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CaseNo: 33-7757, Defendant: John R. Hoff, Plaintiff: SEC, State: WI Wisconsin, UniqueCaseRef: SEC>33-7757, Securities, Hoff, Commission, Securities Act, Proceeding, Violation, Internet, Exemptions, Respondent, Offering, Sell, Instituting, Findings, Auction, Ebay, Permits, Sale, General Solicitation, Exchange Commission, Imposing, Cease-and-desist Order, Filings, John, Hereby, Pursuant, Basis, Sellers, Potential Buyers, Bid , ContentID: 120245637

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1 1999-10-20 SEC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
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1 . SEC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

   SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
   Release No. 7757 / October 20, 1999

   ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
   File No. 3-10081
   In the Matter of

   JOHN R. HOFF
   ORDER INSTITUTING PUBLIC
   PROCEEDINGS, MAKING FINDINGS,
   AND IMPOSING A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER

   I.

   The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it
   appropriate that a public cease-and-desist proceeding be, and hereby
   is, instituted pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act of 1933
   ("Securities Act") to determine whether John R. Hoff ("Hoff" or
   "Respondent") violated Section 5(c) of the Securities Act.
   II.

   In anticipation of the institution of this proceeding, Hoff has
   submitted an Offer of Settlement ("Offer"), which the Commission has
   determined to accept. Solely for the purpose of this proceeding and
   any other proceedings 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 that Respondent admits the
   jurisdiction of the Commission over him and over the subject matter of
   this proceeding, Hoff consents to the issuance of this Order
   Instituting Public Proceedings, Making Findings, and Imposing a
   Cease-and-Desist Order ("Order") and to the entry of the findings and
   the imposition of the relief set forth below.
   III.

   On the basis of this Order and Respondent's Offer, the Commission
   finds the following

   Respondent

   A. Hoff, age 24, resides in Hudson, Wisconsin and is a co-owner of a
   company known as AmeriGa.net. AmeriGa.net, an Internet service
   provider, has never made any filings with the Commission.
   Introduction

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  • SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  • ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
  • JOHN R. HOFF ORDER INSTITUTING PUBLIC PROCEEDINGS, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING A
  • The Securities and Exchange Commission deems it appropriate that a public cease-and-desist
  • Solely for the purpose of this proceeding and any other proceedings brought by or on behalf dings and the imposition of the relief set forth below.
  • AmeriGa.net, an Internet service provider, has never made any filings with the Commission.
  • Hoff failed to register this offering with the Commission, and there were no applicable
  • eBay runs an Internet auction site that permits users to buy and sell items 24 hours a day,
  • Sellers post descriptions of items they wish to sell on the site.
  • Over the course of the next several hours or days, potential buyers may bid on the items
  • No sale of AmeriGa.net shares was consummated.
  • Section 4of the Securities Act and the exemptions under Rules 505 and 506 of Regulation D are
  • Effective April 7, 1999, the Commission amended Rule 504 to limit the circumstances where
  • On the basis of this Order and the Offer submitted by Respondent, the Commission finds that
  • Accordingly, it is hereby ordered, pursuant to Section 8A of the Exchange Act, that Hoff
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