and
   Jack Wolynez have been indicted by the grand jury and criminally
   convicted in connection with their activities while employed at A.R.
   Baron & Co., Inc.

   In anticipation of the reopening of this proceeding by the Commission,
   Respondent Andrew E. Bressman ("Bressman" or "Respondent") has
   submitted an offer of settlement which the Commission has determined
   to accept ("Offer"). Accordingly, the Commission deems it appropriate
   to reopen the proceeding as to Respondent Bressman for the purpose of
   accepting his Offer. 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 jurisdiction of the Commission
   over the Respondent and the subject matter of this proceeding, and as
   to the entry of the conviction set forth in paragraph II.B.1. and
   II.H. below, which are admitted, Bressman, by his Offer, consents to
   the findings and the imposition of the sanctions and other relief
   contained in this Order Making Findings and Imposing Remedial
   Sanctions and Cease-and-Desist Order ("Order").
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  • SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  • 1996 the Securities and Exchange Commission
  • issued an order postponing these proceedings at the request of the District Attorney of the
  • Since that time, respondents Andrew Bressman, Roman Okin, Richard Acosta, Richard Simone,
  • In anticipation of the reopening of this proceeding by the Commission, Respondent Andrew E.
  • the Commission deems it appropriate to reopen the proceeding as to Respondent Bressman for
  • In 1992, Bressman and others at Blair manipulated the market for the common stock of Health
  • In addition, over an extended period of time during his tenure at both Blair and Baron,
  • On December 15, 1997, Bressman pleaded guilty to New York State felony charges of enterprise
  • A.R. Baron & Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business in New
  • PCI had common stock registered with the Commission under Section 12and warrants registered
  • HPI common stock was listed and traded on both the Amex and Nasdaq.
  • 1991 Market Manipulation in PCI Stock
  • Bressman engaged in the manipulative conduct for the purpose of inducing others to buy the omers that the market in PCI common stock was manipulated.
  • In addition, Bressman placed Regulation T extensions on unauthorized stock purchases to
  • From approximately October 1991 through June 1996, Bressman engaged in repeated abusive and
  • Legal Discussion A. Violations of the Antifraud Provisions Through Market Manipulation
  • conduct of a broker or dealer of the type prohibited by Section 9also violates Section 15of
  • Under certain circumstances, a broker may apply to its examining authority for an extension
  • Previously, the Commission instituted administrative proceedings on May 23, 1996 against A.R.
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