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CaseNo: 34-42045, Defendant: Lee R. Fontaine, CPA, Plaintiff: SEC, UniqueCaseRef: SEC>34-42045, Commission, Fontaine, Practice, Accountant, Proceeding, Knowledgeware, Reports, Exchange, Review, Securities, Instituting, Pursuant, Findings, Financial Statements, Exchange Act, Imposing, Sanction, Submitting, Foregoing Facts, Independent Accountant, Judgement, Permanently Enjoins, Firm, Administrative Proceedings, Jurisdiction, Entry, Fontaine Consents, Georgia, Scheme, Revenue , ContentID: 120245635

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1 1999-10-21 SEC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
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1 . SEC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING

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FONTAINE
PRACTICE
ACCOUNTANT
PROCEEDING
KNOWLEDGEWARE
REPORTS
EXCHANGE
REVIEW
SECURITIES
INSTITUTING
PURSUANT
FINDINGS
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EXCHANGE ACT
IMPOSING
SANCTION
SUBMITTING
FOREGOING FACTS
INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT
JUDGEMENT
PERMANENTLY ENJOINS
FIRM
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS
JURISDICTION
ENTRY
FONTAINE CONSENTS
GEORGIA
SCHEME
REVENUE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

   Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
   Release No. 42045 / October 21, 1999

   Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Release No. 1194
   Administrative Proceeding
   File No. 3-10083

 In the Matter of
                           ORDER INSTITUTING PUBLIC
                           PROCEEDINGS AND IMPOSING
Lee R. Fontaine, CPA       A SANCTION PURSUANT TO
                           RULE 102(e) OF THE
                           COMMISSION'S RULES OF PRACTICE
    Respondent.



   I.

   The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it
   appropriate and in the public interest that public administrative
   proceedings be, and hereby are, instituted pursuant to Rule
   102(e)(3)(i)(A) of the Commission's Rules of Practice against Lee R.
   Fontaine ("Fontaine").

   II.

   In anticipation of the institution of these administrative
   proceedings, Fontaine has submitted an Offer of Settlement ("Offer"),
   which the Commission has determined to accept. Solely for the purpose
   of this proceeding and any other proceeding brought by or on behalf of
   the Commission or to which the Commission is a party, and without
   admitting or denying the findings contained herein, except as to the
   Commission's findings of jurisdiction over him and the subject matter
   of this proceeding and of the entry of the injunction set forth in
   paragraph III.D below, which Fontaine admits, Fontaine consents to the
   issuance of this Order Instituting Public Proceedings and Imposing a
   Sanction Pursuant to Rule 102(e) of the Commission's Rules of Practice
   ("Order") and to the entry of the findings and the imposition of
   relief set forth below.

   III.

   FINDINGS
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  • SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  • Lee R. Fontaine, CPA A SANCTION PURSUANT TO
  • The Securities and Exchange Commission deems it appropriate and in the public interest that
  • In anticipation of the institution of these administrative proceedings, Fontaine has
  • Solely for the purpose of this proceeding and any other proceeding brought by or on behalf of d Imposing a Sanction Pursuant to Rule 102of the Commission's Rules of Practice and to the entry of
  • During the year ended June 30, 1994, Fontaine was employed as Manager of Financial Reporting
  • During FY 1994, KnowledgeWare was a Georgia corporation with principal offices located in
  • KnowledgeWare's common stock was registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 12of the
  • Fontaine and other KnowledgeWare employees knowingly or recklessly engaged in a fraudulent
  • KnowledgeWare materially overstated revenue and net income in each of those quarterly reports.
  • despite the foregoing facts, there was no provision at all for bad debt expense recorded for
  • Permanent Injunction And Other Relief As To Defendant Lee R. Fontaine ("Final Judgment")
  • Fontaine is denied the privilege of appearing or practicing before the Commission as an
  • Three years from the date of the Order, Fontaine may apply to the Commission by submitting an
  • Fontaine, or any firm with which he is or becomes associated in any capacity, is and will
  • Fontaine or the firm has received an unqualified report relating to his or the firm's most
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