U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Litigation Release No. 17477 / April 18, 2002
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Harral Dunbar, Jr., Individually
and d/b/a Ghost International, Civil Action Number 02-233-B-M1 (M.D.
La.)
PERMANENT INJUNCTION ISSUED AGAINST HARRAL DUNBAR, JR. FOR SECURITIES
FRAUD CONDUCTED ON INTERNET AND REGISTRATION VIOLATIONS
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") announced today
that on April 12, 2002, Judge Frank J. Polozola of the United States
District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana issued an order of
permanent injunction against Harral Dunbar, Jr., in his individual
capacity and d/b/a Ghost International, an Internet Website operation.
In an earlier order, the Court found that Dunbar, of Baton Rouge,
Louisiana, owned the Ghost International Website and used it to
solicit investors in investment contracts by promises of inordinate
amounts of guaranteed returns and promises of no-risk investing, and
further found that investors have received little or no return despite
several months of promises by Dunbar that returns would be paid.
Dunbar consented to the permanent injunction without admitting or
denying the allegations of the Commission's complaint.
The Commission's complaint alleged that between mid-2001 and March
2002, Dunbar obtained over $7,500 from eleven investors in Canada,
Australia and the United States by touting Ghost International's
"private contribution and investment program" which allegedly paid,
for example, $100,000 on a $200 investment over a few weeks. Dunbar
made various promises of returns, including ones up to 1000 percent.
Dunbar made various representations to fraudulently induce investors
including that his company dealt in "high yield investments" and that
funds were to be placed in offshore bank accounts, which would pay
promised returns for five months of a supposed seven-month program.
The complaint also alleged that Dunbar lulled investors by making
promises that payments would be made shortly. However, when the time
elapsed, the promised payments were not forthcoming.
The complaint charged Dunbar with, and the Court permanently enjoined
Dunbar from, violations of Sections 5(a), 5(c) and 17(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5 thereunder. The Court's order directed
that Dunbar pay disgorgement, prejudgment interest, and civil
penalties, and held that the amounts to be paid shall be resolved upon
motion of the Commission at a later date.
See also L.R. (March 14, 2002); L.R. (March 7, 2002)
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
PERMANENT INJUNCTION ISSUED AGAINST HARRAL DUNBAR,
FOR SECURITIES FRAUD CONDUCTED ON INTERNET AND REGISTRATION VIOLATIONS
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that on April 12, 2002, Judge Frank J.
In an earlier order, the Court found that Dunbar, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, owned the Ghost
Dunbar consented to the permanent injunction without admitting or denying the allegations of
The Commission's complaint alleged that between mid-2001 and March 2002, Dunbar obtained over
Dunbar made various representations to fraudulently induce investors including that his
The complaint also alleged that Dunbar lulled investors by making promises that payments
However, when the time elapsed, the promised payments were not forthcoming.
The complaint charged Dunbar with, and the Court permanently enjoined Dunbar from, violations
The Court's order directed that Dunbar pay disgorgement, prejudgment interest, and civil
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