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CaseNo: 34-47474, Defendant: Barbara L. Berry, CPA, Plaintiff: SEC, State: OR Oregon, UniqueCaseRef: SEC>34-47474, Hcca, Exchange Act, Berry, Recording, Commission, Accounting, Asset, Violations, Reports, Securities, Financial Statements, Books, Gaap, Thereunder, Stock, Credits, Respondent, Pursuant, Practice, Basis, Registrants, Ore, Findings, Arizona, Chief, Officer, Improper Accounting Recognition, Departure, Conformity, Inter Alia , ContentID: 120255005

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1 2003-03-07 SEC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
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1 . SEC ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING

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EXCHANGE ACT
BERRY
RECORDING
COMMISSION
ACCOUNTING
ASSET
VIOLATIONS
REPORTS
SECURITIES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
BOOKS
GAAP
THEREUNDER
STOCK
CREDITS
RESPONDENT
PURSUANT
PRACTICE
BASIS
REGISTRANTS
ORE
FINDINGS
ARIZONA
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OFFICER
IMPROPER ACCOUNTING RECOGNITION
DEPARTURE
CONFORMITY
INTER ALIA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
before the
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Release No. 47474 / March 7, 2003

   ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING ENFORCEMENT
   Release No. 1734 / March 7, 2003

   ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING
   File No. 3-11058
     _________________________________________________________________



   BARBARA L. BERRY, CPA,

   Respondent.


     _________________________________________________________________

   ORDER INSTITUTING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIVE AND CEASE- AND-DESIST
   PROCEEDINGS, PURSUANT TO SECTION 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
   1934 AND RULE 102(e) OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES OF PRACTICE, MAKING
   FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS AND A CEASE-AND- DESIST
   ORDER

                                     I.

   The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it
   appropriate that public administrative and cease-and-desist
   proceedings be, and hereby are, instituted against Barbara L. Berry,
   CPA ("Respondent" or "Berry") pursuant to Section 21C of the
   Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") and Rule
   102(e)(1)(iii) of the Commission's Rules of Practice.

                                    II.

   In anticipation of the institution of these proceedings, Respondent
   has submitted an Offer of Settlement (the "Offer") which the
   Commission has determined to accept. Solely for the purpose of these
   proceedings and any other proceedings brought by or on behalf of the
   Commission, or to which the Commission is a party, and without
   admitting or denying the findings herein, except as to the
   Commission's jurisdiction over her and the subject matter of these
   proceedings. Respondent consents to the entry of this Order
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  • SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  • ORDER INSTITUTING PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIVE AND CEASE- AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS, PURSUANT TO
  • 1934 AND RULE 102OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES OF PRACTICE,
  • The Securities and Exchange Commission deems it appropriate that public administrative and
  • Solely for the purpose of these proceedings and any other proceedings brought by or on behalf
  • On November 1, 1996, Berry was appointed as a director, the chief financial officer and
  • Berry continued as an outside accounting consultant to HCCA until January 7,
  • Berry, 42 years old, is a resident of Scottsdale, Arizona.
  • Its common stock was quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board until it was designated ineligible to
  • On or about August 24, 1995, HCCA issued 100 million shares of stock to acquire a company
  • HCCA claimed that the sublease provided ownership to 500,000 tons of ore inventory located in
  • This valuation was a departure from generally accepted accounting principles.
  • the ore consisted of waste tailings and there was no reasonable basis to believe that
  • HCCA should have recorded and valued this asset at zero in order to conform with GAAP.
  • Berry participated in recording this transaction as an asset on HCCA's books.
  • Recording this asset as set forth above materially misstated the financial statements that
  • Improper Accounting Recognition of California Mining Claims
  • On or about June 26, 1996, HCCA purportedly acquired $100 million of television advertising
  • Section 10of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 thereunder prohibit a person, in connection with
  • Berry willfully violated Section 10and Rule 10b-5 when she participated in the preparation of
  • Berry willfully aided and abetted and caused HCCA's violations of Section 13of the Exchange
  • Section 13of the Exchange Act requires Section 12 registrants to make and keep books,
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